Capital RAJAR Topline Results
Latest column: MAR 2026 · Q-on-Q vs DEC 2025 · Y-on-Y vs MAR 2025
Capital RAJAR Topline Results
MAR 2026 · Q-on-Q vs DEC 2025 · Y-on-Y vs MAR 2025
| Station | REACH ('000s) | HOURS ('000s) | SHARE (%) | % Reach of Net | % Hours of Net | Survey | ||||||||||||||||
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| MAR 2026 | DEC 2025 | MAR 2025 | Q on Q | Q on Q % | Y on Y | Y on Y % | MAR 2026 | DEC 2025 | MAR 2025 | Q on Q | Q on Q % | Y on Y | Y on Y % | MAR 2026 | DEC 2025 | MAR 2025 | Q on Q | Y on Y | ||||
| Local stations· % of Net(UK) = CAPITAL NETWORK (UK) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAPITAL LONDON | 1,483 | 1,490 | 1,638 | -7 | -0.5% | -155 | -9.5% | 7,972 | 7,119 | 6,690 | +853 | 12.0% | +1,282 | 19.2% | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | +0.2 | +0.7 | 22.8% | 22.5% | Q |
| CAPITAL NORTH WEST | 544 | 577 | 619 | -33 | -5.7% | -75 | -12.1% | 2,393 | 2,764 | 2,951 | -371 | -13.4% | -558 | -18.9% | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 | -0.6 | -0.8 | 8.4% | 6.8% | H |
| CAPITAL SOUTH | 181 | 197 | 221 | -16 | -8.1% | -40 | -18.1% | 973 | 1,089 | 1,406 | -116 | -10.7% | -433 | -30.8% | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | -0.3 | -1.2 | 2.8% | 2.8% | H |
| CAPITAL MIDLANDS | 863 | 944 | 954 | -81 | -8.6% | -91 | -9.5% | 5,707 | 5,520 | 5,046 | +187 | 3.4% | +661 | 13.1% | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.2 | +0.5 | +0.7 | 13.3% | 16.1% | H |
| CAPITAL BIRMINGHAM | 333 | 384 | 385 | -51 | -13.3% | -52 | -13.5% | 1,351 | 1,575 | 1,689 | -224 | -14.2% | -338 | -20.0% | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | -0.2 | -0.8 | 5.1% | 3.8% | H |
| CAPITAL BRIGHTON | 42 | 46 | 37 | -4 | -8.7% | +5 | 13.5% | 175 | 207 | 201 | -32 | -15.5% | -26 | -12.9% | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 0.6% | 0.5% | Y |
| CAPITAL EAST MIDLANDS | 411 | 418 | 418 | -7 | -1.7% | -7 | -1.7% | 3,702 | 3,422 | 2,655 | +280 | 8.2% | +1,047 | 39.4% | 8.7 | 7.8 | 6.4 | +0.9 | +2.3 | 6.3% | 10.5% | H |
| CAPITAL LANCASHIRE | 91 | 100 | 84 | -9 | -9.0% | +7 | 8.3% | 529 | 597 | 433 | -68 | -11.4% | +96 | 22.2% | 4.9 | 5.9 | 3.7 | -1.0 | +1.2 | 1.4% | 1.5% | H |
| CAPITAL LIVERPOOL | 197 | 176 | 187 | +21 | 11.9% | +10 | 5.3% | 948 | 713 | 722 | +235 | 33.0% | +226 | 31.3% | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | +1.1 | +0.8 | 3.0% | 2.7% | H |
| CAPITAL MANCHESTER | 453 | 478 | 536 | -25 | -5.2% | -83 | -15.5% | 1,864 | 2,167 | 2,518 | -303 | -14.0% | -654 | -26.0% | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | -0.6 | -1.2 | 7.0% | 5.3% | H |
| CAPITAL MID COUNTIES | 143 | 144 | 172 | -1 | -0.7% | -29 | -16.9% | 593 | 573 | 796 | +20 | 3.5% | -203 | -25.5% | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 0.0 | -1.0 | 2.2% | 1.7% | Y |
| CAPITAL NORTH EAST | 424 | 468 | 423 | -44 | -9.4% | +1 | 0.2% | 2,363 | 2,946 | 2,571 | -583 | -19.8% | -208 | -8.1% | 5.1 | 6.5 | 5.2 | -1.4 | -0.1 | 6.5% | 6.7% | H |
