HITS RADIO (SOUTH COAST)
HThe Biggest Hits. The Biggest Throwbacks
Local / regional · RAJAR code 6209 · · Local
Headline figures · JUN 2026
Weekly reach
51k
3,000vs prev. quarter
% reach
4.0%
0.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
170k
26kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
3.3
0.3vs prev. quarter
Market share
0.7%
0.1%vs prev. quarter
TSA population 1.28m · unweighted sample 1,368
Listening by daypart · JUN 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-09.00 | 0.6% | 13k |
09.00-12.00 | 0.9% | 16k |
12.00-15.00 | 0.7% | 16k |
15.00-18.00 | 0.8% | 20k |
18.00-21.00 | 0.8% | 10k |
21.00-24.00 | 0.7% | 6,000 |
24.00-06.00 | 0.1% | 2,000 |
06.00-12.00 | 0.8% | 19k |
06.00-18.00 | 0.7% | 37k |
06.00-24.00 | 0.7% | 44k |
06.00-06.00 | 0.7% | 45k |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-09.00 | 0.0% | 0 |
09.00-12.00 | 0.8% | 3,000 |
12.00-15.00 | 0.1% | 1,000 |
15.00-18.00 | 0.2% | 2,000 |
18.00-21.00 | 0.3% | 1,000 |
21.00-24.00 | 0.3% | 1,000 |
24.00-06.00 | 0.0% | 0 |
06.00-12.00 | 0.5% | 3,000 |
06.00-18.00 | 0.3% | 6,000 |
06.00-24.00 | 0.3% | 7,000 |
06.00-06.00 | 0.3% | 7,000 |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-09.00 | 1.7% | 3,000 |
09.00-12.00 | 1.4% | 5,000 |
12.00-15.00 | 0.4% | 3,000 |
15.00-18.00 | 0.2% | 3,000 |
18.00-21.00 | 0.1% | 1,000 |
21.00-24.00 | 0.3% | — |
24.00-06.00 | 0.0% | 0 |
06.00-12.00 | 1.5% | 5,000 |
06.00-18.00 | 0.9% | 9,000 |
06.00-24.00 | 0.8% | 10k |
06.00-06.00 | 0.8% | 10k |
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 — HITS RADIO (SOUTH COAST) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Audience profile · JUN 2026
| By age | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL ADULTS 15+ | 51k | 4.0% | 3.3 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 7,000 | 4.0% | 0.7 | 14.3% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 20k | 11.0% | 1.0 | 39.6% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 7,000 | 4.0% | 2.4 | 14.2% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 6,000 | 3.0% | 10.3 | 11.5% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 3,000 | 1.0% | 0.6 | 5.8% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 6,000 | 3.0% | 10.6 | 12.0% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 1,000 | 1.0% | 0.5 | 2.5% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 27k | 7.0% | 0.9 | 54.0% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 35k | 6.0% | 1.2 | 68.2% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 18k | 3.0% | 0.8 | 35.8% |
| MEN 15-24 | 3,000 | 3.0% | 0.7 | 5.0% |
| MEN 25-34 | 11k | 12.0% | 0.8 | 22.4% |
| MEN 35-44 | 2,000 | 2.0% | 1.0 | 4.6% |
| MEN 45-54 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| MEN 55-64 | — | — | 0.5 | 0.8% |
| MEN 65-74 | — | — | 0.5 | 0.4% |
| MEN 75+ | 1,000 | 2.0% | 0.5 | 2.5% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 33k | 5.0% | 4.8 | 64.2% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 5,000 | 5.0% | 0.7 | 9.3% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 9,000 | 9.0% | 1.3 | 17.2% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 5,000 | 5.0% | 3.0 | 9.6% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 6,000 | 6.0% | 10.3 | 11.5% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 3,000 | 2.0% | 0.7 | 5.0% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 6,000 | 5.0% | 10.9 | 11.6% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 23k | 3.0% | 1.2 | 44.3% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 28k | 6.0% | 5.0 | 55.7% |
| ABC1 MEN | 11k | 3.0% | 0.8 | 21.4% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 12k | 3.0% | 1.7 | 22.9% |
| C2DE MEN | 7,000 | 3.0% | 0.7 | 14.4% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 21k | 8.0% | 6.5 | 41.3% |
Source: RAJAR — HITS RADIO (SOUTH COAST) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Stations in this survey area · JUN 2026
| Station | Reach | % reach | Total hours | Avg hrs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL RADIO | 1.16m | 91.0% | 25.6m | 22.0 | 100.0% |
| ANY COMMER CIAL | 919k | 72.0% | 14.6m | 15.9 | 57.1% |
| ANY BBC | 696k | 54.0% | 10.5m | 15.1 | 41.0% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 279k | 22.0% | 2.9m | 10.4 | 11.3% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 245k | 19.0% | 4.0m | 16.2 | 15.5% |
| HEART NET WORK (UK) | 243k | 19.0% | 2.0m | 8.2 | 7.8% |
| * HEART SOLENT | 241k | 19.0% | 2.0m | 8.2 | 7.7% |
| * HEART SOLENT HAMP SHIRE | 241k | 19.0% | 2.0m | 8.2 | 7.7% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 174k | 14.0% | 1.4m | 8.1 | 5.5% |
| CAPITAL NET WORK (UK) | 154k | 12.0% | 1.3m | 8.3 | 5.0% |
| * CAPITAL SOUTH COAST | 152k | 12.0% | 1.3m | 8.3 | 4.9% |
| OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL | 149k | 12.0% | 694k | 4.6 | 2.7% |
| GREAT- EST HITS RADIO (SOUTH COAST) | 143k | 11.0% | 1.9m | 13.4 | 7.5% |
| * TOTAL BBC RADIO SOLENT | 117k | 9.0% | 607k | 5.2 | 2.4% |
| * NATION RADIO HAMP SHIRE | 111k | 9.0% | 1.4m | 12.4 | 5.4% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 98k | 8.0% | 489k | 5.0 | 1.9% |
