NATION RADIO SOMERSET
HSomerset's Best Variety of Hits
Local / regional · RAJAR code 6551 · · Local
Part of: NATION BROADCASTING GROUP
Headline figures · JUN 2026
TSA population 461k · unweighted sample 555
Listening by daypart · JUN 2026
| Monday–Friday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-09.00 Steve Power & Selina Ross | 0.1% | 2,000 |
09.00-12.00 Mark Collins | 0.1% | 1,000 |
12.00-15.00 Tony Shepherd | 0.2% | 1,000 |
15.00-18.00 Andy Jackson | 0.1% | 1,000 |
18.00-21.00 Andy Jackson | — | — |
21.00-24.00 Stuart McGinley | — | — |
24.00-06.00 Tim Allen | — | — |
06.00-12.00 Steve Power & Selina Ross | 0.1% | 3,000 |
06.00-18.00 Mark Collins | 0.1% | 4,000 |
06.00-24.00 Mark Collins | 0.1% | 4,000 |
06.00-06.00 Tim Allen | 0.1% | 4,000 |
| Saturday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-09.00 Mark Collins | 0.0% | 0 |
09.00-12.00 Tony Shepherd | 0.0% | 0 |
12.00-15.00 Tony Shepherd | 0.0% | 0 |
15.00-18.00 Steve Power | 0.0% | 0 |
18.00-21.00 The House Party with Neil Greenslade | 0.0% | 0 |
21.00-24.00 The House Party with Neil Greenslade | 0.0% | 0 |
24.00-06.00 David Francis | 0.0% | 0 |
06.00-12.00 Mark Collins | 0.0% | 0 |
06.00-18.00 Mark Collins | 0.0% | 0 |
06.00-24.00 The House Party with Neil Greenslade | 0.0% | 0 |
06.00-06.00 David Francis | 0.0% | 0 |
| Sunday | Share | Reach |
|---|---|---|
06.00-09.00 Gary Parker | 0.0% | 0 |
09.00-12.00 Tony Shepherd | 0.0% | 0 |
12.00-15.00 Tony Shepherd | 0.0% | 0 |
15.00-18.00 The Nation Network Chart Show with Dr Fox | 0.0% | 0 |
18.00-21.00 Beat Surrender with Steve Power | 0.0% | 0 |
21.00-24.00 Chilled 80s with Mark Franklin | 0.0% | 0 |
24.00-06.00 David Francis | 0.0% | 0 |
06.00-12.00 Gary Parker | 0.0% | 0 |
06.00-18.00 Gary Parker | 0.0% | 0 |
06.00-24.00 Gary Parker | 0.0% | 0 |
06.00-06.00 David Francis | 0.0% | 0 |
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. Programmes are the most common show in each band across every Mon/Sat/Sun in Q1 2026 (39 dates).