| CAPITAL NORTH WEST AND WALES | 101 | 115 | 117 | -14 | -12.2% | -16 | -13.7% | 868 | 754 | 690 | +114 | 15.1% | +178 | 25.8% | 6.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | +2.6 | +2.8 | 1.6% | 2.5% | H |
| CAPITAL SCOTLAND | 414 | 460 | 493 | -46 | -10.0% | -79 | -16.0% | 1,777 | 2,172 | 2,089 | -395 | -18.2% | -312 | -14.9% | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | -0.5 | -0.3 | 6.4% | 5.0% | H |
| CAPITAL SOUTH COAST | 149 | 154 | 174 | -5 | -3.2% | -25 | -14.4% | 855 | 907 | 1,084 | -52 | -5.7% | -229 | -21.1% | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.2 | -0.1 | -0.8 | 2.3% | 2.4% | H |
| CAPITAL SOUTH WALES | 183 | 183 | 171 | 0 | 0.0% | +12 | 7.0% | 1,011 | 924 | 754 | +87 | 9.4% | +257 | 34.1% | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | +0.4 | +1.1 | 2.8% | 2.9% | H |
| CAPITAL YORKSHIRE | 833 | 852 | 833 | -19 | -2.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 4,831 | 5,217 | 4,649 | -386 | -7.4% | +182 | 3.9% | 5.7 | 6.2 | 5.5 | -0.5 | +0.2 | 12.8% | 13.7% | H |
| Networks· % of Brand = CAPITAL BRAND (UK) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAPITAL XTRA (LONDON) | 579 | 608 | 693 | -29 | -4.8% | -114 | -16.5% | 2,297 | 4,132 | 2,736 | -1,835 | -44.4% | -439 | -16.0% | 1.1 | 2.2 | 1.4 | -1.1 | -0.3 | 6.6% | 4.5% | Q |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 1,496 | 1,599 | 1,593 | -103 | -6.4% | -97 | -6.1% | 6,287 | 7,186 | 5,385 | -899 | -12.5% | +902 | 16.8% | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -0.1 | +0.1 | 17.0% | 12.4% | H |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED | 494 | 500 | 592 | -6 | -1.2% | -98 | -16.6% | 1,859 | 1,862 | 2,215 | -3 | -0.2% | -356 | -16.1% | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6% | 3.7% | Q |
| CAPITAL XTRA BRAND UK | 1,819 | 1,943 | 1,998 | -124 | -6.4% | -179 | -9.0% | 8,068 | 9,114 | 7,407 | -1,046 | -11.5% | +661 | 8.9% | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | -0.1 | +0.1 | 20.7% | 15.9% | H |
| CAPITAL ANTHEMS | 626 | 563 | 399 | +63 | 11.2% | +227 | 56.9% | 1,727 | 1,236 | 859 | +491 | 39.7% | +868 | 101.0% | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 7.1% | 3.4% | Q |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 908 | 1,015 | 1,052 | -107 | -10.5% | -144 | -13.7% | 4,583 | 4,718 | 4,160 | -135 | -2.9% | +423 | 10.2% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | +0.1 | 10.3% | 9.0% | Q |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 214 | 213 | 187 | +1 | 0.5% | +27 | 14.4% | 1,003 | 667 | 600 | +336 | 50.4% | +403 | 67.2% | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4% | 2.0% | Q |
| CAPITAL NETWORK (UK) | 6,511 | 6,876 | 7,138 | -365 | -5.3% | -627 | -8.8% | 35,361 | 37,143 | 35,237 | -1,782 | -4.8% | +124 | 0.4% | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | -0.2 | +0.1 | 74.0% | 69.8% | H |
| CAPITAL BRAND (UK) | 8,802 | 9,249 | 9,449 | -447 | -4.8% | -647 | -6.8% | 50,647 | 54,214 | 48,877 | -3,567 | -6.6% | +1,770 | 3.6% | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | -0.3 | +0.2 | 100.0% | 100.0% | H |
