Global Radio RAJAR Topline Results
Latest column: MAR 2026 · Q-on-Q vs DEC 2025 · Y-on-Y vs MAR 2025
Global Radio 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 | ||||
| Heart· % of Brand = HEART BRAND (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 | 74.8% | 73.2% | H |
| HEART 70S | 581 | 579 | 675 | +2 | 0.3% | -94 | -13.9% | 2,169 | 1,945 | 2,538 | +224 | 11.5% | -369 | -14.5% | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6% | 2.7% | Q |
| HEART 80S | 1,602 | 1,562 | 1,722 | +40 | 2.6% | -120 | -7.0% | 7,050 | 6,683 | 6,482 | +367 | 5.5% | +568 | 8.8% | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | +0.1 | 12.8% | 8.7% | Q |
| HEART 90S | 959 | 972 | 1,180 | -13 | -1.3% | -221 | -18.7% | 3,324 | 3,492 | 4,077 | -168 | -4.8% | -753 | -18.5% | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 7.7% | 4.1% | Q |
| HEART 00S | 931 | 899 | 967 | +32 | 3.6% | -36 | -3.7% | 3,948 | 2,984 | 3,590 | +964 | 32.3% | +358 | 10.0% | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 7.4% | 4.9% | Q |
| HEART 10S | 356 | 245 | 316 | +111 | 45.3% | +40 | 12.7% | 688 | 313 | 721 | +375 | 119.8% | -33 | -4.6% | 0.1 | — | 0.1 | — | 0.0 | 2.8% | 0.9% | Q |
| HEART LOVE | 201 | 216 | 207 | -15 | -6.9% | -6 | -2.9% | 598 | 332 | 365 | +266 | 80.1% | +233 | 63.8% | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | 1.6% | 0.7% | Q |
| HEART MUSICALS | 175 | 208 | 216 | -33 | -15.9% | -41 | -19.0% | 350 | 435 | 1,054 | -85 | -19.5% | -704 | -66.8% | 0.0 | — | 0.1 | — | -0.1 | 1.4% | 0.4% | Q |
| HEART DANCE | 987 | 1,001 | 924 | -14 | -1.4% | +63 | 6.8% | 4,370 | 4,370 | 4,426 | 0 | 0.0% | -56 | -1.3% | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.9% | 5.4% | Q |
| 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 | 100.0% | 100.0% | H |
| Capital· % of Brand = CAPITAL BRAND (UK) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 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 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 |
| Smooth· % of Brand = SMOOTH BRAND (UK) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMOOTH RADIO NETWORK (UK) | 5,701 | 5,854 | 6,201 | -153 | -2.6% | -500 | -8.1% | 37,945 | 38,991 | 40,630 | -1,046 | -2.7% | -2,685 | -6.6% | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 77.6% | 78.5% | H |
| SMOOTH COUNTRY | 375 | 347 | 411 | +28 | 8.1% | -36 | -8.8% | 1,833 | 2,100 | 2,291 | -267 | -12.7% | -458 | -20.0% | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.1% | 3.8% | Q |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 513 | 466 | 336 | +47 | 10.1% | +177 | 52.7% | 2,461 | 2,294 | 1,180 | +167 | 7.3% | +1,281 | 108.6% | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.1 | 7.0% | 5.1% | Q |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 395 | 382 | 511 | +13 | 3.4% | -116 | -22.7% | 1,682 | 2,105 | 2,149 | -423 | -20.1% | -467 | -21.7% | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.4% | 3.5% | Q |
| SMOOTH 70S | 304 | 208 | 346 | +96 | 46.2% | -42 | -12.1% | 936 | 752 | 1,675 | +184 | 24.5% | -739 | -44.1% | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 4.1% | 1.9% | Q |
| SMOOTH 80S | 617 | 563 | 595 | +54 | 9.6% | +22 | 3.7% | 3,000 | 2,078 | 1,958 | +922 | 44.4% | +1,042 | 53.2% | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 8.4% | 6.2% | Q |
| SMOOTH SOUL | 202 | 188 | 278 | +14 | 7.4% | -76 | -27.3% | 770 | 682 | 371 | +88 | 12.9% | +399 | 107.5% | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | 0.0 | — | 2.7% | 1.6% | Q |
| 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 | 100.0% | 100.0% | H |
| LBC· % of Brand = LBC BRAND (UK) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LBC LONDON | 1,530 | 1,328 | 1,434 | +202 | 15.2% | +96 | 6.7% | 14,899 | 14,729 | 17,315 | +170 | 1.2% | -2,416 | -14.0% | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.6 | -0.3 | -1.1 | 43.0% | 48.4% | Q |
| LBC (UK) | 2,875 | 2,775 | 2,645 | +100 | 3.6% | +230 | 8.7% | 27,809 | 27,536 | 28,311 | +273 | 1.0% | -502 | -1.8% | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | +0.1 | 0.0 | 80.8% | 90.3% | H |