Source: RAJAR — NATION RADIO SOMERSET 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+ | 4,000 | 1.0% | 1.8 | 100.0% |
| ADULTS 15-24 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| ADULTS 25-34 | — | 1.0% | 6.0 | 8.5% |
| ADULTS 35-44 | 1,000 | 2.0% | 0.6 | 26.9% |
| ADULTS 45-54 | 1,000 | 2.0% | 0.5 | 29.5% |
| ADULTS 55-64 | 1,000 | 1.0% | 0.6 | 18.2% |
| ADULTS 65-74 | 1,000 | 1.0% | 4.8 | 17.0% |
| ADULTS 75+ | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| ADULTS 15-34 | — | — | 6.0 | 8.5% |
| ADULTS 15-44 | 1,000 | 1.0% | 1.9 | 35.3% |
| Men | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN 15+ | 3,000 | 1.0% | 1.7 | 64.7% |
| MEN 15-24 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| MEN 25-34 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| MEN 35-44 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| MEN 45-54 | 1,000 | 4.0% | 0.5 | 29.5% |
| MEN 55-64 | 1,000 | 2.0% | 0.6 | 18.2% |
| MEN 65-74 | 1,000 | 2.0% | 4.8 | 17.0% |
| MEN 75+ | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| Women | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL WOMEN 15+ | 1,000 | 1.0% | 1.9 | 35.3% |
| WOMEN 15-24 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| WOMEN 25-34 | — | 1.0% | 6.0 | 8.5% |
| WOMEN 35-44 | 1,000 | 3.0% | 0.6 | 26.9% |
| WOMEN 45-54 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| WOMEN 55-64 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| WOMEN 65-74 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| WOMEN 75+ | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| By social grade | Reach | % reach | Avg hrs | % of audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC1 ADULTS | 2,000 | 1.0% | 1.8 | 38.1% |
| C2DE ADULTS | 2,000 | 1.0% | 1.7 | 61.9% |
| ABC1 MEN | 1,000 | 1.0% | 0.6 | 18.2% |
| ABC1 WOMEN | 1,000 | 1.0% | 2.8 | 20.0% |
| C2DE MEN | 2,000 | 2.0% | 2.1 | 46.5% |
| C2DE WOMEN | 1,000 | 1.0% | 0.8 | 15.4% |
Source: RAJAR — NATION RADIO SOMERSET 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 | 430k | 93.0% | 9.7m | 22.7 | 100.0% |
| ANY COMMER CIAL | 340k | 74.0% | 5.0m | 14.8 | 51.5% |
| ANY BBC | 287k | 62.0% | 4.6m | 15.9 | 46.9% |
| HEART NET WORK (UK) | 130k | 28.0% | 1.3m | 9.7 | 13.0% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 121k | 26.0% | 876k | 7.2 | 9.0% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 115k | 25.0% | 1.5m | 13.0 | 15.2% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 75k | 16.0% | 526k | 7.0 | 5.4% |
| GREAT- EST HITS RADIO | 74k | 16.0% | 1.1m | 14.6 | 11.1% |
| CLASSIC FM | 56k | 12.0% | 397k | 7.1 | 4.1% |
| OTHER NATION AL COMMER CIAL | 55k | 12.0% | 424k | 7.7 | 4.4% |
| OTHER BBC LOCAL | 51k | 11.0% | 473k | 9.3 | 4.8% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 41k | 9.0% | 251k | 6.1 | 2.6% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 33k | 7.0% | 470k | 14.5 | 4.8% |
| OTHER STATION | 33k | 7.0% | 163k | 5.0 | 1.7% |
| KISS | 30k | 7.0% | 110k | 3.6 | 1.1% |
| CAPITAL NET WORK (UK) | 24k | 5.0% | 67k | 2.8 | 0.7% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 21k | 5.0% | 162k | 7.7 | 1.7% |
| TALK SPORT | 21k | 5.0% | 183k | 8.8 | 1.9% |
| HITS RADIO | 20k | 4.0% | 66k | 3.2 | 0.7% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO | 19k | 4.0% | 57k | 3.0 | 0.6% |
| SMOOTH RADIO NET WORK (UK) | 18k | 4.0% | 172k | 9.7 | 1.8% |
| KISS TORY | 17k | 4.0% | 107k | 6.5 | 1.1% |
| LBC BRAND (UK) | 16k | 3.0% | 65k | 4.1 | 0.7% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 16k | 3.0% | 73k | 4.7 | 0.8% |
| ABSO LUTE 80S | 15k | 3.0% | 177k | 12.1 | 1.8% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 14k | 3.0% | 89k | 6.4 | 0.9% |
