Heart RAJAR Topline Results
Latest column: MAR 2026 · Q-on-Q vs DEC 2025 · Y-on-Y vs MAR 2025
Heart 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) = HEART NETWORK (UK) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| HEART WEST | 884 | 901 | 1,003 | -17 | -1.9% | -119 | -11.9% | 6,512 | 7,254 | 6,644 | -742 | -10.2% | -132 | -2.0% | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.2 | -0.6 | -0.1 | 9.4% | 11.0% | H |
| HEART EAST | 1,149 | 1,099 | 1,148 | +50 | 4.5% | +1 | 0.1% | 8,517 | 8,162 | 8,435 | +355 | 4.3% | +82 | 1.0% | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | +0.2 | +0.3 | 12.3% | 14.4% | H |
| HEART EAST MIDLANDS | 197 | 174 | — | +23 | 13.2% | — | — | 766 | 928 | — | -162 | -17.5% | — | — | 1.8 | 2.1 | — | -0.3 | — | 2.1% | 1.3% | H |
| HEART EAST MIDLANDS - DERBYSHIRE | 38 | 34 | — | +4 | 11.8% | — | — | 115 | 190 | — | -75 | -39.5% | — | — | 1.2 | 1.8 | — | -0.6 | — | 0.4% | 0.2% | H |
| HEART EAST MIDLANDS - LEICESTER | 64 | 57 | — | +7 | 12.3% | — | — | 290 | 334 | — | -44 | -13.2% | — | — | 1.9 | 2.2 | — | -0.3 | — | 0.7% | 0.5% | H |
| HEART EAST MIDLANDS - NOTTINGHAMSHIRE | 95 | 83 | — | +12 | 14.5% | — | — | 361 | 404 | — | -43 | -10.6% | — | — | 2.0 | 2.1 | — | -0.1 | — | 1.0% | 0.6% | H |
| HEART SOUTH | 1,315 | 1,275 | 1,246 | +40 | 3.1% | +69 | 5.5% | 9,331 | 9,314 | 7,915 | +17 | 0.2% | +1,416 | 17.9% | 7.5 | 7.4 | 6.2 | +0.1 | +1.3 | 14.1% | 15.8% | H |
| HEART CAMBRIDGESHIRE | 206 | 195 | 191 | +11 | 5.6% | +15 | 7.9% | 1,166 | 1,305 | 1,614 | -139 | -10.7% | -448 | -27.8% | 6.2 | 7.2 | 8.4 | -1.0 | -2.2 | 2.2% | 2.0% | H |
| HEART EAST ANGLIA | 324 | 323 | 327 | +1 | 0.3% | -3 | -0.9% | 2,544 | 2,593 | 2,687 | -49 | -1.9% | -143 | -5.3% | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.6 | -0.2 | -0.9 | 3.5% | 4.3% | H |
| HEART EAST ANGLIA - NORFOLK | 197 | 186 | 197 | +11 | 5.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1,369 | 1,394 | 1,632 | -25 | -1.8% | -263 | -16.1% | 9.1 | 9.2 | 11.2 | -0.1 | -2.1 | 2.1% | 2.3% | H |
| HEART EAST ANGLIA - SUFFOLK | 127 | 137 | 130 | -10 | -7.3% | -3 | -2.3% | 1,175 | 1,199 | 1,056 | -24 | -2.0% | +119 | 11.3% | 10.6 | 10.8 | 9.7 | -0.2 | +0.9 | 1.4% | 2.0% | H |
| HEART ESSEX | 207 | 182 | 215 | +25 | 13.7% | -8 | -3.7% | 1,748 | 1,470 | 1,605 | +278 | 18.9% | +143 | 8.9% | 7.0 | 5.9 | 6.3 | +1.1 | +0.7 | 2.2% | 3.0% | H |
| HEART ESSEX - CHELMSFORD & SOUTHEND | 151 | 133 | 147 | +18 | 13.5% | +4 | 2.7% | 964 | 825 | 1,290 | +139 | 16.8% | -326 | -25.3% | 5.0 | 4.2 | 6.4 | +0.8 | -1.4 | 1.6% | 1.6% | H |
