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BBC · RAJAR code 6555 · Half-yearly — 6-month rolling sample · National

Headline figures · MAR 2026

Weekly reach
7.42m
% reach
13.0%
Total hours
48.5m
Average hours
6.5
Market share
4.8%

TSA population 58.25m · unweighted sample 66,591

Weekly reach over time

All adults 15+, ’000s

Source: RAJAR — BBC RADIO 1 BRAND 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 — BBC RADIO 1 BRAND 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 — BBC RADIO 1 BRAND 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+7.42m13.0%6.5100.0%
ADULTS 15-241.40m17.0%4.718.9%
ADULTS 25-341.96m21.0%6.426.4%
ADULTS 35-441.69m18.0%7.322.8%
ADULTS 45-541.16m14.0%7.715.6%
ADULTS 55-64651k7.0%7.98.8%
ADULTS 65-74377k5.0%5.75.1%
ADULTS 75+182k3.0%5.02.4%
ADULTS 15-343.36m19.0%5.745.3%
ADULTS 15-445.05m19.0%6.268.1%
MenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL MEN 15+3.46m12.0%6.946.7%
MEN 15-24675k16.0%5.69.1%
MEN 25-34843k18.0%6.511.4%
MEN 35-44844k18.0%7.511.4%
MEN 45-54563k13.0%8.07.6%
MEN 55-64322k7.0%7.44.3%
MEN 65-74150k4.0%6.82.0%
MEN 75+67k3.0%3.70.9%
WomenReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ALL WOMEN 15+3.95m13.0%6.353.3%
WOMEN 15-24726k18.0%3.89.8%
WOMEN 25-341.11m23.0%6.315.0%
WOMEN 35-44848k17.0%7.111.4%
WOMEN 45-54595k14.0%7.48.0%
WOMEN 55-64329k7.0%8.44.4%
WOMEN 65-74226k5.0%5.03.1%
WOMEN 75+114k4.0%5.81.5%
By social gradeReach% reachAvg hrs% of audience
ABC1 ADULTS4.32m13.0%6.058.3%
C2DE ADULTS3.09m12.0%7.341.7%
ABC1 MEN1.97m13.0%5.826.5%
ABC1 WOMEN2.35m14.0%6.231.8%
C2DE MEN1.50m12.0%8.220.2%
C2DE WOMEN1.60m12.0%6.421.5%

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

Source: RAJAR — BBC RADIO 1 BRAND 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
▸
4.9%6.47m
06.00-09.00
▸
5.7%3.33m
06.00-12.00
▸
5.3%4.68m
06.00-18.00
▸
5.2%6.08m
06.00-24.00
▸
5.0%6.42m
09.00-12.00
▸
5.0%3.34m
12.00-15.00
▸
4.9%3.02m
15.00-18.00
▸
5.5%3.25m
18.00-21.00
▸
4.4%1.85m
21.00-24.00
▸
2.8%657k
24.00-06.00
▸
2.9%451k
SaturdayShareReach
06.00-09.00
▸
3.6%662k
06.00-12.00
▸
4.6%1.66m
06.00-18.00
▸
4.7%2.50m
06.00-24.00
▸
4.6%2.68m
06.00-06.00
▸
4.5%2.70m
09.00-12.00
▸
5.2%1.43m
12.00-15.00
▸
4.9%1.24m
15.00-18.00
▸
4.7%1.02m
18.00-21.00
▸
4.6%544k
21.00-24.00
▸
3.1%221k
24.00-06.00
▸
2.0%92k
SundayShareReach
06.00-09.00
▸
3.1%463k
06.00-12.00
▸
4.0%1.39m
06.00-18.00
▸
4.5%2.22m
06.00-24.00
▸
4.4%2.40m
06.00-06.00
▸
4.3%2.46m
09.00-12.00
▸
4.4%1.20m
12.00-15.00
▸
5.2%1.22m
15.00-18.00
▸
4.7%914k
18.00-21.00
▸
4.1%456k
21.00-24.00
▸
2.2%134k
24.00-06.00
▸
2.4%141k

