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Aggregate / network · RAJAR code 6452 · Half-yearly — 6-month rolling sample · Local

Headline figures · MAR 2026

Weekly reach
7.50m
▼ 155k vs prev. quarter
% reach
16.0%
▬ 0.0% vs prev. quarter
Total hours
62.3m
▼ 947k vs prev. quarter
Average hours
8.3
▬ 0.0 vs prev. quarter
Market share
7.5%
▬ 0.0% vs prev. quarter

TSA population 48.29m · unweighted sample 52,558

Weekly reach over time

All adults 15+, ’000s

Source: RAJAR — BAUER (ENGLAND) (EXC PARTNERS) 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 — BAUER (ENGLAND) (EXC PARTNERS) 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 — BAUER (ENGLAND) (EXC PARTNERS) 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+7.50m16.0%8.3100.0%
ADULTS 15-24868k12.0%4.511.6%
ADULTS 25-341.27m16.0%4.617.0%
ADULTS 35-441.19m15.0%4.815.8%
ADULTS 45-541.19m17.0%9.615.8%
ADULTS 55-641.41m19.0%12.018.7%
ADULTS 65-741.17m18.0%12.015.5%
ADULTS 75+420k9.0%11.25.6%
ADULTS 15-342.14m14.0%4.528.5%
ADULTS 15-443.33m15.0%4.644.4%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+3.59m15.0%9.447.9%
MEN 15-24449k12.0%5.46.0%
MEN 25-34507k13.0%5.76.8%
MEN 35-44485k13.0%5.56.5%
MEN 45-54578k17.0%9.47.7%
MEN 55-64713k20.0%13.09.5%
MEN 65-74585k19.0%13.17.8%
MEN 75+275k13.0%11.83.7%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+3.91m16.0%7.352.1%
WOMEN 15-24419k12.0%3.55.6%
WOMEN 25-34766k19.0%3.910.2%
WOMEN 35-44702k17.0%4.39.4%
WOMEN 45-54607k17.0%9.88.1%
WOMEN 55-64693k18.0%10.99.2%
WOMEN 65-74580k17.0%10.97.7%
WOMEN 75+145k6.0%10.21.9%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS3.77m14.0%7.050.3%
C2DE ADULTS3.73m18.0%9.749.7%
ABC1 MEN1.72m13.0%7.422.9%
ABC1 WOMEN2.05m14.0%6.627.3%
C2DE MEN1.87m18.0%11.224.9%
C2DE WOMEN1.86m18.0%8.124.8%

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

Source: RAJAR — BAUER (ENGLAND) (EXC PARTNERS) TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)

Listening by daypart · MAR 2026

Monday–FridayShareReach
06.00-06.00
▸
7.8%6.58m
06.00-09.00
▸
6.2%2.74m
06.00-12.00
▸
8.0%4.59m
06.00-18.00
▸
8.3%6.12m
06.00-24.00
▸
7.9%6.53m
09.00-12.00
▸
9.4%3.83m
12.00-15.00
▸
9.0%3.71m
15.00-18.00
▸
8.4%3.36m
18.00-21.00
▸
6.1%1.93m
21.00-24.00
▸
3.9%760k
24.00-06.00
▸
4.7%552k
SaturdayShareReach
06.00-09.00
▸
5.0%699k
06.00-12.00
▸
6.5%1.73m
06.00-18.00
▸
6.6%2.53m
06.00-24.00
▸
6.4%2.73m
06.00-06.00
▸
6.3%2.78m
09.00-12.00
▸
7.2%1.48m
12.00-15.00
▸
7.1%1.34m
15.00-18.00
▸
6.4%1.02m
18.00-21.00
▸
5.9%579k
21.00-24.00
▸
4.3%290k
24.00-06.00
▸
4.3%147k
SundayShareReach
06.00-09.00
▸
4.9%561k
06.00-12.00
▸
6.3%1.49m
06.00-18.00
▸
6.9%2.28m
06.00-24.00
▸
6.7%2.45m
06.00-06.00
▸
6.7%2.54m
09.00-12.00
▸
6.9%1.29m
12.00-15.00
▸
7.8%1.34m
15.00-18.00
▸
7.0%956k
18.00-21.00
▸
6.4%561k
21.00-24.00
▸
4.6%214k
24.00-06.00
▸
5.6%221k

