Capital RAJAR Topline Results
Latest column: JUN 2026 · Q-on-Q vs MAR 2026 · Y-on-Y vs JUN 2025
| Station | Reach ('000s) | Hours ('000s) | Share (%) | % Reach of Net | % Hours of Net | ||||||||||||||||||
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| JUN 2026 | MAR 2026 | JUN 2025 | Q on Q | Q on Q % | Y on Y | Y on Y % | JUN 2026 | MAR 2026 | JUN 2025 | Q on Q | Q on Q % | Y on Y | Y on Y % | JUN 2026 | MAR 2026 | JUN 2025 | Q on Q | Q on Q % | Y on Y | Y on Y % | |||
| Local stations · % of Net(UK) = CAPITAL NETWORK (UK) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAPITAL LONDON | 1,613 | 1,483 | 1,590 | +130 | 8.8% | +23 | 1.4% | 8,268 | 7,972 | 7,809 | +296 | 3.7% | +459 | 5.9% | 4.2% | 4.0% | 3.9% | +0.2% | 5.0% | +0.3% | 7.7% | 24.8% | 24.2% |
| CAPITAL NORTH WEST | 590 | 544 | 603 | +46 | 8.5% | -13 | -2.2% | 2,434 | 2,393 | 3,129 | +41 | 1.7% | -695 | -22.2% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 4.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -1.2% | -25.0% | 9.1% | 7.1% |
| CAPITAL SOUTH | 186 | 181 | 235 | +5 | 2.8% | -49 | -20.9% | 1,426 | 973 | 1,397 | +453 | 46.6% | +29 | 2.1% | 4.4% | 3.0% | 4.4% | +1.4% | 46.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.9% | 4.2% |
| CAPITAL MIDLANDS | 811 | 863 | 930 | -52 | -6.0% | -119 | -12.8% | 5,186 | 5,707 | 4,859 | -521 | -9.1% | +327 | 6.7% | 5.2% | 5.9% | 5.1% | -0.7% | -11.9% | +0.1% | 2.0% | 12.5% | 15.2% |
| CAPITAL BIRMINGHAM | 284 | 333 | 356 | -49 | -14.7% | -72 | -20.2% | 1,111 | 1,351 | 1,386 | -240 | -17.8% | -275 | -19.8% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 3.8% | -0.8% | -22.2% | -1.0% | -26.3% | 4.4% | 3.3% |
| CAPITAL BRIGHTON | 40 | 42 | 45 | -2 | -4.8% | -5 | -11.1% | 182 | 175 | 234 | +7 | 4.0% | -52 | -22.2% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 3.2% | +0.1% | 4.0% | -0.6% | -18.8% | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| CAPITAL EAST MIDLANDS | 407 | 411 | 438 | -4 | -1.0% | -31 | -7.1% | 3,462 | 3,702 | 2,846 | -240 | -6.5% | +616 | 21.6% | 7.9% | 8.7% | 6.7% | -0.8% | -9.2% | +1.2% | 17.9% | 6.3% | 10.1% |
| CAPITAL LANCASHIRE | 104 | 91 | 97 | +13 | 14.3% | +7 | 7.2% | 584 | 529 | 510 | +55 | 10.4% | +74 | 14.5% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.5% | 11.4% | 1.6% | 1.7% |
| CAPITAL LIVERPOOL | 204 | 197 | 188 | +7 | 3.6% | +16 | 8.5% | 752 | 948 | 680 | -196 | -20.7% | +72 | 10.6% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 3.3% | -0.9% | -20.5% | +0.2% | 6.1% | 3.1% | 2.2% |
| CAPITAL MANCHESTER | 486 | 453 | 506 | +33 | 7.3% | -20 | -4.0% | 1,850 | 1,864 | 2,619 | -14 | -0.8% | -769 | -29.4% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 4.9% | +0.1% | 3.0% | -1.5% | -30.6% | 7.5% | 5.4% |
| CAPITAL MID COUNTIES | 142 | 143 | 171 | -1 | -0.7% | -29 | -17.0% | 564 | 593 | 750 | -29 | -4.9% | -186 | -24.8% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 3.7% | -0.1% | -3.4% | -0.9% | -24.3% | 2.2% | 1.7% |
| CAPITAL NORTH EAST | 358 | 424 | 368 | -66 | -15.6% | -10 | -2.7% | 2,175 | 2,363 | 2,095 | -188 | -8.0% | +80 | 3.8% | 4.6% | 5.1% | 4.5% | -0.5% | -9.8% | +0.1% | 2.2% | 5.5% | 6.4% |