| CLASSIC FM | 98k | 8.0% | 1.1m | 11.7 | 4.5% |
| OTHER STATION | 85k | 7.0% | 508k | 6.0 | 2.0% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 59k | 5.0% | 353k | 6.0 | 1.4% |
| OTHER LOCAL COMM. | 56k | 4.0% | 442k | 8.0 | 1.7% |
| KISS TORY | 55k | 4.0% | 284k | 5.1 | 1.1% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 54k | 4.0% | 284k | 5.3 | 1.1% |
| * SMOOTH RADIO SOLENT | 53k | 4.0% | 213k | 4.0 | 0.8% |
| SMOOTH RADIO NET WORK (UK) | 53k | 4.0% | 213k | 4.0 | 0.8% |
| LBC BRAND (UK) | 52k | 4.0% | 470k | 9.1 | 1.8% |
| HITS RADIO (SOUTH COAST) | 51k | 4.0% | 170k | 3.3 | 0.7% |
| RADIO X NET WORK (UK) | 50k | 4.0% | 576k | 11.4 | 2.2% |
| TALK SPORT | 48k | 4.0% | 318k | 6.7 | 1.2% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 47k | 4.0% | 289k | 6.1 | 1.1% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 42k | 3.0% | 221k | 5.2 | 0.9% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO | 37k | 3.0% | 172k | 4.7 | 0.7% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 37k | 3.0% | 426k | 11.5 | 1.7% |
| HEART 90S | 36k | 3.0% | 333k | 9.3 | 1.3% |
| * NATION EASY RADIO HAMP SHIRE | 28k | 2.0% | 254k | 9.2 | 1.0% |
| HEART 80S | 27k | 2.0% | 109k | 4.1 | 0.4% |
| PLANET ROCK | 27k | 2.0% | 335k | 12.4 | 1.3% |
| KISS | 26k | 2.0% | 60k | 2.3 | 0.2% |
| MAGIC | 26k | 2.0% | 128k | 5.0 | 0.5% |
| HEART DANCE | 26k | 2.0% | 122k | 4.6 | 0.5% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 20k | 2.0% | 95k | 4.7 | 0.4% |
| KISS TORY R&B | 18k | 1.0% | 56k | 3.2 | 0.2% |
| OTHER BBC LOCAL | 17k | 1.0% | 50k | 2.9 | 0.2% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 15k | 1.0% | 32k | 2.2 | 0.1% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 12k | 1.0% | 28k | 2.3 | 0.1% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 12k | 1.0% | 29k | 2.4 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE 80S | 12k | 1.0% | 57k | 4.6 | 0.2% |
| BOOM RADIO | 12k | 1.0% | 215k | 17.5 | 0.8% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY | 11k | 1.0% | 40k | 3.5 | 0.2% |
| JAZZ FM | 11k | 1.0% | 36k | 3.3 | 0.1% |
| KER RANG! | 11k | 1.0% | 127k | 11.8 | 0.5% |
| TIMES RADIO | 11k | 1.0% | 112k | 9.8 | 0.4% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S | 10k | 1.0% | 26k | 2.6 | 0.1% |
| KISS XTRA | 10k | 1.0% | 100k | 10.4 | 0.4% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 9,000 | 1.0% | 50k | 5.3 | 0.2% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 9,000 | 1.0% | 56k | 5.9 | 0.2% |
| HEART 70S | 9,000 | 1.0% | 48k | 5.4 | 0.2% |
| HEAT | 9,000 | 1.0% | 64k | 7.1 | 0.3% |
| NATION 80S | 8,000 | 1.0% | 89k | 10.6 | 0.3% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS | 8,000 | 1.0% | 13k | 1.6 | 0.1% |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 7,000 | 1.0% | 6,000 | 0.9 | — |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 7,000 | 1.0% | 29k | 4.2 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 7,000 | 1.0% | 8,000 | 1.2 | — |
| TALK SPORT2 | 7,000 | 1.0% | 24k | 3.4 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 7,000 | 1.0% | 8,000 | 1.1 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 7,000 | 1.0% | 5,000 | 0.7 | — |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 6,000 | — | 4,000 | 0.7 | — |
| SMOOTH COUN TRY | 6,000 | — | 10k | 1.6 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S | 5,000 | — | 4,000 | 0.9 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S | 5,000 | — | 5,000 | 1.0 | — |
| ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 5,000 | — | 17k | 3.1 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED | 5,000 | — | 16k | 3.0 | 0.1% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 5,000 | — | 39k | 7.7 | 0.2% |
| TALK | 5,000 | — | 20k | 3.7 | 0.1% |
| MAGIC CLASSIC AL | 4,000 | — | 14k | 3.7 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 4,000 | — | 21k | 4.7 | 0.1% |
| COUN TRY LINE RADIO | 3,000 | — | 19k | 5.6 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S | 2,000 | — | 4,000 | 1.9 | — |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 2,000 | — | 69k | 35.5 | 0.3% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 2,000 | — | 3,000 | 1.5 | — |
| BBC ASIAN NET WORK | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| BLOOM BERG RADIO | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
Every station RAJAR reports within this station’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7). — means no estimate was published.
Source: RAJAR — HITS RADIO (SOUTH COAST) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Weekly reach over time
Weekly reach ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — HITS RADIO (SOUTH COAST) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Total hours over time
Total hours ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — HITS RADIO (SOUTH COAST) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Market share over time
Market share (% of all-radio hours within TSA) · Source: RAJAR — HITS RADIO (SOUTH COAST) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)