Smooth Radio RAJAR Topline Results
Latest column: MAR 2026 · Q-on-Q vs DEC 2025 · Y-on-Y vs MAR 2025
Smooth 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 | ||||
| Local stations· % of Net(UK) = SMOOTH RADIO NETWORK (UK) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMOOTH RADIO LONDON | 974 | 913 | 1,013 | +61 | 6.7% | -39 | -3.8% | 5,339 | 4,026 | 3,562 | +1,313 | 32.6% | +1,777 | 49.9% | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | +0.6 | +0.9 | 17.1% | 14.1% | Q |
| SMOOTH RADIO WEST MIDLANDS | 485 | 520 | 546 | -35 | -6.7% | -61 | -11.2% | 2,775 | 2,632 | 3,681 | +143 | 5.4% | -906 | -24.6% | 4.2 | 3.7 | 5.4 | +0.5 | -1.2 | 8.5% | 7.3% | H |
| SMOOTH RADIO EAST MIDLANDS | 426 | 450 | 477 | -24 | -5.3% | -51 | -10.7% | 2,795 | 3,438 | 4,400 | -643 | -18.7% | -1,605 | -36.5% | 4.8 | 5.7 | 7.5 | -0.9 | -2.7 | 7.5% | 7.4% | H |
| SMOOTH RADIO NORTH WEST | 1,234 | 1,189 | 1,359 | +45 | 3.8% | -125 | -9.2% | 9,582 | 9,176 | 10,606 | +406 | 4.4% | -1,024 | -9.7% | 8.3 | 8.0 | 9.8 | +0.3 | -1.5 | 21.6% | 25.3% | H |
| SMOOTH RADIO NORTH EAST | 578 | 610 | 565 | -32 | -5.2% | +13 | 2.3% | 5,063 | 5,285 | 5,163 | -222 | -4.2% | -100 | -1.9% | 10.7 | 11.4 | 10.1 | -0.7 | +0.6 | 10.1% | 13.3% | H |
| SMOOTH RADIO SCOTLAND | 341 | 377 | 380 | -36 | -9.5% | -39 | -10.3% | 2,018 | 2,363 | 2,713 | -345 | -14.6% | -695 | -25.6% | 6.0 | 6.4 | 7.5 | -0.4 | -1.5 | 6.0% | 5.3% | H |
| SMOOTH RADIO LAKE DISTRICT | 9 | 9 | 10 | +0 | 3.5% | -1 | -9.3% | 110 | 106 | 136 | +3 | 3.0% | -27 | -19.7% | 11.3 | 11.7 | 13.5 | -0.4 | -2.2 | 0.2% | 0.3% | Y |
| Networks· % of Brand = SMOOTH BRAND (UK) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 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 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 |
| AM/DAB stations· % of Brand = SMOOTH BRAND (UK) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMOOTH RADIO DEVON | 56 | 51 | 56 | +5 | 9.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 402 | 409 | 315 | -7 | -1.7% | +87 | 27.6% | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.0 | +0.4 | 0.8% | 0.8% | H |
| SMOOTH RADIO EAST ANGLIA | 93 | 86 | 71 | +7 | 8.1% | +22 | 31.0% | 813 | 852 | 472 | -39 | -4.6% | +341 | 72.2% | 2.9 | 3.1 | 1.8 | -0.2 | +1.1 | 1.3% | 1.7% | H |
| SMOOTH RADIO WEST COUNTRY - GLOUCESTERSHIRE | 19 | 18 | — | +1 | 5.6% | — | — | 149 | 238 | — | -89 | -37.4% | — | — | 1.4 | 2.2 | — | -0.8 | — | 0.3% | 0.3% | Y |
| SMOOTH RADIO WEST COUNTRY - WILTSHIRE | 27 | 26 | — | +1 | 3.8% | — | — | 107 | 83 | — | +24 | 28.9% | — | — | 0.9 | 0.7 | — | +0.2 | — | 0.4% | 0.2% | Y |
| SMOOTH RADIO WEST COUNTRY - BRISTOL & BATH | 65 | 67 | — | -2 | -3.0% | — | — | 411 | 308 | — | +103 | 33.4% | — | — | 2.3 | 1.6 | — | +0.7 | — | 0.9% | 0.8% | H |
| SMOOTH RADIO WEST COUNTRY - SOMERSET | 28 | 26 | — | +2 | 7.7% | — | — | 367 | 320 | — | +47 | 14.7% | — | — | 3.8 | 3.3 | — | +0.5 | — | 0.4% | 0.8% | Y |
| SMOOTH RADIO ESSEX | 70 | 67 | 63 | +3 | 4.5% | +7 | 11.1% | 422 | 525 | 381 | -103 | -19.6% | +41 | 10.8% | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.5 | -0.4 | +0.2 | 1.0% | 0.9% | H |
