HITS RADIO NETWORK (NORTHERN IRELAND) (EXC PARTNERS)
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Aggregate / network · RAJAR code 6417 · · Local
Headline figures · JUN 2026
TSA population 1.59m · unweighted sample 1,856
Listening by daypart · JUN 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-09.00 | 26.0% | 400k |
09.00-12.00 | 24.0% | 436k |
12.00-15.00 | 22.8% | 389k |
15.00-18.00 | 21.8% | 377k |
18.00-21.00 | 21.6% | 260k |
21.00-24.00 | 15.4% | 88k |
24.00-06.00 | 12.1% | 67k |
06.00-12.00 | 24.8% | 548k |
06.00-18.00 | 23.6% | 650k |
06.00-24.00 | 23.1% | 680k |
06.00-06.00 | 22.7% | 689k |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-09.00 | 13.4% | 66k |
09.00-12.00 | 17.5% | 157k |
12.00-15.00 | 19.1% | 138k |
15.00-18.00 | 21.6% | 109k |
18.00-21.00 | 20.7% | 83k |
21.00-24.00 | 16.7% | 37k |
24.00-06.00 | 10.7% | 19k |
06.00-12.00 | 16.3% | 184k |
06.00-18.00 | 18.3% | 283k |
06.00-24.00 | 18.4% | 307k |
06.00-06.00 | 18.1% | 313k |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-09.00 | 4.7% | 26k |
09.00-12.00 | 17.7% | 127k |
12.00-15.00 | 18.7% | 137k |
15.00-18.00 | 19.3% | 102k |
18.00-21.00 | 15.1% | 55k |
21.00-24.00 | 11.0% | 17k |
24.00-06.00 | 9.9% | 21k |
06.00-12.00 | 13.8% | 140k |
06.00-18.00 | 16.7% | 250k |
06.00-24.00 | 16.2% | 265k |
06.00-06.00 | 15.9% | 277k |
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 NETWORK (NORTHERN IRELAND) (EXC PARTNERS) 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+ | 750k | 47.0% | 8.8 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 124k | 53.0% | 6.4 | 16.6% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 119k | 52.0% | 8.2 | 15.9% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 152k | 58.0% | 7.2 | 20.3% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 144k | 59.0% | 12.5 | 19.3% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 104k | 41.0% | 10.3 | 13.9% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 90k | 36.0% | 8.9 | 12.0% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 15k | 13.0% | 1.8 | 2.1% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 244k | 52.0% | 7.3 | 32.5% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 396k | 55.0% | 7.2 | 52.8% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 329k | 42.0% | 8.0 | 43.9% |
| MEN 15-24 | 55k | 45.0% | 5.1 | 7.3% |
| MEN 25-34 | 59k | 50.0% | 7.0 | 7.8% |
| MEN 35-44 | 62k | 49.0% | 7.4 | 8.2% |
| MEN 45-54 | 65k | 54.0% | 10.6 | 8.6% |
| MEN 55-64 | 52k | 42.0% | 9.6 | 7.0% |
| MEN 65-74 | 32k | 28.0% | 8.4 | 4.3% |
| MEN 75+ | 5,000 | 8.0% | 1.6 | 0.6% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 421k | 52.0% | 9.4 | 56.1% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 70k | 62.0% | 7.5 | 9.3% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 61k | 53.0% | 9.4 | 8.1% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 90k | 67.0% | 7.0 | 12.1% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 80k | 64.0% | 14.0 | 10.6% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 52k | 40.0% | 11.0 | 6.9% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 58k | 43.0% | 9.3 | 7.7% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 11k | 17.0% | 1.9 | 1.4% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 355k | 47.0% | 8.3 | 47.4% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 395k | 47.0% | 9.2 | 52.6% |
| ABC1 MEN | 165k | 42.0% | 7.3 | 22.0% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 190k | 52.0% | 9.2 | 25.4% |
| C2DE MEN | 164k | 42.0% | 8.6 | 21.9% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 230k | 51.0% | 9.6 | 30.7% |
Source: RAJAR — HITS RADIO NETWORK (NORTHERN IRELAND) (EXC PARTNERS) 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 | 1.48m | 93.0% | 30.7m | 20.8 | 100.0% |
| ANY COMMER CIAL | 1.27m | 80.0% | 19.2m | 15.1 | 62.6% |
| ANY BBC | 754k | 47.0% | 9.5m | 12.7 | 31.1% |
| HITS NTWRK (N IRE LAND) (EXC PTNERS) | 750k | 47.0% | 6.6m | 8.8 | 21.4% |
| OTHER LOCAL COMM. | 630k | 40.0% | 6.3m | 10.0 | 20.5% |
| OTHER BBC LOCAL | 417k | 26.0% | 4.0m | 9.6 | 13.1% |
| OTHER STATION | 218k | 14.0% | 1.9m | 8.9 | 6.3% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 208k | 13.0% | 1.6m | 7.6 | 5.1% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 174k | 11.0% | 1.2m | 6.6 | 3.8% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 159k | 10.0% | 1.4m | 9.0 | 4.6% |
| OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL | 153k | 10.0% | 624k | 4.1 | 2.0% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 139k | 9.0% | 470k | 3.4 | 1.5% |
| CLASSIC FM | 111k | 7.0% | 755k | 6.8 | 2.5% |
| TALK SPORT | 80k | 5.0% | 298k | 3.7 | 1.0% |
| GREAT- EST HITS RADIO | 68k | 4.0% | 546k | 8.0 | 1.8% |
| LBC BRAND (UK) | 67k | 4.0% | 268k | 4.0 | 0.9% |
| HEART 80S | 58k | 4.0% | 153k | 2.7 | 0.5% |
| HEART NET WORK (UK) | 56k | 4.0% | 128k | 2.3 | 0.4% |
| KISS TORY | 52k | 3.0% | 249k | 4.8 | 0.8% |
| SMOOTH RADIO NET WORK (UK) | 51k | 3.0% | 250k | 4.9 | 0.8% |
| MAGIC | 48k | 3.0% | 244k | 5.1 | 0.8% |
| CAPITAL NET WORK (UK) | 46k | 3.0% | 123k | 2.7 | 0.4% |
| KISS | 40k | 3.0% | 99k | 2.5 | 0.3% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 37k | 2.0% | 313k | 8.5 | 1.0% |
| RADIO X NET WORK (UK) | 35k | 2.0% | 294k | 8.4 | 1.0% |
| ABSO LUTE 80S | 35k | 2.0% | 59k | 1.7 | 0.2% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 32k | 2.0% | 249k | 7.8 | 0.8% |
| HITS RADIO | 31k | 2.0% | 37k | 1.2 | 0.1% |
| PLANET ROCK | 31k | 2.0% | 383k | 12.4 | 1.2% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S | 28k | 2.0% | 80k | 2.9 | 0.3% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 26k | 2.0% | 59k | 2.3 | 0.2% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO | 26k | 2.0% | 168k | 6.4 | 0.5% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 25k | 2.0% | 126k | 5.1 | 0.4% |
| HEART 90S | 25k | 2.0% | 65k | 2.6 | 0.2% |
| ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 24k | 2.0% | 99k | 4.1 | 0.3% |
| HEART DANCE | 24k | 1.0% | 81k | 3.4 | 0.3% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 24k | 2.0% | 279k | 11.5 | 0.9% |
| HEART 70S | 22k | 1.0% | 84k | 3.8 | 0.3% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 21k | 1.0% | 92k | 4.4 | 0.3% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 20k | 1.0% | 27k | 1.4 | 0.1% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 19k | 1.0% | 59k | 3.1 | 0.2% |
| KER RANG! | 19k | 1.0% | 174k | 9.1 | 0.6% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 17k | 1.0% | 37k | 2.1 | 0.1% |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 16k | 1.0% | 11k | 0.7 | — |
| TALK | 16k | 1.0% | 75k | 4.6 | 0.2% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 15k | 1.0% | 44k | 3.0 | 0.1% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 14k | 1.0% | 45k | 3.2 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 13k | 1.0% | 18k | 1.3 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY | 13k | 1.0% | 63k | 4.8 | 0.2% |
| TALK SPORT2 | 11k | 1.0% | 16k | 1.4 | 0.1% |
| TIMES RADIO | 11k | 1.0% | 98k | 8.5 | 0.3% |
| HEAT | 10k | 1.0% | 6,000 | 0.6 | — |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 10k | 1.0% | 15k | 1.5 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 10k | 1.0% | 9,000 | 0.9 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S | 8,000 | — | 6,000 | 0.7 | — |
| KISS TORY R&B | 8,000 | — | 21k | 2.6 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S | 6,000 | — | 4,000 | 0.6 | — |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 6,000 | — | 5,000 | 0.8 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS | 6,000 | — | 11k | 1.8 | — |
| BBC ASIAN NET WORK | 5,000 | — | 18k | 3.3 | 0.1% |
| BOOM RADIO | 5,000 | — | 49k | 9.5 | 0.2% |
| KISS XTRA | 5,000 | — | 8,000 | 1.7 | — |
| SMOOTH COUN TRY | 5,000 | — | 6,000 | 1.1 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S | 4,000 | — | 33k | 8.4 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 4,000 | — | 3,000 | 0.7 | — |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 3,000 | — | 3,000 | 0.9 | — |
| MAGIC SOUL | 3,000 | — | 2,000 | 0.7 | — |
| NATION 80S | 3,000 | — | 2,000 | 0.7 | — |
| MAGIC CLASSIC AL | 2,000 | — | 52k | 23.7 | 0.2% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 2,000 | — | 3,000 | 1.3 | — |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED | 1,000 | — | 1,000 | 0.6 | — |
| JAZZ FM | 1,000 | — | — | 0.5 | — |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 1,000 | — | 2,000 | 2.5 | — |
| 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 NETWORK (NORTHERN IRELAND) (EXC PARTNERS) 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 NETWORK (NORTHERN IRELAND) (EXC PARTNERS) 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 NETWORK (NORTHERN IRELAND) (EXC PARTNERS) 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 NETWORK (NORTHERN IRELAND) (EXC PARTNERS) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)