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Local / regional · RAJAR code 6187 · Half-yearly — 6-month rolling sample · Local

Headline figures · MAR 2026

Weekly reach
750k
▲ 30k vs prev. quarter
% reach
9.0%
▬ 0.0% vs prev. quarter
Total hours
8.7m
▲ 1.0m vs prev. quarter
Average hours
11.6
▲ 0.9 vs prev. quarter
Market share
5.6%
▲ 0.6% vs prev. quarter

TSA population 8.06m · unweighted sample 9,935

Weekly reach over time

All adults 15+, ’000s

Source: RAJAR — GREATEST HITS RADIO (SOUTH EAST EXCL LONDON) TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Total hours over time

All adults 15+, ’000s of hours

Source: RAJAR — GREATEST HITS RADIO (SOUTH EAST EXCL LONDON) TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Market share over time

Share of all-radio hours within the station’s TSA

Source: RAJAR — GREATEST HITS RADIO (SOUTH EAST EXCL LONDON) TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Audience profile · MAR 2026

By ageReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL ADULTS 15+750k9.0%11.6100.0%
ADULTS 15-2477k7.0%8.110.3%
ADULTS 25-3472k6.0%5.69.6%
ADULTS 35-4469k5.0%4.39.2%
ADULTS 45-54114k9.0%10.915.2%
ADULTS 55-64165k13.0%13.421.9%
ADULTS 65-74185k16.0%17.224.7%
ADULTS 75+68k8.0%10.69.0%
ADULTS 15-34149k7.0%6.919.9%
ADULTS 15-44218k6.0%6.029.1%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+371k9.0%13.149.4%
MEN 15-2441k7.0%12.45.4%
MEN 25-3433k6.0%9.54.5%
MEN 35-4422k4.0%8.12.9%
MEN 45-5456k9.0%14.37.5%
MEN 55-6476k12.0%12.110.2%
MEN 65-7496k18.0%16.512.8%
MEN 75+46k12.0%11.36.1%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+379k9.0%10.150.6%
WOMEN 15-2437k7.0%3.34.9%
WOMEN 25-3439k6.0%2.25.2%
WOMEN 35-4447k7.0%2.56.3%
WOMEN 45-5458k9.0%7.57.7%
WOMEN 55-6488k14.0%14.511.8%
WOMEN 65-7489k14.0%18.011.9%
WOMEN 75+22k5.0%9.23.0%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS386k8.0%9.351.4%
C2DE ADULTS364k12.0%14.048.6%
ABC1 MEN175k7.0%10.123.3%
ABC1 WOMEN211k8.0%8.628.2%
C2DE MEN196k13.0%15.726.1%
C2DE WOMEN168k10.0%12.022.4%

Reach, % reach and average hours per demographic. “% of audience” is the demographic’s share of the station’s total weekly reach.

Source: RAJAR — GREATEST HITS RADIO (SOUTH EAST EXCL LONDON) TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Listening by daypart · MAR 2026

Monday–FridayShareReach
06.00-10.00
▸
5.1%413k
10.00-13.00
▸
7.4%443k
10.30-11.00
▸
8.3%346k
13.00-16.00
▸
7.0%407k
16.00-19.00
▸
5.4%341k
19.00-22.00
▸
3.7%141k
22.00-01.00
▸
2.2%44k
01.00-06.00
▸
7.4%63k
SaturdayShareReach
06.00-09.00
▸
3.9%92k
09.00-13.00
▸
5.3%210k
13.00-17.00
▸
4.7%145k
17.00-19.00
▸
3.9%76k
19.00-22.00
▸
3.2%47k
22.00-01.00
▸
2.5%20k
01.00-06.00
▸
7.6%25k
SundayShareReach
06.00-09.00
▸
4.1%83k
09.00-13.00
▸
5.2%186k
13.00-16.00
▸
5.7%138k
16.00-19.00
▸
4.3%94k
19.00-22.00
▸
3.1%40k
22.00-01.00
▸
1.7%12k
01.00-06.00
▸
8.0%23k

Share of listening and weekly reach in each time band, all adults 15+. RAJAR aligns daypart boundaries to each station’s own schedule, so the bands are not comparable between stations.