| HEART ESSEX - COLCHESTER | 39 | 39 | 47 | +1 | 2.1% | -7 | -15.5% | 406 | 394 | 250 | +12 | 2.9% | +156 | 62.2% | 12.4 | 11.9 | 7.7 | +0.5 | +4.7 | 0.4% | 0.7% | Y |
| HEART ESSEX - HARLOW | 11 | 11 | 12 | -1 | -5.3% | -1 | -6.9% | 107 | 125 | 84 | -18 | -14.6% | +22 | 26.6% | 5.4 | 6.3 | 3.9 | -0.9 | +1.5 | 0.1% | 0.2% | Y |
| HEART FOUR COUNTIES | 411 | 398 | 416 | +13 | 3.3% | -5 | -1.2% | 3,060 | 2,795 | 2,528 | +265 | 9.5% | +532 | 21.0% | 7.6 | 7.2 | 5.8 | +0.4 | +1.8 | 4.4% | 5.2% | H |
| HEART FOUR COUNTIES - BEDFORDSHIRE | 72 | 77 | 79 | -5 | -6.5% | -7 | -8.9% | 670 | 612 | 547 | +58 | 9.5% | +123 | 22.5% | 11.7 | 10.1 | 8.7 | +1.6 | +3.0 | 0.8% | 1.1% | Y |
| HEART FOUR COUNTIES - BEDS/BUCKS/HERTS | 134 | 104 | 77 | +30 | 28.8% | +57 | 74.0% | 909 | 588 | 427 | +321 | 54.6% | +482 | 112.9% | 6.4 | 4.7 | 3.0 | +1.7 | +3.4 | 1.4% | 1.5% | H |
| HEART HERTFORDSHIRE | 61 | 62 | 42 | -1 | -1.6% | +19 | 45.2% | 253 | 301 | 243 | -48 | -15.9% | +10 | 4.1% | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.7 | -0.6 | +0.1 | 0.7% | 0.4% | H |
| HEART FOUR COUNTIES - MILTON KEYNES | 56 | 52 | 52 | +4 | 8.5% | +4 | 7.5% | 389 | 366 | 356 | +23 | 6.2% | +33 | 9.2% | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.6 | +0.4 | +0.5 | 0.6% | 0.7% | Y |
| HEART FOUR COUNTIES - NORTHAMPTONSHIRE | 128 | 127 | 166 | +1 | 0.8% | -38 | -22.9% | 750 | 890 | 913 | -140 | -15.7% | -163 | -17.9% | 8.0 | 8.9 | 7.4 | -0.9 | +0.6 | 1.4% | 1.3% | H |
| HEART KENT | 284 | 270 | 251 | +14 | 5.2% | +33 | 13.1% | 2,124 | 1,983 | 2,034 | +141 | 7.1% | +90 | 4.4% | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.2 | +0.4 | +0.8 | 3.0% | 3.6% | H |
| HEART LONDON | 1,761 | 1,585 | 2,015 | +176 | 11.1% | -254 | -12.6% | 8,525 | 8,281 | 9,843 | +244 | 2.9% | -1,318 | -13.4% | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.9 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 18.8% | 14.4% | Q |
| HEART NORTH EAST | 371 | 399 | 443 | -28 | -7.0% | -72 | -16.3% | 2,175 | 2,300 | 3,091 | -125 | -5.4% | -916 | -29.6% | 4.6 | 5.0 | 6.1 | -0.4 | -1.5 | 4.0% | 3.7% | H |
| HEART NORTH LANCS & CUMBRIA | 82 | 76 | 79 | +6 | 7.9% | +3 | 3.9% | 629 | 514 | 725 | +115 | 22.3% | -96 | -13.2% | 12.8 | 10.3 | 12.8 | +2.5 | 0.0 | 0.9% | 1.1% | Y |
| HEART NORTH WALES | 108 | 111 | 102 | -3 | -2.7% | +6 | 5.9% | 792 | 928 | 814 | -136 | -14.7% | -22 | -2.7% | 5.8 | 6.6 | 5.6 | -0.8 | +0.2 | 1.2% | 1.3% | H |
| HEART NORTH WEST | 935 | 921 | 983 | +14 | 1.5% | -48 | -4.9% | 5,540 | 5,469 | 5,050 | +71 | 1.3% | +490 | 9.7% | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 0.0 | +0.1 | 10.0% | 9.4% | H |
