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Local / regional · RAJAR code 6408 · · Local

Headline figures · JUN 2026

Weekly reach
799k
25kvs prev. quarter
% reach
50.0%
1.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
8.3m
360kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
10.4
0.1vs prev. quarter
Market share
27.0%
1.1%vs prev. quarter

TSA population 1.59m · unweighted sample 1,856

Listening by daypart · JUN 2026

Monday–FridayShareReach
06.00-09.00
30.3%423k
09.00-13.00
28.2%516k
13.00-16.00
29.6%450k
16.00-20.00
25.4%399k
20.00-24.00
26.0%174k
24.00-06.00
13.3%71k
SaturdayShareReach
06.00-10.00
23.3%152k
10.00-14.00
27.7%230k
14.00-18.00
27.5%181k
18.00-21.00
28.9%104k
21.00-24.00
23.1%45k
24.00-06.00
9.7%21k
06.00-12.00
25.1%240k
06.00-18.00
26.5%352k
06.00-24.00
26.5%377k
06.00-06.00
25.8%383k
SundayShareReach
24.00-02.00
11.6%10k
07.00-11.00
22.8%146k
11.00-15.00
27.9%204k
15.00-16.00
28.5%86k
16.00-19.00
21.6%104k
19.00-20.00
20.6%40k
20.00-22.00
18.2%36k
22.00-02.00
8.2%11k
02.00-06.00
10.5%12k
06.00-24.00
24.0%314k
06.00-06.00
23.4%325k

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 — COOL FM & DOWNTOWN RADIO & DOWNTOWN COUNTRY TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Audience profile · JUN 2026

By ageReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL ADULTS 15+799k50.0%10.4100.0%
ADULTS 15-24133k57.0%6.516.7%
ADULTS 25-34126k54.0%10.515.8%
ADULTS 35-44154k59.0%7.719.3%
ADULTS 45-54150k62.0%13.518.8%
ADULTS 55-64110k43.0%13.213.7%
ADULTS 65-7496k39.0%11.012.0%
ADULTS 75+30k25.0%13.43.8%
ADULTS 15-34259k56.0%8.432.5%
ADULTS 15-44413k57.0%8.251.7%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+368k47.0%10.146.1%
MEN 15-2462k52.0%4.97.8%
MEN 25-3466k57.0%11.48.3%
MEN 35-4465k51.0%8.58.1%
MEN 45-5470k59.0%12.38.8%
MEN 55-6457k46.0%14.47.1%
MEN 65-7435k31.0%10.34.4%
MEN 75+13k22.0%4.51.6%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+431k53.0%10.753.9%
WOMEN 15-2471k63.0%7.98.9%
WOMEN 25-3460k52.0%9.57.5%
WOMEN 35-4489k66.0%7.211.2%
WOMEN 45-5480k64.0%14.510.0%
WOMEN 55-6453k41.0%12.06.7%
WOMEN 65-7460k45.0%11.47.6%
WOMEN 75+17k28.0%19.92.2%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS370k49.0%8.946.3%
C2DE ADULTS429k51.0%11.753.7%
ABC1 MEN178k46.0%8.322.3%
ABC1 WOMEN192k53.0%9.524.0%
C2DE MEN190k49.0%11.723.8%
C2DE WOMEN239k53.0%11.629.9%

Source: RAJAR — COOL FM & DOWNTOWN RADIO & DOWNTOWN COUNTRY TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Stations in this survey area · JUN 2026

