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BAUER (NORTH OF SCOTLAND) (EXC PARTNERS)

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Aggregate / network · RAJAR code 6285 · Yearly — 12-month rolling sample · Local

Headline figures · MAR 2026

Weekly reach
90k
4,400 vs prev. quarter
% reach
35.0%
2.0% vs prev. quarter
Total hours
1.1m
70k vs prev. quarter
Average hours
11.9
0.2 vs prev. quarter
Market share
23.7%
2.2% vs prev. quarter

TSA population 259k · unweighted sample 746

Weekly reach over time

All adults 15+, ’000s

Source: RAJAR — BAUER (NORTH OF SCOTLAND) (EXC PARTNERS) TSA, MAR 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 14 2025 - 13 2026 (31st MARCH '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Total hours over time

All adults 15+, ’000s of hours

Source: RAJAR — BAUER (NORTH OF SCOTLAND) (EXC PARTNERS) TSA, MAR 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 14 2025 - 13 2026 (31st MARCH '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Market share over time

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

Source: RAJAR — BAUER (NORTH OF SCOTLAND) (EXC PARTNERS) TSA, MAR 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 14 2025 - 13 2026 (31st MARCH '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Audience profile · MAR 2026

By ageReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL ADULTS 15+90k35.0%11.9100.0%
ADULTS 15-247,80026.0%10.28.6%
ADULTS 25-348,60025.0%10.99.5%
ADULTS 35-4417k48.0%11.519.3%
ADULTS 45-5419k51.0%7.921.3%
ADULTS 55-6417k36.0%11.818.9%
ADULTS 65-7412k28.0%19.613.3%
ADULTS 75+8,20027.0%14.19.0%
ADULTS 15-3416k26.0%10.618.1%
ADULTS 15-4434k34.0%11.137.5%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+40k31.0%12.043.8%
MEN 15-244002.0%11.50.4%
MEN 25-343,10018.0%21.43.4%
MEN 35-4410k58.0%11.911.5%
MEN 45-547,10039.0%10.37.9%
MEN 55-646,40028.0%3.77.1%
MEN 65-745,10029.0%13.75.7%
MEN 75+7,10044.0%16.17.9%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+51k38.0%11.956.2%
WOMEN 15-247,40054.0%10.28.2%
WOMEN 25-345,50033.0%5.16.1%
WOMEN 35-447,10038.0%10.87.9%
WOMEN 45-5412k62.0%6.513.4%
WOMEN 55-6411k44.0%16.611.8%
WOMEN 65-746,80027.0%24.17.6%
WOMEN 75+1,1007.0%0.81.2%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS42k33.0%9.346.7%
C2DE ADULTS48k37.0%14.353.3%
ABC1 MEN13k25.0%8.614.9%
ABC1 WOMEN29k39.0%9.631.8%
C2DE MEN26k36.0%13.828.9%
C2DE WOMEN22k37.0%14.824.3%

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

Source: RAJAR — BAUER (NORTH OF SCOTLAND) (EXC PARTNERS) TSA, MAR 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 14 2025 - 13 2026 (31st MARCH '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Listening by daypart · MAR 2026

Monday–FridayShareReach
06.00-06.00
23.6%86k
06.00-09.00
26.7%56k
06.00-12.00
25.7%71k
06.00-18.00
27.0%85k
06.00-24.00
25.1%86k
09.00-12.00
25.0%55k
12.00-15.00
28.3%56k
15.00-18.00
29.3%49k
18.00-21.00
20.9%27k
21.00-24.00
6.2%8,600
24.00-06.00
5.3%7,700
SaturdayShareReach
06.00-09.00
24.1%17k
06.00-12.00
24.9%29k
06.00-18.00
26.3%38k
06.00-24.00
25.1%41k
06.00-06.00
22.8%41k
09.00-12.00
25.3%24k
12.00-15.00
29.0%20k
15.00-18.00
26.6%17k
18.00-21.00
29.3%10k
21.00-24.00
9.4%5,300
24.00-06.00
1.3%900
SundayShareReach
06.00-09.00
32.7%16k
06.00-12.00
32.0%27k
06.00-18.00
31.5%36k
06.00-24.00
27.9%36k
06.00-06.00
25.2%37k
09.00-12.00
31.6%23k
12.00-15.00
33.9%20k
15.00-18.00
27.7%18k
18.00-21.00
16.7%3,700
21.00-24.00
6.5%1,800
24.00-06.00
0.9%800