| CAPITAL NORTH WEST AND WALES | 114 | 101 | 142 | +13 | 12.9% | -28 | -19.7% | 1,021 | 868 | 828 | +153 | 17.6% | +193 | 23.3% | 7.0% | 6.3% | 4.2% | +0.7% | 11.1% | +2.8% | 66.7% | 1.8% | 3.0% |
| CAPITAL SCOTLAND | 401 | 414 | 487 | -13 | -3.1% | -86 | -17.7% | 1,767 | 1,777 | 2,527 | -10 | -0.6% | -760 | -30.1% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 4.8% | -0.1% | -2.7% | -1.2% | -25.0% | 6.2% | 5.2% |
| CAPITAL SOUTH COAST | 152 | 149 | 186 | +3 | 2.0% | -34 | -18.3% | 1,268 | 855 | 1,157 | +413 | 48.3% | +111 | 9.6% | 5.0% | 3.4% | 4.8% | +1.6% | 47.1% | +0.2% | 4.2% | 2.3% | 3.7% |
| CAPITAL SOUTH WALES | 203 | 183 | 204 | +20 | 10.9% | -1 | -0.5% | 1,115 | 1,011 | 1,037 | +104 | 10.3% | +78 | 7.5% | 4.8% | 4.6% | 4.7% | +0.2% | 4.3% | +0.1% | 2.1% | 3.1% | 3.3% |
| CAPITAL YORKSHIRE | 851 | 833 | 811 | +18 | 2.2% | +40 | 4.9% | 4,671 | 4,831 | 4,060 | -160 | -3.3% | +611 | 15.0% | 5.3% | 5.7% | 4.9% | -0.4% | -7.0% | +0.4% | 8.2% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| Networks · % of Brand = CAPITAL BRAND (UK) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAPITAL XTRA (LONDON) | 597 | 579 | 709 | +18 | 3.1% | -112 | -15.8% | 2,554 | 2,297 | 2,833 | +257 | 11.2% | -279 | -9.8% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | +0.2% | 18.2% | -0.1% | -7.1% | 6.7% | 5.2% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 1,511 | 1,496 | 1,673 | +15 | 1.0% | -162 | -9.7% | 5,422 | 6,287 | 5,905 | -865 | -13.8% | -483 | -8.2% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.6% | -0.1% | -16.7% | -0.1% | -16.7% | 17.0% | 11.1% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED | 527 | 494 | 574 | +33 | 6.7% | -47 | -8.2% | 1,580 | 1,859 | 2,123 | -279 | -15.0% | -543 | -25.6% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.9% | 3.2% |
| CAPITAL XTRA BRAND UK | 1,833 | 1,819 | 2,021 | +14 | 0.8% | -188 | -9.3% | 7,052 | 8,068 | 8,066 | -1,016 | -12.6% | -1,014 | -12.6% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% | -0.1% | -12.5% | -0.1% | -12.5% | 20.7% | 14.5% |
| CAPITAL ANTHEMS | 735 | 626 | 479 | +109 | 17.4% | +256 | 53.4% | 2,108 | 1,727 | 1,019 | +381 | 22.1% | +1,089 | 106.9% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.1% | 100.0% | 8.3% | 4.3% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 1,018 | 908 | 998 | +110 | 12.1% | +20 | 2.0% | 4,593 | 4,583 | 5,103 | +10 | 0.2% | -510 | -10.0% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.5% | -0.1% | -20.0% | -0.1% | -20.0% | 11.5% | 9.4% |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 225 | 214 | 166 | +11 | 5.1% | +59 | 35.5% | 809 | 1,003 | 506 | -194 | -19.3% | +303 | 59.9% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.1% | — | 2.5% | 1.7% |
| CAPITAL NETWORK (UK) | 6,512 | 6,511 | 7,001 | +1 | 0.0% | -489 | -7.0% | 34,175 | 35,361 | 34,778 | -1,186 | -3.4% | -603 | -1.7% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 3.4% | -0.2% | -5.7% | -0.1% | -2.9% | 73.5% | 70.2% |