Source: RAJAR — GREATEST HITS RADIO (SOUTH EAST EXCL LONDON) TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Stations in this survey area · MAR 2026

StationReach% reachHoursAvg hrsShare
BBC RADIO 2 2.09m26.0%22.9m10.914.9%
BBC RADIO 4 1.63m20.0%19.7m12.112.8%
BBC RADIO 1 1.18m15.0%9.0m7.65.9%
GREATEST HITS RADIO 831k10.0%9.6m11.66.2%
CLASSIC FM 732k9.0%6.2m8.54.0%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE 729k9.0%4.4m6.02.8%
BBC 6 MUSIC 435k5.0%4.1m9.32.6%
TALKSPORT 380k5.0%2.3m6.11.5%
MAGIC 329k4.0%2.0m6.11.3%
BBC RADIO 3 326k4.0%2.5m7.71.6%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 290k4.0%2.0m6.91.3%
HITS RADIO 283k4.0%984k3.50.6%
KISSTORY 283k4.0%1.3m4.60.9%
GOLD RADIO UK 259k3.0%1.6m6.31.1%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA 232k3.0%1.9m8.41.3%
HEART 80S 224k3.0%972k4.30.6%
KISS 204k3.0%935k4.60.6%
VIRGIN RADIO 182k2.0%1.2m6.60.8%
BBC WORLD SERVICE 177k2.0%725k4.10.5%
HEART 90S 147k2.0%702k4.80.5%
CAPITAL DANCE 144k2.0%717k5.00.5%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA 143k2.0%340k2.40.2%
HEART DANCE 138k2.0%501k3.60.3%
ABSOLUTE 80S 137k2.0%679k5.00.4%
PLANET ROCK 137k2.0%796k5.80.5%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK) 134k2.0%524k3.90.3%
BOOM RADIO 103k1.0%1.9m18.21.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S 95k1.0%353k3.70.2%
TIMES RADIO 95k1.0%771k8.10.5%
KISSTORY R&B 89k1.0%258k2.90.2%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA 88k1.0%268k3.00.2%
ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK 87k1.0%450k5.20.3%
GB NEWS RADIO 82k1.0%440k5.40.3%
HEART 70S 81k1.0%284k3.50.2%
JAZZ FM 79k1.0%304k3.80.2%
KERRANG! 78k1.0%363k4.60.2%
SMOOTH COUNTRY 74k1.0%355k4.80.2%
MELLOW MAGIC 73k1.0%382k5.20.2%
HEAT 70k1.0%195k2.80.1%
TALKSPORT2 70k1.0%135k1.90.1%
SMOOTH RELAX 67k1.0%503k7.50.3%
ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY 66k1.0%433k6.50.3%
MAGIC SOUL 65k1.0%484k7.50.3%
TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) 65k1.0%526k8.20.3%
SMOOTH CHILL 55k1.0%198k3.60.1%
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED 54k1.0%116k2.10.1%
VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) 49k1.0%157k3.20.1%
BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK 46k1.0%170k3.70.1%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED 39k0.0%94k2.40.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S 36k0.0%65k1.80.0%
HITS RADIO PRIDE 35k0.0%23k0.60.0%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S 33k0.0%109k3.30.1%
KISS XTRA 33k0.0%161k4.90.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S 32k0.0%42k1.30.0%
HITS RADIO CHILLED 31k0.0%43k1.40.0%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK 30k0.0%145k4.80.1%
VIRGIN RADIO 80S 30k0.0%48k1.60.0%
CAPITAL CHILL 27k0.0%193k7.10.1%
MAGIC CLASSICAL 27k0.0%345k12.90.2%
NATION 80S 16k0.0%84k5.10.1%
BLOOMBERG RADIO 8,0000.0%32k3.80.0%

Weekly reach, hours and share for every station RAJAR reports within GREATEST HITS RADIO (SOUTH EAST EXCL LONDON)’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7), all adults 15+.

Source: RAJAR — GREATEST HITS RADIO (SOUTH EAST EXCL LONDON) TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)