| SMOOTH RADIO THREE COUNTIES | 38 | 26 | 49 | +12 | 46.2% | -11 | -22.4% | 247 | 215 | 236 | +32 | 14.9% | +11 | 4.7% | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5% | 0.5% | H |
| SMOOTH RADIO KENT | 94 | 87 | 83 | +7 | 8.0% | +11 | 13.3% | 712 | 481 | 536 | +231 | 48.0% | +176 | 32.8% | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | +0.8 | +0.8 | 1.3% | 1.5% | H |
| SMOOTH RADIO NORTH WEST AND WALES | 73 | 57 | 73 | +16 | 28.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 527 | 581 | 453 | -54 | -9.3% | +74 | 16.3% | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.3 | -0.3 | +0.3 | 1.0% | 1.1% | H |
| SMOOTH RADIO SOLENT | 74 | 90 | 105 | -16 | -17.8% | -31 | -29.5% | 397 | 627 | 543 | -230 | -36.7% | -146 | -26.9% | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | -0.5 | -0.3 | 1.0% | 0.8% | H |
| SMOOTH RADIO SOUTH WALES | 108 | 105 | 101 | +3 | 2.9% | +7 | 6.9% | 553 | 687 | 824 | -134 | -19.5% | -271 | -32.9% | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | -0.6 | -1.3 | 1.5% | 1.1% | H |
| SMOOTH RADIO SUSSEX | 70 | 86 | 97 | -16 | -18.6% | -27 | -27.8% | 434 | 806 | 314 | -372 | -46.2% | +120 | 38.2% | 1.4 | 2.6 | 1.0 | -1.2 | +0.4 | 1.0% | 0.9% | H |
| SMOOTH RADIO THAMES VALLEY | 59 | 45 | 57 | +14 | 31.1% | +2 | 3.5% | 356 | 139 | 236 | +217 | 156.1% | +120 | 50.8% | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | +0.8 | +0.4 | 0.8% | 0.7% | H |
| SMOOTH RADIO WEST COUNTRY | 136 | 122 | 126 | +14 | 11.5% | +10 | 7.9% | 1,015 | 871 | 824 | +144 | 16.5% | +191 | 23.2% | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 | +0.3 | +0.4 | 1.9% | 2.1% | H |
| Group brands | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Q | ||
| 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 | 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 | H | ||
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | H | ||
| Smooth v Classic FM Difference | 2,964 | 3,047 | 3,073 | -83 | -2.7% | -109 | -3.5% | 11,519 | 13,327 | 12,056 | -1,808 | -13.6% | -537 | -4.5% | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | |||
| Competitors | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MAGIC (LONDON) | 990 | 981 | 1,260 | +9 | 0.9% | -270 | -21.4% | 4,916 | 5,784 | 5,282 | -868 | -15.0% | -366 | -6.9% | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.6 | -0.6 | -0.1 | Q | ||
| MAGIC NETWORK | 3,415 | 3,613 | 3,616 | -198 | -5.5% | -201 | -5.6% | 19,439 | 21,194 | 17,854 | -1,755 | -8.3% | +1,585 | 8.9% | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 | -0.2 | +0.2 | H | ||
| 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 | ||
| GREATEST HITS RADIO | 5,740 | 5,912 | 7,143 | -172 | -2.9% | -1,403 | -19.6% | 54,793 | 54,931 | 62,491 | -138 | -0.3% | -7,698 | -12.3% | 5.4 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 0.0 | -0.7 | H | ||
| BOOM BRAND | 671 | 734 | — | -63 | -8.6% | — | — | 9,926 | 10,130 | — | -204 | -2.0% | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0.0 | — | H | ||
| Smooth v Magic Difference | 3,932 | 3,876 | 4,193 | +56 | 1.4% | -261 | -6.2% | 28,926 | 29,319 | 31,651 | -393 | -1.3% | -2,725 | -8.6% | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | |||
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.