| CAPITAL BRAND (UK) | 8,864 | 8,802 | 9,304 | +62 | 0.7% | -440 | -4.7% | 48,683 | 50,647 | 48,960 | -1,964 | -3.9% | -277 | -0.6% | 4.7% | 5.0% | 4.8% | -0.3% | -6.0% | -0.1% | -2.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Group brands · % of Group = TOTAL GLOBAL RADIO (UK) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| HEART NETWORK (UK) | 9,379 | 9,355 | 9,671 | +24 | 0.3% | -292 | -3.0% | 59,006 | 59,231 | 59,166 | -225 | -0.4% | -160 | -0.3% | 5.7% | 5.9% | 5.8% | -0.2% | -3.4% | -0.1% | -1.7% | 34.0% | 23.1% |
| HEART BRAND (UK) | 12,826 | 12,505 | 13,034 | +321 | 2.6% | -208 | -1.6% | 83,064 | 80,888 | 82,870 | +2,176 | 2.7% | +194 | 0.2% | 8.1% | 8.0% | 8.1% | +0.1% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 46.5% | 32.5% |
| LBC BRAND (UK) | 3,688 | 3,557 | 3,377 | +131 | 3.7% | +311 | 9.2% | 31,254 | 30,803 | 31,617 | +451 | 1.5% | -363 | -1.1% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 3.1% | -0.1% | -3.2% | -0.1% | -3.2% | 13.4% | 12.2% |
| RADIO X BRAND (UK) | 2,411 | 2,342 | 2,435 | +69 | 2.9% | -24 | -1.0% | 19,697 | 19,799 | 18,709 | -102 | -0.5% | +988 | 5.3% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 1.8% | -0.1% | -5.0% | +0.1% | 5.6% | 8.7% | 7.7% |
| CLASSIC FM BRAND (UK) | 4,514 | 4,383 | 4,671 | +131 | 3.0% | -157 | -3.4% | 37,750 | 36,846 | 38,625 | +904 | 2.5% | -875 | -2.3% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.8% | +0.1% | 2.8% | -0.1% | -2.6% | 16.4% | 14.8% |
| SMOOTH BRAND (UK) | 7,374 | 7,347 | 7,712 | +27 | 0.4% | -338 | -4.4% | 51,413 | 48,365 | 50,342 | +3,048 | 6.3% | +1,071 | 2.1% | 5.0% | 4.8% | 4.9% | +0.2% | 4.2% | +0.1% | 2.0% | 26.7% | 20.1% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 1,535 | 1,613 | 1,647 | -78 | -4.8% | -112 | -6.8% | 11,086 | 11,916 | 11,628 | -830 | -7.0% | -542 | -4.7% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.1% | -0.1% | -8.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.6% | 4.3% |
| Competitors | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| HITS RADIO (BIRMINGHAM) (WAS FREE RADIO (BIRMINGHAM)) | 196 | 210 | 233 | -14 | -6.7% | -37 | -15.9% | 1,049 | 708 | 885 | +341 | 48.2% | +164 | 18.5% | 2.8% | 2.0% | 2.4% | +0.8% | 40.0% | +0.4% | 16.7% | — | — |
| HITS RADIO (COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE) (WAS FREE RADIO (COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE)) | 89 | 119 | 107 | -30 | -25.2% | -18 | -16.8% | 443 | 596 | 662 | -153 | -25.7% | -219 | -33.1% | 3.5% | 4.8% | 5.3% | -1.3% | -27.1% | -1.8% | -34.0% | — | — |
| HITS RADIO (EAST MIDLANDS) (WAS GEM) | 128 | 122 | 143 | +6 | 4.9% | -15 | -10.5% | 865 | 526 | 1,133 | +339 | 64.4% | -268 | -23.7% | 1.9% | 1.2% | 2.6% | +0.7% | 58.3% | -0.7% | -26.9% | — | — |
| FORTH 1 | 339 | 318 | 366 | +21 | 6.6% | -27 | -7.4% | 3,187 | 2,863 | 3,830 | +324 | 11.3% | -643 | -16.8% | 17.3% | 16.4% | 19.8% | +0.9% | 5.5% | -2.5% | -12.6% | — | — |
| CLYDE 1 (GLASGOW & THE WEST) | 687 | 668 | 738 | +19 | 2.8% | -51 | -6.9% | 6,786 | 6,898 | 8,096 | -112 | -1.6% | -1,310 | -16.2% | 19.5% | 19.7% | 21.6% | -0.2% | -1.0% | -2.1% | -9.7% | — | — |
| HITS RADIO (SOUTH YORKSHIRE) (WAS HALLAM FM) | 170 | 176 | 226 | -6 | -3.4% | -56 | -24.8% | 1,043 | 954 | 1,595 | +89 | 9.3% | -552 | -34.6% | 4.0% | 3.8% | 6.8% | +0.2% | 5.3% | -2.8% | -41.2% | — | — |