| LBC NEWS (LONDON) | 578 | 408 | 410 | +170 | 41.7% | +168 | 41.0% | 2,368 | 1,197 | 1,953 | +1,171 | 97.8% | +415 | 21.2% | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | +0.6 | +0.2 | 16.2% | 7.7% | Q |
| LBC NEWS (UK) | 1,084 | 981 | 1,013 | +103 | 10.5% | +71 | 7.0% | 2,995 | 2,502 | 2,787 | +493 | 19.7% | +208 | 7.5% | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.1 | 0.0 | 30.5% | 9.7% | 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 | 100.0% | 100.0% | H |
| Radio X· % of Brand = RADIO X BRAND (UK) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| RADIO X LONDON | 408 | 348 | 435 | +60 | 17.2% | -27 | -6.2% | 3,175 | 3,297 | 3,504 | -122 | -3.7% | -329 | -9.4% | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 17.4% | 16.0% | Q |
| RADIO X MANCHESTER | 196 | 209 | 192 | -13 | -6.2% | +4 | 2.1% | 1,490 | 1,546 | 1,440 | -56 | -3.6% | +50 | 3.5% | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | -0.1 | +0.1 | 8.4% | 7.5% | H |
| RADIO X NETWORK (UK) | 1,866 | 1,967 | 1,997 | -101 | -5.1% | -131 | -6.6% | 16,606 | 17,177 | 16,578 | -571 | -3.3% | +28 | 0.2% | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 79.7% | 83.9% | H |
| RADIO X 90S | 146 | 105 | 122 | +41 | 39.0% | +24 | 19.7% | 627 | 263 | 387 | +364 | 138.4% | +240 | 62.0% | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | 6.2% | 3.2% | Q |
| RADIO X 90S (MANCHESTER) | 66 | 71 | 108 | -5 | -7.0% | -42 | -38.9% | 368 | 276 | 486 | +92 | 33.3% | -118 | -24.3% | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | +0.2 | -0.2 | 2.8% | 1.9% | H |
| RADIO X 00S | 143 | 119 | 106 | +24 | 20.2% | +37 | 34.9% | 437 | 196 | 269 | +241 | 123.0% | +168 | 62.5% | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 6.1% | 2.2% | Q |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 221 | 266 | 162 | -45 | -16.9% | +59 | 36.4% | 1,929 | 1,862 | 1,015 | +67 | 3.6% | +914 | 90.0% | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.1 | 9.4% | 9.7% | Q |
| RADIO X CHILLED | 151 | 142 | 157 | +9 | 6.3% | -6 | -3.8% | 268 | 266 | 352 | +2 | 0.8% | -84 | -23.9% | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 6.4% | 1.4% | Q |
| 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 | 100.0% | 100.0% | H |
| Classic FM· % of Brand = CLASSIC FM BRAND (UK) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| CLASSIC FM | 4,171 | 4,210 | 4,538 | -39 | -0.9% | -367 | -8.1% | 33,425 | 34,321 | 34,974 | -896 | -2.6% | -1,549 | -4.4% | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 95.2% | 90.7% | H |
| CLASSIC FM CALM | 386 | 342 | 290 | +44 | 12.9% | +96 | 33.1% | 2,414 | 1,757 | 1,763 | +657 | 37.4% | +651 | 36.9% | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8% | 6.6% | Q |
| CLASSIC FM MOVIES | 203 | 178 | 154 | +25 | 14.0% | +49 | 31.8% | 1,218 | 1,347 | 845 | -129 | -9.6% | +373 | 44.1% | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6% | 3.3% | Q |
| 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 | 100.0% | 100.0% | H |
| Gold Radio· % of Brand = GOLD RADIO UK | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| GOLD RADIO LONDON | 295 | 283 | 364 | +12 | 4.2% | -69 | -19.0% | 2,318 | 2,131 | 2,253 | +187 | 8.8% | +65 | 2.9% | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 18.3% | 19.5% | Q |
| GOLD RADIO MANCHESTER | — | — | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 582 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | — | — | H | ||
| GOLD RADIO EAST MIDLANDS | — | — | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 858 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6 | — | — | H | ||
| GOLD RADIO CAMBRIDGESHIRE | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 256 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3 | — | — | 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 | 100.0% | 100.0% | H |
| Group totals· % of Group = TOTAL GLOBAL RADIO (UK) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | 32.5% | 19.9% | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 100.0% | 100.0% | H |
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.