| HEART NORTH WEST GROUP | 1,007 | 999 | 1,056 | +8 | 0.8% | -49 | -4.6% | 6,087 | 6,014 | 5,641 | +73 | 1.2% | +446 | 7.9% | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 | 10.8% | 10.3% | H |
| HEART SCOTLAND | 399 | 412 | 469 | -13 | -3.2% | -70 | -14.9% | 1,861 | 2,027 | 2,004 | -166 | -8.2% | -143 | -7.1% | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3% | 3.1% | H |
| HEART SCOTLAND EAST | 140 | 142 | 163 | -2 | -1.4% | -23 | -14.1% | 663 | 866 | 812 | -203 | -23.4% | -149 | -18.3% | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | -1.0 | -0.7 | 1.5% | 1.1% | H |
| HEART SCOTLAND WEST | 259 | 271 | 306 | -12 | -4.4% | -47 | -15.4% | 1,197 | 1,161 | 1,192 | +36 | 3.1% | +5 | 0.4% | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 | +0.5 | +0.3 | 2.8% | 2.0% | H |
| HEART SOLENT | 367 | 364 | 380 | +3 | 0.8% | -13 | -3.4% | 2,632 | 2,849 | 2,440 | -217 | -7.6% | +192 | 7.9% | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.0 | -0.4 | +0.6 | 3.9% | 4.4% | H |
| HEART SOLENT - DORSET | 124 | 129 | 143 | -5 | -3.9% | -19 | -13.3% | 982 | 1,080 | 966 | -98 | -9.1% | +16 | 1.7% | 7.4 | 8.2 | 7.1 | -0.8 | +0.3 | 1.3% | 1.7% | H |
| HEART SOLENT - HAMPSHIRE | 243 | 235 | 237 | +8 | 3.4% | +6 | 2.5% | 1,650 | 1,769 | 1,473 | -119 | -6.7% | +177 | 12.0% | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.4 | -0.2 | +0.8 | 2.6% | 2.8% | H |
| HEART SOUTH WALES | 437 | 445 | 540 | -8 | -1.8% | -103 | -19.1% | 3,858 | 4,211 | 4,105 | -353 | -8.4% | -247 | -6.0% | 10.1 | 11.0 | 10.6 | -0.9 | -0.5 | 4.7% | 6.5% | H |
| HEART SOUTH WEST | 325 | 319 | 397 | +6 | 1.9% | -72 | -18.1% | 2,446 | 2,639 | 2,579 | -193 | -7.3% | -133 | -5.2% | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.2 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 3.5% | 4.1% | H |
| HEART SOUTH WEST - CORNWALL | 97 | 109 | 122 | -12 | -11.0% | -25 | -20.5% | 810 | 927 | 812 | -117 | -12.6% | -2 | -0.2% | 8.8 | 9.7 | 8.0 | -0.9 | +0.8 | 1.0% | 1.4% | Y |
| HEART SOUTH WEST - EXETER | 51 | 61 | 80 | -10 | -16.4% | -29 | -36.3% | 322 | 291 | 384 | +31 | 10.7% | -62 | -16.1% | 5.4 | 4.8 | 6.0 | +0.6 | -0.6 | 0.5% | 0.5% | Y |
| HEART SOUTH WEST - NORTH DEVON | 40 | 37 | 37 | +3 | 8.6% | +3 | 8.1% | 235 | 233 | 308 | +2 | 0.9% | -73 | -23.6% | 7.7 | 8.4 | 9.3 | -0.7 | -1.6 | 0.4% | 0.4% | Y |
| HEART SOUTH WEST - PLYMOUTH & SOUTH HAMS | 91 | 94 | 95 | -3 | -3.2% | -4 | -4.2% | 712 | 694 | 613 | +18 | 2.6% | +99 | 16.2% | 8.9 | 8.2 | 7.9 | +0.7 | +1.0 | 1.0% | 1.2% | Y |
| HEART SOUTH WEST - TORBAY | 45 | 41 | 62 | +4 | 9.7% | -17 | -27.1% | 409 | 361 | 429 | +49 | 13.6% | -20 | -4.6% | 9.1 | 8.2 | 10.0 | +0.9 | -0.9 | 0.5% | 0.7% | Y |