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 (ENGLAND) (EXC PARTNERS) 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 10.43m22.0%113.7m10.913.6%
BBC RADIO 4 7.82m16.0%92.8m11.911.1%
BAUER (ENGLAND) (EXC PARTNERS) Groupthis station7.50m16.0%62.3m8.37.5%
BBC RADIO 1 5.85m12.0%37.8m6.54.5%
GREATEST HITS RADIO 5.04m10.0%48.0m9.55.7%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE 4.45m9.0%27.4m6.23.3%
CLASSIC FM 3.51m7.0%27.6m7.93.3%
HITS RADIO 3.32m7.0%15.2m4.61.8%
TALKSPORT 2.81m6.0%18.9m6.72.3%
BBC 6 MUSIC 2.14m4.0%19.8m9.22.4%
MAGIC 2.07m4.0%11.4m5.51.4%
BBC RADIO 3 1.72m4.0%13.2m7.71.6%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 1.69m3.0%11.3m6.71.3%
KISSTORY 1.60m3.0%6.8m4.30.8%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA 1.40m3.0%11.0m7.91.3%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK) 1.37m3.0%5.9m4.30.7%
GOLD RADIO UK 1.36m3.0%10.4m7.61.2%
HEART 80S 1.31m3.0%5.9m4.50.7%
KISS 1.21m2.0%5.3m4.40.6%
ABSOLUTE 80S 1.14m2.0%6.6m5.90.8%
BBC WORLD SERVICE 913k2.0%4.2m4.60.5%
VIRGIN RADIO 874k2.0%5.4m6.20.7%
CAPITAL DANCE 843k2.0%3.9m4.70.5%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA 840k2.0%1.8m2.10.2%
PLANET ROCK 837k2.0%7.5m9.00.9%
HEART DANCE 820k2.0%3.6m4.40.4%
HEART 90S 819k2.0%2.9m3.60.3%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S 707k1.0%2.7m3.80.3%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA 669k1.0%3.3m4.90.4%
ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK 638k1.0%3.3m5.20.4%
KISSTORY R&B 578k1.0%2.0m3.50.2%
GB NEWS RADIO 562k1.0%3.9m6.90.5%
BOOM RADIO 544k1.0%8.1m15.01.0%
TIMES RADIO 511k1.0%4.1m7.90.5%
TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) 482k1.0%5.2m10.80.6%
BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK 468k1.0%3.2m6.90.4%
TALKSPORT2 464k1.0%1.5m3.10.2%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED 455k1.0%1.7m3.70.2%
KERRANG! 447k1.0%1.9m4.30.2%
MAGIC SOUL 438k1.0%2.7m6.10.3%
HEART 70S 431k1.0%1.5m3.40.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S 426k1.0%1.7m4.00.2%
SMOOTH RELAX 407k1.0%2.2m5.30.3%
HEAT 392k1.0%1.3m3.30.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY 384k1.0%2.8m7.30.3%
JAZZ FM 367k1.0%1.7m4.50.2%
MELLOW MAGIC 365k1.0%1.3m3.60.2%
SMOOTH COUNTRY 351k1.0%1.9m5.40.2%
SMOOTH CHILL 341k1.0%1.6m4.60.2%
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED 292k1.0%495k1.70.1%
HITS RADIO PRIDE 276k1.0%537k1.90.1%
VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) 259k1.0%614k2.40.1%
HITS RADIO CHILLED 250k1.0%726k2.90.1%
KISS XTRA 221k0.0%539k2.40.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S 217k0.0%525k2.40.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S 202k0.0%629k3.10.1%
VIRGIN RADIO 80S 200k0.0%258k1.30.0%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK 193k0.0%1.6m8.30.2%
CAPITAL CHILL 181k0.0%719k4.00.1%
NATION 80S 131k0.0%348k2.70.0%
BLOOMBERG RADIO 110k0.0%254k2.30.0%
MAGIC CLASSICAL 109k0.0%740k6.80.1%

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

Source: RAJAR — BAUER (ENGLAND) (EXC PARTNERS) TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)