| Group brands· % of Group = TOTAL GLOBAL RADIO (UK) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| HEART NETWORK (UK) | 9,355 | 9,483 | 10,192 | -128 | -1.3% | -837 | -8.2% | 59,231 | 61,618 | 60,694 | -2,387 | -3.9% | -1,463 | -2.4% | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.9 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 34.5% | 23.3% | H |
| HEART BRAND (UK) | 12,505 | 12,717 | 13,385 | -212 | -1.7% | -880 | -6.6% | 80,888 | 83,462 | 84,250 | -2,574 | -3.1% | -3,362 | -4.0% | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 46.1% | 31.8% | H |
| LBC BRAND (UK) | 3,557 | 3,409 | 3,343 | +148 | 4.3% | +214 | 6.4% | 30,803 | 30,038 | 31,098 | +765 | 2.5% | -295 | -0.9% | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 13.1% | 12.1% | H |
| RADIO X BRAND (UK) | 2,342 | 2,471 | 2,497 | -129 | -5.2% | -155 | -6.2% | 19,799 | 19,993 | 19,135 | -194 | -1.0% | +664 | 3.5% | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 | +0.1 | 8.6% | 7.8% | H |
| CLASSIC FM BRAND (UK) | 4,383 | 4,442 | 4,736 | -59 | -1.3% | -353 | -7.5% | 36,846 | 37,186 | 37,449 | -340 | -0.9% | -603 | -1.6% | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 16.2% | 14.5% | H |
| SMOOTH BRAND (UK) | 7,347 | 7,489 | 7,809 | -142 | -1.9% | -462 | -5.9% | 48,365 | 50,513 | 49,505 | -2,148 | -4.3% | -1,140 | -2.3% | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 27.1% | 19.0% | H |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 1,613 | 1,683 | 1,599 | -70 | -4.2% | +14 | 0.9% | 11,916 | 12,149 | 10,488 | -233 | -1.9% | +1,428 | 13.6% | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | +0.2 | 6.0% | 4.7% | H |
| Competitors | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| HITS RADIO (BIRMINGHAM) (WAS FREE RADIO (BIRMINGHAM)) | 210 | 220 | 251 | -10 | -4.5% | -41 | -16.3% | 708 | 1,009 | 909 | -301 | -29.8% | -201 | -22.1% | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.4 | -0.6 | -0.4 | H | ||
| HITS RADIO (COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE) (WAS FREE RADIO (COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE)) | 119 | 134 | 112 | -15 | -11.2% | +7 | 6.3% | 596 | 627 | 749 | -31 | -4.9% | -153 | -20.4% | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.7 | -0.2 | -0.9 | H | ||
| HITS RADIO (EAST MIDLANDS) (WAS GEM) | 122 | 123 | 158 | -1 | -0.8% | -36 | -22.8% | 526 | 706 | 1,077 | -180 | -25.5% | -551 | -51.2% | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.5 | -0.3 | -1.3 | H | ||
| FORTH 1 | 318 | 384 | 368 | -66 | -17.2% | -50 | -13.6% | 2,863 | 3,250 | 3,391 | -387 | -11.9% | -528 | -15.6% | 16.4 | 18.1 | 18.9 | -1.7 | -2.5 | H | ||
| CLYDE 1 (GLASGOW & THE WEST) | 668 | 708 | 751 | -40 | -5.6% | -83 | -11.1% | 6,898 | 7,818 | 8,110 | -920 | -11.8% | -1,212 | -14.9% | 19.7 | 20.7 | 21.6 | -1.0 | -1.9 | H | ||
| HITS RADIO (SOUTH YORKSHIRE) (WAS HALLAM FM) | 176 | 204 | 242 | -28 | -13.7% | -66 | -27.3% | 954 | 1,218 | 1,744 | -264 | -21.7% | -790 | -45.3% | 3.8 | 4.9 | 7.3 | -1.1 | -3.5 | H | ||