| HEART SUSSEX | 320 | 303 | 280 | +17 | 5.6% | +40 | 14.3% | 2,421 | 2,234 | 1,554 | +187 | 8.4% | +867 | 55.8% | 7.9 | 7.2 | 4.9 | +0.7 | +3.0 | 3.4% | 4.1% | H |
| HEART SUSSEX - NORTH | 38 | 33 | 27 | +5 | 15.2% | +11 | 40.7% | 330 | 284 | 138 | +46 | 16.2% | +192 | 139.1% | 5.2 | 4.5 | 2.1 | +0.7 | +3.1 | 0.4% | 0.6% | Y |
| HEART SUSSEX - SOUTH | 283 | 263 | 261 | +20 | 7.6% | +22 | 8.4% | 2,062 | 1,817 | 1,459 | +245 | 13.5% | +603 | 41.3% | 8.4 | 7.3 | 5.8 | +1.1 | +2.6 | 3.0% | 3.5% | H |
| HEART THAMES VALLEY | 344 | 338 | 334 | +6 | 1.8% | +10 | 3.0% | 2,154 | 2,248 | 1,887 | -94 | -4.2% | +267 | 14.1% | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.1 | -0.3 | +0.7 | 3.7% | 3.6% | H |
| HEART THAMES VALLEY - BERKS & N.HANTS | 187 | 179 | 160 | +8 | 4.5% | +27 | 16.9% | 1,207 | 1,084 | 866 | +123 | 11.3% | +341 | 39.4% | 8.4 | 7.5 | 6.8 | +0.9 | +1.6 | 2.0% | 2.0% | H |
| HEART THAMES VALLEY - OXFORDSHIRE | 157 | 158 | 174 | -1 | -0.6% | -17 | -9.8% | 947 | 1,164 | 1,021 | -217 | -18.6% | -74 | -7.2% | 7.1 | 8.7 | 7.5 | -1.6 | -0.4 | 1.7% | 1.6% | H |
| HEART WEST COUNTRY | 558 | 582 | 607 | -24 | -4.1% | -49 | -8.1% | 4,066 | 4,615 | 4,065 | -549 | -11.9% | +1 | 0.0% | 8.1 | 8.8 | 8.1 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 6.0% | 6.9% | H |
| HEART WEST COUNTRY - BRISTOL/WESTON & BATH | 224 | 235 | 231 | -11 | -4.7% | -7 | -3.0% | 925 | 1,263 | 1,289 | -338 | -26.8% | -364 | -28.2% | 5.1 | 6.4 | 7.0 | -1.3 | -1.9 | 2.4% | 1.6% | H |
| HEART WEST COUNTRY - GLOUCESTERSHIRE | 111 | 116 | 102 | -5 | -4.3% | +9 | 8.8% | 1,113 | 1,210 | 808 | -97 | -8.0% | +305 | 37.7% | 10.4 | 11.2 | 7.6 | -0.8 | +2.8 | 1.2% | 1.9% | Y |
| HEART WEST COUNTRY - SOMERSET | 110 | 113 | 125 | -3 | -2.7% | -15 | -12.0% | 751 | 722 | 749 | +29 | 4.0% | +2 | 0.3% | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.1 | +0.4 | -0.2 | 1.2% | 1.3% | Y |
| HEART WEST COUNTRY - WILTSHIRE | 118 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1,110 | 1,038 | 1,143 | +72 | 6.9% | -33 | -2.9% | 9.2 | 8.6 | 9.8 | +0.6 | -0.6 | 1.3% | 1.9% | Y |
| HEART WEST MIDLANDS | 667 | 668 | 740 | -1 | -0.1% | -73 | -9.9% | 3,949 | 4,465 | 4,261 | -516 | -11.6% | -312 | -7.3% | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.3 | -0.4 | -0.4 | 7.1% | 6.7% | H |
| HEART YORKSHIRE | 551 | 521 | 583 | +30 | 5.8% | -32 | -5.5% | 3,495 | 2,646 | 2,993 | +849 | 32.1% | +502 | 16.8% | 6.1 | 4.7 | 5.4 | +1.4 | +0.7 | 5.9% | 5.9% | H |
| Networks· % 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 |
| Group brands | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 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.