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 — BAUER (NORTH OF SCOTLAND) (EXC PARTNERS) TSA, MAR 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 14 2025 - 13 2026 (31st MARCH '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Stations in this survey area · MAR 2026

StationReach% reachHoursAvg hrsShare
BBC RADIO 2 65k25.0%955k14.621.0%
BBC RADIO 1 32k12.0%179k5.63.9%
BBC RADIO 4 29k11.0%432k15.09.5%
HITS RADIO 25k10.0%92k3.72.0%
GREATEST HITS RADIO 21k8.0%230k10.95.0%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE 19k7.0%63k3.41.4%
CLASSIC FM 12k5.0%276k22.56.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY 10k4.0%91k9.02.0%
PLANET ROCK 9,2004.0%30k3.20.6%
BBC 6 MUSIC 9,1004.0%126k13.72.8%
TALKSPORT 7,6003.0%51k6.71.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 7,5003.0%45k6.01.0%
BBC RADIO 3 7,3003.0%25k3.30.5%
GOLD RADIO UK 5,1002.0%30k6.00.7%
MAGIC 5,0002.0%24k4.80.5%
CAPITAL DANCE 4,9002.0%40k8.10.9%
ABSOLUTE 80S 4,7002.0%11k2.20.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S 4,4002.0%37k8.40.8%
HEART 80S 4,4002.0%8,9002.00.2%
ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK 4,1002.0%30k7.30.7%
GB NEWS RADIO 3,5001.0%15k4.20.3%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA 3,4001.0%17k5.00.4%
SMOOTH COUNTRY 3,1001.0%9,9003.20.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S 2,7001.0%12k4.30.3%
HEART DANCE 2,5001.0%9,8003.90.2%
BBC WORLD SERVICE 2,4001.0%7,8003.20.2%
VIRGIN RADIO 2,2001.0%20k9.00.4%
MELLOW MAGIC 1,9001.0%1,4000.70.0%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S 1,7001.0%4,8002.80.1%
KISS 1,6001.0%1,7001.00.0%
VIRGIN RADIO 80S 1,6001.0%1,2000.70.0%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA 1,5001.0%14k9.30.3%
SMOOTH RELAX 1,5001.0%1,5001.00.0%
HEART 90S 1,2000.0%9000.80.0%
TALKSPORT2 1,2000.0%3,0002.50.1%
BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK 1,1000.0%18k16.30.4%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA 1,0000.0%4,7004.70.1%
TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) 1,0000.0%9,80010.10.2%
TIMES RADIO 1,0000.0%9000.90.0%
KISSTORY 9000.0%6000.70.0%
HEART 70S 8000.0%8001.00.0%
HITS RADIO PRIDE 7000.0%6000.90.0%
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED 7000.0%4000.60.0%
KERRANG! 6000.0%8001.40.0%
NATION 80S 6000.0%4000.70.0%
SMOOTH CHILL 6000.0%3,9006.00.1%
HEAT 5000.0%3000.60.0%
JAZZ FM 5000.0%9001.80.0%
KISS XTRA 5000.0%1,5003.00.0%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S 4000.0%2000.60.0%
HITS RADIO CHILLED 4000.0%7001.80.0%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK 4000.0%8,80024.90.2%
VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) 4000.0%3000.90.0%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK) 2000.0%1000.80.0%
BLOOMBERG RADIO
BOOM RADIO
CAPITAL CHILL
CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED
KISSTORY R&B
MAGIC CLASSICAL
MAGIC SOUL

Weekly reach, hours and share for every station RAJAR reports within BAUER (NORTH OF SCOTLAND) (EXC PARTNERS)’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7), all adults 15+.

Source: RAJAR — BAUER (NORTH OF SCOTLAND) (EXC PARTNERS) TSA, MAR 2026 (Y) · WEEKS 14 2025 - 13 2026 (31st MARCH '25 - 5th APRIL '26)