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 — BBC RADIO 1 BRAND 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 12.60m22.0%137.0m10.913.6%
BBC RADIO 4 9.07m16.0%105.8m11.710.5%
BBC RADIO 1 BRAND Brandthis station7.42m13.0%48.5m6.54.8%
BBC RADIO 1 7.07m12.0%45.3m6.44.5%
GREATEST HITS RADIO 5.74m10.0%54.8m9.55.4%
BBC RADIO 5 LIVE 5.27m9.0%32.1m6.13.2%
CLASSIC FM 4.17m7.0%33.4m8.03.3%
HITS RADIO 3.80m7.0%16.8m4.41.7%
TALKSPORT 3.29m6.0%22.2m6.82.2%
BBC 6 MUSIC 2.51m4.0%23.5m9.32.3%
MAGIC 2.32m4.0%12.4m5.41.2%
BBC RADIO 3 1.97m3.0%15.1m7.61.5%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 1.96m3.0%12.9m6.61.3%
KISSTORY 1.78m3.0%7.5m4.20.7%
GOLD RADIO UK 1.61m3.0%11.9m7.41.2%
BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA 1.60m3.0%12.0m7.51.2%
HEART 80S 1.60m3.0%7.0m4.40.7%
CAPITAL XTRA (UK) 1.50m3.0%6.3m4.20.6%
ABSOLUTE 80S 1.41m2.0%7.9m5.60.8%
KISS 1.39m2.0%6.0m4.30.6%
PLANET ROCK 1.07m2.0%9.6m9.01.0%
BBC WORLD SERVICE 1.07m2.0%4.9m4.60.5%
VIRGIN RADIO 1.04m2.0%6.4m6.10.6%
BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA 995k2.0%2.1m2.20.2%
CAPITAL DANCE 993k2.0%4.8m4.80.5%
HEART DANCE 991k2.0%4.4m4.40.4%
HEART 90S 964k2.0%3.3m3.40.3%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S 828k1.0%3.1m3.70.3%
ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK 769k1.0%4.2m5.40.4%
BBC RADIO 1XTRA 743k1.0%3.8m5.00.4%
GB NEWS RADIO 655k1.0%4.5m6.80.4%
BOOM RADIO 636k1.0%9.3m14.60.9%
KISSTORY R&B 623k1.0%2.1m3.40.2%
TIMES RADIO 604k1.0%5.0m8.20.5%
HEART 70S 575k1.0%2.0m3.60.2%
KERRANG! 569k1.0%3.0m5.30.3%
TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) 560k1.0%6.1m10.90.6%
TALKSPORT2 549k1.0%1.6m3.00.2%
ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY 521k1.0%4.0m7.60.4%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S 515k1.0%2.0m4.00.2%
BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK 513k1.0%3.4m6.70.3%
CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED 494k1.0%1.8m3.60.2%
SMOOTH RELAX 484k1.0%2.4m5.00.2%
HEAT 476k1.0%1.5m3.10.1%
MAGIC SOUL 467k1.0%2.7m5.80.3%
MELLOW MAGIC 431k1.0%1.6m3.70.2%
JAZZ FM 416k1.0%1.8m4.40.2%
SMOOTH CHILL 396k1.0%1.9m4.90.2%
SMOOTH COUNTRY 384k1.0%2.1m5.40.2%
VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED 348k1.0%576k1.70.1%
HITS RADIO PRIDE 341k1.0%652k1.90.1%
VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) 336k1.0%743k2.20.1%
VIRGIN RADIO 80S 277k0.0%445k1.60.0%
HITS RADIO CHILLED 275k0.0%747k2.70.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S 259k0.0%572k2.20.1%
ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S 259k0.0%732k2.80.1%
KISS XTRA 236k0.0%563k2.40.1%
RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK 235k0.0%1.8m7.70.2%
CAPITAL CHILL 214k0.0%824k3.90.1%
NATION 80S 191k0.0%566k3.00.1%
MAGIC CLASSICAL 136k0.0%1.0m7.50.1%
BLOOMBERG RADIO 110k0.0%254k2.30.0%

Weekly reach, hours and share for every station RAJAR reports within BBC RADIO 1 BRAND’s Total Survey Area (RAJAR Table 7), all adults 15+.

Source: RAJAR — BBC RADIO 1 BRAND TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)