HITS RADIO (ESSEX)
HThe Biggest Hits. The Biggest Throwbacks
Local / regional · RAJAR code 6506 · · Local
Headline figures · JUN 2026
Weekly reach
16k
6,000vs prev. quarter
% reach
3.0%
1.0%vs prev. quarter
Total hours
29k
11kvs prev. quarter
Average hours
1.9
0.1vs prev. quarter
Market share
0.3%
0.1%vs prev. quarter
TSA population 616k · unweighted sample 832
Listening by daypart · JUN 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-09.00 | 0.3% | 1,000 |
09.00-12.00 | 0.3% | 4,000 |
12.00-15.00 | 0.5% | 5,000 |
15.00-18.00 | 0.3% | 5,000 |
18.00-21.00 | 0.3% | 2,000 |
21.00-24.00 | 0.0% | 0 |
24.00-06.00 | 0.1% | — |
06.00-12.00 | 0.3% | 4,000 |
06.00-18.00 | 0.4% | 9,000 |
06.00-24.00 | 0.4% | 11k |
06.00-06.00 | 0.3% | 11k |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-09.00 | 0.2% | 1,000 |
09.00-12.00 | 0.2% | 1,000 |
12.00-15.00 | 0.0% | 0 |
15.00-18.00 | 0.2% | 1,000 |
18.00-21.00 | 0.0% | 0 |
21.00-24.00 | 0.0% | 0 |
24.00-06.00 | 0.0% | 0 |
06.00-12.00 | 0.2% | 2,000 |
06.00-18.00 | 0.2% | 3,000 |
06.00-24.00 | 0.1% | 3,000 |
06.00-06.00 | 0.1% | 3,000 |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-09.00 | 0.0% | 0 |
09.00-12.00 | 0.4% | 3,000 |
12.00-15.00 | 0.1% | — |
15.00-18.00 | 0.2% | 1,000 |
18.00-21.00 | 0.0% | 0 |
21.00-24.00 | 0.0% | 0 |
24.00-06.00 | 0.0% | 0 |
06.00-12.00 | 0.3% | 3,000 |
06.00-18.00 | 0.2% | 4,000 |
06.00-24.00 | 0.2% | 4,000 |
06.00-06.00 | 0.2% | 4,000 |
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 (ESSEX) 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+ | 16k | 3.0% | 1.9 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 5,000 | 7.0% | 0.5 | 34.3% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | 4,000 | 5.0% | 4.6 | 25.0% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 1,000 | 1.0% | 1.1 | 6.6% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | — | — | 8.3 | 2.6% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 1,000 | 1.0% | 0.4 | 4.7% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 4,000 | 5.0% | 0.9 | 24.8% |
| ADULTS 75+ | — | — | 0.5 | 2.1% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | 9,000 | 6.0% | 2.2 | 59.3% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 10k | 4.0% | 2.1 | 65.8% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 11k | 4.0% | 2.3 | 67.2% |
| MEN 15-24 | 5,000 | 12.0% | 0.5 | 31.2% |
| MEN 25-34 | 2,000 | 5.0% | 7.3 | 13.7% |
| MEN 35-44 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| MEN 45-54 | — | 1.0% | 8.3 | 2.6% |
| MEN 55-64 | — | 1.0% | 0.3 | 3.1% |
| MEN 65-74 | 2,000 | 6.0% | 1.1 | 14.5% |
| MEN 75+ | — | 1.0% | 0.5 | 2.1% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 5,000 | 2.0% | 1.0 | 32.8% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | — | 1.0% | 0.5 | 3.0% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | 2,000 | 4.0% | 1.2 | 11.3% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 1,000 | 2.0% | 1.1 | 6.6% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | — | — | 0.5 | 1.5% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 2,000 | 4.0% | 0.8 | 10.4% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 4,000 | 1.0% | 1.7 | 26.5% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 12k | 4.0% | 1.9 | 73.5% |
| ABC1 MEN | 1,000 | 1.0% | 3.0 | 7.9% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 3,000 | 2.0% | 1.1 | 18.6% |
| C2DE MEN | 9,000 | 6.0% | 2.2 | 59.3% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 2,000 | 1.0% | 0.8 | 14.3% |
Source: RAJAR — HITS RADIO (ESSEX) 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 | 488k | 79.0% | 9.8m | 20.1 | 100.0% |
| ANY COMMER CIAL | 352k | 57.0% | 4.8m | 13.7 | 49.3% |
| ANY BBC | 330k | 54.0% | 4.9m | 14.7 | 49.6% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 137k | 22.0% | 1.9m | 14.1 | 19.7% |
| HEART NET WORK (UK) | 108k | 17.0% | 864k | 8.0 | 8.8% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 89k | 14.0% | 699k | 7.9 | 7.1% |
| * HEART ESSEX | 82k | 13.0% | 695k | 8.5 | 7.1% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 74k | 12.0% | 800k | 10.9 | 8.2% |
| GREAT- EST HITS RADIO (ESSEX) | 65k | 10.0% | 508k | 7.9 | 5.2% |
| * BBC ESSEX | 57k | 9.0% | 759k | 13.3 | 7.8% |
| OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL | 57k | 9.0% | 281k | 4.9 | 2.9% |
| OTHER STATION | 42k | 7.0% | 105k | 2.5 | 1.1% |
| KISS | 40k | 6.0% | 145k | 3.6 | 1.5% |
