Smooth Radio 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) = SMOOTH RADIO NETWORK (UK) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMOOTH RADIO LONDON | 895 | 974 | 1,058 | -79 | -8.1% | -163 | -15.4% | 4,212 | 5,339 | 5,337 | -1,127 | -21.1% | -1,125 | -21.1% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 2.7% | -0.6% | -22.2% | -0.6% | -22.2% | 16.0% | 10.6% |
| SMOOTH RADIO WEST MIDLANDS | 435 | 485 | 542 | -50 | -10.3% | -107 | -19.7% | 2,962 | 2,775 | 4,539 | +187 | 6.7% | -1,577 | -34.7% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 6.9% | +0.2% | 4.8% | -2.5% | -36.2% | 7.8% | 7.5% |
| SMOOTH RADIO EAST MIDLANDS | 403 | 426 | 490 | -23 | -5.4% | -87 | -17.8% | 2,755 | 2,795 | 3,825 | -40 | -1.4% | -1,070 | -28.0% | 4.7% | 4.8% | 6.5% | -0.1% | -2.1% | -1.8% | -27.7% | 7.2% | 6.9% |
| SMOOTH RADIO NORTH WEST | 1,240 | 1,234 | 1,214 | +6 | 0.5% | +26 | 2.1% | 10,423 | 9,582 | 9,349 | +841 | 8.8% | +1,074 | 11.5% | 9.0% | 8.3% | 8.9% | +0.7% | 8.4% | +0.1% | 1.1% | 22.2% | 26.3% |
| SMOOTH RADIO NORTH EAST | 549 | 578 | 553 | -29 | -5.0% | -4 | -0.7% | 6,044 | 5,063 | 5,592 | +981 | 19.4% | +452 | 8.1% | 12.5% | 10.7% | 11.6% | +1.8% | 16.8% | +0.9% | 7.8% | 9.8% | 15.2% |
| SMOOTH RADIO SCOTLAND | 324 | 341 | 356 | -17 | -5.0% | -32 | -9.0% | 1,893 | 2,018 | 2,153 | -125 | -6.2% | -260 | -12.1% | 5.7% | 6.0% | 6.0% | -0.3% | -5.0% | -0.3% | -5.0% | 5.8% | 4.8% |
| SMOOTH RADIO LAKE DISTRICT | 10 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 14.8% | +2 | 21.7% | 116 | 110 | 99 | +6 | 5.8% | +17 | 17.0% | 11.8% | 11.3% | 10.9% | +0.5% | 4.4% | +0.9% | 8.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Networks · % of Brand = SMOOTH BRAND (UK) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMOOTH COUNTRY | 501 | 375 | 446 | +126 | 33.6% | +55 | 12.3% | 3,571 | 1,833 | 1,735 | +1,738 | 94.8% | +1,836 | 105.8% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | +0.1% | 50.0% | +0.1% | 50.0% | 6.8% | 6.9% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 505 | 513 | 446 | -8 | -1.6% | +59 | 13.2% | 1,900 | 2,461 | 2,016 | -561 | -22.8% | -116 | -5.8% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.8% | 3.7% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 365 | 395 | 446 | -30 | -7.6% | -81 | -18.2% | 2,358 | 1,682 | 1,992 | +676 | 40.2% | +366 | 18.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.9% | 4.6% |
| SMOOTH 70S | 293 | 304 | 245 | -11 | -3.6% | +48 | 19.6% | 860 | 936 | 579 | -76 | -8.1% | +281 | 48.5% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.0% | 1.7% |
| SMOOTH 80S | 754 | 617 | 664 | +137 | 22.2% | +90 | 13.6% | 3,613 | 3,000 | 2,604 | +613 | 20.4% | +1,009 | 38.7% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.2% | 7.0% |
| SMOOTH SOUL | 199 | 202 | 238 | -3 | -1.5% | -39 | -16.4% | 929 | 770 | 1,067 | +159 | 20.6% | -138 | -12.9% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.7% | 1.8% |
| SMOOTH RADIO NETWORK (UK) | 5,579 | 5,701 | 5,951 | -122 | -2.1% | -372 | -6.3% | 39,662 | 37,945 | 40,283 | +1,717 | 4.5% | -621 | -1.5% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 3.9% | +0.1% | 2.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 75.7% | 77.1% |
| 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% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| AM/DAB stations · % of Brand = SMOOTH BRAND (UK) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMOOTH RADIO DEVON | 62 | 56 | 49 | +6 | 10.7% | +13 | 26.5% | 373 | 402 | 273 | -29 | -7.2% | +100 | 36.6% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.2% | -0.2% | -11.1% | +0.4% | 33.3% | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| SMOOTH RADIO EAST ANGLIA | 78 | 93 | 85 | -15 | -16.1% | -7 | -8.2% | 548 | 813 | 442 | -265 | -32.6% | +106 | 24.0% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 1.7% | -1.0% | -34.5% | +0.2% | 11.8% | 1.1% | 1.1% |
| SMOOTH RADIO WEST COUNTRY - GLOUCESTERSHIRE | 18 | 19 | — | -1 | -5.3% | — | — | 88 | 149 | — | -61 | -40.9% | — | — | 0.8% | 1.4% | — | -0.6% | -42.9% | — | — | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| SMOOTH RADIO WEST COUNTRY - WILTSHIRE | 28 | 27 | — | +1 | 3.7% | — | — | 134 | 107 | — | +27 | 25.2% | — | — | 1.2% | 0.9% | — | +0.3% | 33.3% | — | — | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| SMOOTH RADIO WEST COUNTRY - BRISTOL & BATH | 56 | 65 | — | -9 | -13.8% | — | — | 485 | 411 | — | +74 | 18.0% | — | — | 2.8% | 2.3% | — | +0.5% | 21.7% | — | — | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| SMOOTH RADIO WEST COUNTRY - SOMERSET | 25 | 28 | — | -3 | -10.7% | — | — | 341 | 367 | — | -26 | -7.1% | — | — | 3.4% | 3.8% | — | -0.4% | -10.5% | — | — | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| SMOOTH RADIO ESSEX | 60 | 70 | 64 | -10 | -14.3% | -4 | -6.3% | 320 | 422 | 351 | -102 | -24.2% | -31 | -8.8% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 1.4% | -0.4% | -23.5% | -0.1% | -7.1% | 0.8% | 0.6% |