| HITS RADIO (EAST YORKSHIRE & NORTHERN LINCOLNSHIRE) (WAS VIKING FM) | 86 | 90 | 131 | -4 | -4.4% | -45 | -34.4% | 716 | 513 | 827 | +203 | 39.6% | -111 | -13.4% | 4.0 | 2.8 | 4.5 | +1.2 | -0.5 | H | ||
| HITS RADIO (NORTH EAST - TYNE & WEAR) (WAS METRO RADIO) | 235 | 264 | 323 | -29 | -11.0% | -88 | -27.2% | 1,305 | 1,240 | 2,489 | +65 | 5.2% | -1,184 | -47.6% | 4.2 | 4.2 | 8.0 | 0.0 | -3.8 | H | ||
| HITS RADIO (MANCHESTER & THE NORTH WEST) | 241 | 266 | 276 | -25 | -9.4% | -35 | -12.7% | 1,568 | 1,407 | 1,446 | +161 | 11.4% | +122 | 8.4% | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | H | ||
| HITS RADIO (LIVERPOOL & THE NORTH WEST) (WAS RADIO CITY) | 184 | 197 | 260 | -13 | -6.6% | -76 | -29.2% | 1,273 | 1,272 | 1,882 | +1 | 0.1% | -609 | -32.4% | 3.4 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 0.0 | -1.7 | H | ||
| HITS RADIO (LONDON) (WAS KISS (LONDON)) | 717 | 554 | 676 | +163 | 29.4% | +41 | 6.1% | 1,585 | 1,157 | 1,478 | +428 | 37.0% | +107 | 7.2% | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | +0.2 | +0.1 | Q | ||
| GREATEST HITS RADIO (SOUTH COAST) | 218 | 236 | 329 | -18 | -7.6% | -111 | -33.7% | 2,655 | 2,799 | 3,605 | -144 | -5.1% | -950 | -26.4% | 6.7 | 7.0 | 9.0 | -0.3 | -2.3 | H | ||
| VIRGIN RADIO NETWORK | 1,776 | 1,869 | 2,120 | -93 | -5.0% | -344 | -16.2% | 8,126 | 8,522 | 9,680 | -396 | -4.6% | -1,554 | -16.1% | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | -0.1 | H | ||
| HITS RADIO NETWORK (EXC PARTNERS) | 6,535 | 6,778 | 7,100 | -243 | -3.6% | -565 | -8.0% | 38,976 | 41,893 | 46,065 | -2,917 | -7.0% | -7,089 | -15.4% | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | -0.2 | -0.6 | H | ||
| BBC RADIO 1 | 7,034 | 7,081 | 7,393 | -47 | -0.7% | -359 | -4.9% | 44,871 | 45,620 | 49,437 | -749 | -1.6% | -4,566 | -9.2% | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 0.0 | -0.3 | Q | ||
| BBC RADIO 2 | 12,570 | 12,709 | 13,106 | -139 | -1.1% | -536 | -4.1% | 133,056 | 140,173 | 138,680 | -7,117 | -5.1% | -5,624 | -4.1% | 13.2 | 13.8 | 13.5 | -0.6 | -0.3 | Q | ||
| Capital Brand v Radio 1 Difference | 1,768 | 2,168 | 2,056 | -400 | -18.5% | -288 | -14.0% | 5,776 | 8,594 | -560 | -2,818 | -32.8% | +6,336 | -1131.4% | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | -0.3 | +0.5 | |||
| Group totals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| TOTAL GLOBAL RADIO (UK) | 27,097 | 27,451 | 27,582 | -354 | -1.3% | -485 | -1.8% | 254,309 | 262,553 | 253,396 | -8,244 | -3.1% | +913 | 0.4% | 25.2 | 25.9 | 24.6 | -0.7 | +0.6 | H | ||
| BAUER MEDIA AUDIO UK - TOTAL (EXC PARTNERS) | 20,615 | 21,042 | 21,819 | -427 | -2.0% | -1,204 | -5.5% | 190,234 | 196,254 | 197,141 | -6,020 | -3.1% | -6,907 | -3.5% | 18.8 | 19.3 | 19.2 | -0.5 | -0.4 | H | ||
| Global v Bauer Difference | 6,482 | 6,409 | 5,763 | +73 | 1.1% | +719 | 12.5% | 64,075 | 66,299 | 56,255 | -2,224 | -3.4% | +7,820 | 13.9% | 6.4 | 6.6 | 5.4 | -0.2 | +1.0 | |||
Source: RAJAR — all adults 15+. Q-on-Q compares against the previous release; Y-on-Y against the same release a year earlier. % cols are non-blank for sections with a defined denominator.