StationReach% reachTotal hoursAvg hrsShare
ALL RADIO1.48m93.0%30.7m20.8100.0%
ANY COMMER CIAL1.27m80.0%19.2m15.162.6%
COOL FM & DTOWN RADIO & DTOWN C'TRY799k50.0%8.3m10.427.0%
ANY BBC754k47.0%9.5m12.731.1%
OTHER LOCAL COMM.521k33.0%4.5m8.714.8%
OTHER BBC LOCAL417k26.0%4.0m9.613.1%
OTHER STATION218k14.0%1.9m8.96.3%
BBC RADIO 2208k13.0%1.6m7.65.1%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE174k11.0%1.2m6.63.8%
BBC RADIO 4159k10.0%1.4m9.04.6%
OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL153k10.0%624k4.12.0%
BBC RADIO 1139k9.0%470k3.41.5%
CLASSIC FM111k7.0%755k6.82.5%
TALK SPORT80k5.0%298k3.71.0%
GREAT- EST HITS RADIO68k4.0%546k8.01.8%
LBC BRAND (UK)67k4.0%268k4.00.9%
HEART 80S58k4.0%153k2.70.5%
HEART NET WORK (UK)56k4.0%128k2.30.4%
KISS TORY52k3.0%249k4.80.8%
SMOOTH RADIO NET WORK (UK)51k3.0%250k4.90.8%
MAGIC48k3.0%244k5.10.8%
CAPITAL NET WORK (UK)46k3.0%123k2.70.4%
KISS40k3.0%99k2.50.3%
BBC RADIO 337k2.0%313k8.51.0%
RADIO X NET WORK (UK)35k2.0%294k8.41.0%
ABSO LUTE 80S35k2.0%59k1.70.2%
BBC 6 MUSIC32k2.0%249k7.80.8%
HITS RADIO31k2.0%37k1.20.1%
PLANET ROCK31k2.0%383k12.41.2%
ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S28k2.0%80k2.90.3%
GOLD RADIO UK26k2.0%59k2.30.2%
ABSO LUTE RADIO26k2.0%168k6.40.5%
CAPITAL DANCE25k2.0%126k5.10.4%
HEART 90S25k2.0%65k2.60.2%
ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK24k2.0%99k4.10.3%
HEART DANCE24k1.0%81k3.40.3%
VIRGIN RADIO24k2.0%279k11.50.9%
HEART 70S22k1.0%84k3.80.3%
GB NEWS RADIO21k1.0%92k4.40.3%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA20k1.0%27k1.40.1%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA19k1.0%59k3.10.2%
KER RANG!19k1.0%174k9.10.6%
BBC WORLD SERVICE17k1.0%37k2.10.1%
HITS RADIO PRIDE16k1.0%11k0.7
TALK16k1.0%75k4.60.2%
MELLOW MAGIC15k1.0%44k3.00.1%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA14k1.0%45k3.20.1%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK)13k1.0%18k1.30.1%
ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY13k1.0%63k4.80.2%
TALK SPORT211k1.0%16k1.40.1%
TIMES RADIO11k1.0%98k8.50.3%
HEAT10k1.0%6,0000.6
SMOOTH RELAX10k1.0%15k1.5
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED10k1.0%9,0000.9
ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S8,0006,0000.7
KISS TORY R&B8,00021k2.60.1%
ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S6,0004,0000.6
HITS RADIO CHILLED6,0005,0000.8
VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS6,00011k1.8
BBC ASIAN NET WORK5,00018k3.30.1%
BOOM RADIO5,00049k9.50.2%
KISS XTRA5,0008,0001.7
SMOOTH COUN TRY5,0006,0001.1
ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S4,00033k8.40.1%
VIRGIN RADIO 80S4,0003,0000.7
CAPITAL CHILL3,0003,0000.9
MAGIC SOUL3,0002,0000.7
NATION 80S3,0002,0000.7
MAGIC CLASSIC AL2,00052k23.70.2%
SMOOTH CHILL2,0003,0001.3
CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED1,0001,0000.6
JAZZ FM1,0000.5
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK1,0002,0002.5
BLOOM BERG RADIO00.0%00.00.0%

Every station RAJAR reports within this station’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7). means no estimate was published.

Source: RAJAR — COOL FM & DOWNTOWN RADIO & DOWNTOWN COUNTRY TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Weekly reach over time

Weekly reach ('000s) for COOL FM & DOWNTOWN RADIO & DOWNTOWN COUNTRY700k750k800k850k830k799kJUN 2024DEC 2024JUN 2025DEC 2025JUN 2026
Weekly reach ('000s) for COOL FM & DOWNTOWN RADIO & DOWNTOWN COUNTRY. JUN 2024: 830k; SEP 2024: 783k; DEC 2024: 771k; MAR 2025: 781k; JUN 2025: 741k; SEP 2025: 717k; DEC 2025: 741k; MAR 2026: 774k; JUN 2026: 799k

Weekly reach ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — COOL FM & DOWNTOWN RADIO & DOWNTOWN COUNTRY TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)

Total hours over time

Total hours ('000s) for COOL FM & DOWNTOWN RADIO & DOWNTOWN COUNTRY7.0m7.5m8.0m8.5m9.0m9.5m9.3m8.3mJUN 2024DEC 2024JUN 2025DEC 2025JUN 2026
Total hours ('000s) for COOL FM & DOWNTOWN RADIO & DOWNTOWN COUNTRY. JUN 2024: 9.3m; SEP 2024: 8.0m; DEC 2024: 7.9m; MAR 2025: 8.4m; JUN 2025: 8.1m; SEP 2025: 7.5m; DEC 2025: 7.5m; MAR 2026: 7.9m; JUN 2026: 8.3m

Total hours ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — COOL FM & DOWNTOWN RADIO & DOWNTOWN COUNTRY 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) for COOL FM & DOWNTOWN RADIO & DOWNTOWN COUNTRY24.0%26.0%28.0%30.0%29.6%27.0%JUN 2024DEC 2024JUN 2025DEC 2025JUN 2026
Market share (% of all-radio hours within TSA) for COOL FM & DOWNTOWN RADIO & DOWNTOWN COUNTRY. JUN 2024: 29.6%; SEP 2024: 25.4%; DEC 2024: 25.3%; MAR 2025: 28.0%; JUN 2025: 27.7%; SEP 2025: 26.2%; DEC 2025: 25.2%; MAR 2026: 25.9%; JUN 2026: 27.0%

Market share (% of all-radio hours within TSA) · Source: RAJAR — COOL FM & DOWNTOWN RADIO & DOWNTOWN COUNTRY TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)