| HEART 80S | 14k | 3.0% | 46k | 3.2 | 0.5% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 13k | 3.0% | 101k | 7.6 | 1.0% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 13k | 3.0% | 72k | 5.6 | 0.7% |
| BOOM RADIO | 11k | 2.0% | 80k | 7.4 | 0.8% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 10k | 2.0% | 46k | 4.8 | 0.5% |
| RADIO X NET WORK (UK) | 9,000 | 2.0% | 95k | 10.6 | 1.0% |
| TIMES RADIO | 8,000 | 2.0% | 68k | 8.4 | 0.7% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 7,000 | 1.0% | 13k | 1.8 | 0.1% |
| HEART 90S | 7,000 | 1.0% | 9,000 | 1.4 | 0.1% |
| HEAT | 7,000 | 1.0% | 10k | 1.6 | 0.1% |
| KISS TORY R&B | 7,000 | 2.0% | 38k | 5.5 | 0.4% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO COUN TRY | 6,000 | 1.0% | 34k | 5.8 | 0.3% |
| KER RANG! | 6,000 | 1.0% | 13k | 2.0 | 0.1% |
| OTHER LOCAL COMM. | 5,000 | 1.0% | 5,000 | 1.1 | 0.1% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 5,000 | 1.0% | 20k | 3.9 | 0.2% |
| TALK | 5,000 | 1.0% | 76k | 15.3 | 0.8% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 5,000 | 1.0% | 27k | 5.0 | 0.3% |
| NATION RADIO SOMER SET | 4,000 | 1.0% | 7,000 | 1.8 | 0.1% |
| MAGIC | 4,000 | 1.0% | 20k | 4.9 | 0.2% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 4,000 | 1.0% | 5,000 | 1.3 | 0.1% |
| PLANET ROCK | 4,000 | 1.0% | 22k | 6.3 | 0.2% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 4,000 | 1.0% | 6,000 | 1.4 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 4,000 | 1.0% | 20k | 4.9 | 0.2% |
| ABSO LUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 3,000 | 1.0% | 11k | 4.1 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 3,000 | 1.0% | 1,000 | 0.5 | — |
| HEART DANCE | 3,000 | 1.0% | 5,000 | 1.5 | 0.1% |
| JAZZ FM | 3,000 | 1.0% | 3,000 | 0.9 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO LE- GENDS | 3,000 | 1.0% | 6,000 | 2.0 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 3,000 | 1.0% | 6,000 | 2.3 | 0.1% |
| BBC ASIAN NET WORK | 2,000 | 1.0% | 2,000 | 0.8 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 70S | 2,000 | — | 18k | 8.9 | 0.2% |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 90S | 2,000 | — | 2,000 | 0.9 | — |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOAD ED | 2,000 | 1.0% | 9,000 | 3.6 | 0.1% |
| HEART 70S | 2,000 | — | 2,000 | 1.1 | — |
| KISS XTRA | 2,000 | 1.0% | 6,000 | 2.4 | 0.1% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 2,000 | — | 9,000 | 5.0 | 0.1% |
| NATION 80S | 2,000 | — | 2,000 | 1.2 | — |
| TALK SPORT2 | 2,000 | — | 1,000 | 0.4 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 00S | 1,000 | — | 1,000 | 0.8 | — |
| ABSO LUTE RADIO 10S | 1,000 | — | 10k | 9.4 | 0.1% |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 1,000 | — | — | 0.7 | — |
| MAGIC SOUL | 1,000 | — | 1,000 | 0.8 | — |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 1,000 | — | 1,000 | 0.5 | — |
| SMOOTH COUN TRY | 1,000 | — | 1,000 | 1.3 | — |
| BLOOM BERG RADIO | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| MAGIC CLASSIC AL | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | — | — | — | 0.3 | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | — | — | — | 0.5 | — |
Every station RAJAR reports within this station’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7). — means no estimate was published.
Source: RAJAR — NATION RADIO SOMERSET TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Weekly reach over time
Weekly reach ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — NATION RADIO SOMERSET TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)
Total hours over time
Total hours ('000s) · Source: RAJAR — NATION RADIO SOMERSET 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 — NATION RADIO SOMERSET TSA, JUN 2026 (H) · WEEKS 01 2026 - 25 2026 (5th JANUARY '26 - 28th JUNE '26)