| SMOOTH RADIO THREE COUNTIES | 40 | 38 | 41 | +2 | 5.3% | -1 | -2.4% | 314 | 247 | 212 | +67 | 27.1% | +102 | 48.1% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.7% | +0.2% | 25.0% | +0.3% | 42.9% | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| SMOOTH RADIO KENT | 81 | 94 | 78 | -13 | -13.8% | +3 | 3.8% | 633 | 712 | 485 | -79 | -11.1% | +148 | 30.5% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 1.8% | -0.3% | -11.1% | +0.6% | 33.3% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| SMOOTH RADIO NORTH WEST AND WALES | 99 | 73 | 70 | +26 | 35.6% | +29 | 41.4% | 738 | 527 | 505 | +211 | 40.0% | +233 | 46.1% | 3.5% | 2.6% | 2.6% | +0.9% | 34.6% | +0.9% | 34.6% | 1.3% | 1.4% |
| SMOOTH RADIO SOLENT | 73 | 74 | 97 | -1 | -1.4% | -24 | -24.7% | 338 | 397 | 542 | -59 | -14.9% | -204 | -37.6% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 1.4% | -0.2% | -20.0% | -0.6% | -42.9% | 1.0% | 0.7% |
| SMOOTH RADIO SOUTH WALES | 126 | 108 | 106 | +18 | 16.7% | +20 | 18.9% | 675 | 553 | 764 | +122 | 22.1% | -89 | -11.6% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.4% | +0.4% | 16.0% | -0.5% | -14.7% | 1.7% | 1.3% |
| SMOOTH RADIO SUSSEX | 71 | 70 | 102 | +1 | 1.4% | -31 | -30.4% | 364 | 434 | 428 | -70 | -16.1% | -64 | -15.0% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 1.4% | -0.2% | -14.3% | -0.2% | -14.3% | 1.0% | 0.7% |
| SMOOTH RADIO THAMES VALLEY | 58 | 59 | 64 | -1 | -1.7% | -6 | -9.4% | 380 | 356 | 269 | +24 | 6.7% | +111 | 41.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.4% | 44.4% | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| SMOOTH RADIO WEST COUNTRY | 130 | 136 | 131 | -6 | -4.4% | -1 | -0.8% | 920 | 1,015 | 962 | -95 | -9.4% | -42 | -4.4% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 1.9% | -0.1% | -5.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| Group brands | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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% | — | — |
| 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% | — | — |
| 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% | — | — |
| LBC NEWS (LONDON) | 508 | 578 | 545 | -70 | -12.1% | -37 | -6.8% | 1,618 | 2,368 | 1,526 | -750 | -31.7% | +92 | 6.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.8% | -0.4% | -33.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — |
| LBC LONDON | 1,400 | 1,530 | 1,443 | -130 | -8.5% | -43 | -3.0% | 15,277 | 14,899 | 16,803 | +378 | 2.5% | -1,526 | -9.1% | 7.8% | 7.5% | 8.4% | +0.3% | 4.0% | -0.6% | -7.1% | — | — |
| LBC NEWS (UK) | 1,198 | 1,084 | 1,079 | +114 | 10.5% | +119 | 11.0% | 3,230 | 2,995 | 3,023 | +235 | 7.8% | +207 | 6.8% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — |
| LBC (UK) | 2,897 | 2,875 | 2,645 | +22 | 0.8% | +252 | 9.5% | 28,025 | 27,809 | 28,594 | +216 | 0.8% | -569 | -2.0% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 2.8% | -0.1% | -3.6% | -0.1% | -3.6% | — | — |
| 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% | — | — |
| 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% | — | — |
| 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% | — | — |
| Competitors | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| MAGIC (LONDON) | 981 | 990 | 1,123 | -9 | -0.9% | -142 | -12.6% | 4,317 | 4,916 | 5,351 | -599 | -12.2% | -1,034 | -19.3% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2.7% | -0.3% | -12.0% | -0.5% | -18.5% | — | — |
| MAGIC NETWORK | 3,299 | 3,415 | 3,557 | -116 | -3.4% | -258 | -7.3% | 17,901 | 19,439 | 18,540 | -1,538 | -7.9% | -639 | -3.4% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 1.8% | -0.2% | -10.5% | -0.1% | -5.6% | — | — |
| 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% | — | — |
| GREATEST HITS RADIO | 5,794 | 5,740 | 6,657 | +54 | 0.9% | -863 | -13.0% | 55,938 | 54,793 | 60,827 | +1,145 | 2.1% | -4,889 | -8.0% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 6.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.6% | -10.0% | — | — |
| BOOM BRAND | 677 | 671 | — | +6 | 0.9% | — | — | 9,835 | 9,926 | — | -91 | -0.9% | — | — | 1.0% | 1.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
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.