| HITS RADIO (EAST YORKSHIRE & NORTHERN LINCOLNSHIRE) (WAS VIKING FM) | 92 | 86 | 124 | +6 | 7.0% | -32 | -25.8% | 748 | 716 | 646 | +32 | 4.5% | +102 | 15.8% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 3.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.2% | 5.3% | — | — |
| HITS RADIO (NORTH EAST - TYNE & WEAR) (WAS METRO RADIO) | 231 | 235 | 302 | -4 | -1.7% | -71 | -23.5% | 1,435 | 1,305 | 2,159 | +130 | 10.0% | -724 | -33.5% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 7.2% | +0.2% | 4.8% | -2.8% | -38.9% | — | — |
| HITS RADIO (MANCHESTER & THE NORTH WEST) | 230 | 241 | 257 | -11 | -4.6% | -27 | -10.5% | 1,311 | 1,568 | 1,323 | -257 | -16.4% | -12 | -0.9% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 2.9% | -0.5% | -14.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — |
| HITS RADIO (LIVERPOOL & THE NORTH WEST) (WAS RADIO CITY) | 170 | 184 | 255 | -14 | -7.6% | -85 | -33.3% | 1,150 | 1,273 | 2,052 | -123 | -9.7% | -902 | -44.0% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 5.5% | -0.4% | -11.8% | -2.5% | -45.5% | — | — |
| HITS RADIO (LONDON) (WAS KISS (LONDON)) | 629 | 717 | 662 | -88 | -12.3% | -33 | -5.0% | 1,899 | 1,585 | 1,502 | +314 | 19.8% | +397 | 26.4% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | +0.2% | 25.0% | +0.2% | 25.0% | — | — |
| GREATEST HITS RADIO (SOUTH COAST) | 211 | 218 | 275 | -7 | -3.2% | -64 | -23.3% | 2,646 | 2,655 | 3,476 | -9 | -0.3% | -830 | -23.9% | 6.8% | 6.7% | 8.9% | +0.1% | 1.5% | -2.1% | -23.6% | — | — |
| VIRGIN RADIO NETWORK | 1,786 | 1,776 | 2,185 | +10 | 0.6% | -399 | -18.3% | 7,855 | 8,126 | 9,305 | -271 | -3.3% | -1,450 | -15.6% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.1% | -11.1% | — | — |
| HITS RADIO NETWORK (EXC PARTNERS) | 6,536 | 6,535 | 6,930 | +1 | 0.0% | -394 | -5.7% | 40,149 | 38,976 | 45,880 | +1,173 | 3.0% | -5,731 | -12.5% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 4.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.6% | -13.3% | — | — |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 6,904 | 7,034 | 7,483 | -130 | -1.8% | -579 | -7.7% | 43,291 | 44,871 | 48,879 | -1,580 | -3.5% | -5,588 | -11.4% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.3% | -6.7% | -0.6% | -12.5% | — | — |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 12,367 | 12,570 | 12,619 | -203 | -1.6% | -252 | -2.0% | 138,039 | 133,056 | 133,597 | +4,983 | 3.7% | +4,442 | 3.3% | 13.3% | 13.2% | 13.0% | +0.1% | 0.8% | +0.3% | 2.3% | — | — |
| Group totals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| TOTAL GLOBAL RADIO (UK) | 27,587 | 27,097 | 27,474 | +490 | 1.8% | +113 | 0.4% | 255,614 | 254,309 | 255,896 | +1,305 | 0.5% | -282 | -0.1% | 24.9% | 25.2% | 25.1% | -0.3% | -1.2% | -0.2% | -0.8% | — | — |
| BAUER MEDIA AUDIO UK - TOTAL (EXC PARTNERS) | 21,120 | 20,615 | 21,538 | +505 | 2.4% | -418 | -1.9% | 194,982 | 190,234 | 197,286 | +4,748 | 2.5% | -2,304 | -1.2% | 19.0% | 18.8% | 19.3% | +0.2% | 1.1% | -0.3% | -1.6% | — | — |
Source: RAJAR. Reach and hours in thousands. — means RAJAR published no estimate for that station and quarter — most often because it was not separately reported. Which stations appear here, and what each section is a percentage of, follows the published topline rather than being derived.