| CAPITAL NET WORK (UK) | 39k | 6.0% | 189k | 4.8 | 1.9% |
| CLASSIC FM | 38k | 6.0% | 458k | 12.1 | 4.7% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 37k | 6.0% | 127k | 3.5 | 1.3% |
| KISS TORY | 37k | 6.0% | 122k | 3.3 | 1.2% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO | 31k | 5.0% | 155k | 5.0 | 1.6% |
| TALK SPORT | 31k | 5.0% | 352k | 11.5 | 3.6% |
| SMOOTH RADIO NET WORK (UK) | 30k | 5.0% | 116k | 3.8 | 1.2% |
| * SMOOTH RADIO ESSEX | 28k | 5.0% | 114k | 4.0 | 1.2% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 26k | 4.0% | 147k | 5.6 | 1.5% |
| MAGIC | 25k | 4.0% | 97k | 3.9 | 1.0% |
| LBC BRAND (UK) | 23k | 4.0% | 129k | 5.6 | 1.3% |
| OTHER LOCAL COMM. | 23k | 4.0% | 161k | 7.0 | 1.6% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 22k | 3.0% | 179k | 8.3 | 1.8% |
| RADIO X NET WORK (UK) | 20k | 3.0% | 72k | 3.6 | 0.7% |
| HITS RADIO (ESSEX) | 16k | 3.0% | 29k | 1.9 | 0.3% |
| PLANET ROCK | 15k | 2.0% | 214k | 14.3 | 2.2% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 14k | 2.0% | 21k | 1.5 | 0.2% |
| HEART 80S | 13k | 2.0% | 40k | 3.0 | 0.4% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 12k | 2.0% | 70k | 5.9 | 0.7% |
| ABSO LUTE 80S | 11k | 2.0% | 43k | 3.8 | 0.4% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 10k | 2.0% | 131k | 13.6 | 1.3% |
| OTHER BBC LOCAL | 10k | 2.0% | 33k | 3.1 | 0.3% |
| SMOOTH COUN TRY | 10k | 2.0% | 99k | 10.1 | 1.0% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 9,000 | 1.0% | 42k | 4.8 | 0.4% |
| HEART 90S | 9,000 | 2.0% | 17k | 1.8 | 0.2% |
| HEART DANCE | 9,000 | 1.0% | 28k | 3.2 | 0.3% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 9,000 | 2.0% | 36k | 3.8 | 0.4% |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 8,000 | 1.0% | 25k | 2.9 | 0.3% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 7,000 | 1.0% | 59k | 9.0 | 0.6% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 6,000 | 1.0% | 34k | 5.5 | 0.3% |
| NATION 80S | 5,000 | 1.0% | 14k | 2.5 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS | 5,000 | 1.0% | 5,000 | 0.9 | — |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 4,000 | 1.0% | 8,000 | 2.4 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S | 4,000 | 1.0% | 21k | 4.8 | 0.2% |
| ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 4,000 | 1.0% | 30k | 7.7 | 0.3% |
| BOOM RADIO | 4,000 | 1.0% | 5,000 | 1.3 | 0.1% |
| HEART 70S | 4,000 | 1.0% | 5,000 | 1.3 | — |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 4,000 | 1.0% | 15k | 4.1 | 0.2% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 3,000 | 1.0% | 7,000 | 2.2 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S | 3,000 | 1.0% | 7,000 | 2.0 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S | 3,000 | 1.0% | 2,000 | 0.7 | — |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 3,000 | 1.0% | 3,000 | 0.8 | — |
| KISS TORY R&B | 3,000 | — | 10k | 3.9 | 0.1% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 3,000 | — | 186k | 62.5 | 1.9% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 3,000 | — | 20k | 6.8 | 0.2% |
| TALK | 3,000 | — | 43k | 15.9 | 0.4% |
| TALK SPORT2 | 3,000 | 1.0% | 9,000 | 2.8 | 0.1% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 2,000 | — | 6,000 | 2.3 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY | 2,000 | — | 12k | 4.9 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 2,000 | — | 9,000 | 5.3 | 0.1% |
| TIMES RADIO | 2,000 | — | 15k | 9.3 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 2,000 | — | 2,000 | 1.0 | — |
| COUN TRY LINE RADIO | 1,000 | — | 5,000 | 5.0 | 0.1% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S | 1,000 | — | 3,000 | 2.2 | — |
| HEAT | 1,000 | — | 2,000 | 3.6 | — |
| KER RANG! | 1,000 | — | 1,000 | 0.7 | — |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 1,000 | — | — | 0.4 | — |
| BBC ASIAN NET WORK | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| BLOOM BERG RADIO | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| JAZZ FM | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| KISS XTRA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| MAGIC CLASSIC AL | 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 (ESSEX) 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 (ESSEX) 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 (ESSEX) 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 (ESSEX) TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)