Stations in CAPITAL MANCHESTER’s survey area
| Station | Reach | % reach | Hours | Avg hrs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOOTH RADIO NORTH WEST | 670k | 21.0% | 5.4m | 8.1 | 9.7% |
| BBC RADIO 2 | 619k | 19.0% | 6.4m | 10.4 | 11.5% |
| HEART NORTH WEST | 520k | 16.0% | 3.3m | 6.4 | 5.9% |
| CAPITAL MANCHESTER this station | 453k | 14.0% | 1.9m | 4.1 | 3.3% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 379k | 12.0% | 4.6m | 12.1 | 8.2% |
| GREATEST HITS RADIO | 379k | 12.0% | 3.4m | 8.9 | 6.0% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 336k | 10.0% | 1.9m | 5.8 | 3.5% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 334k | 10.0% | 2.9m | 8.6 | 5.1% |
| HITS RADIO | 311k | 10.0% | 2.1m | 6.6 | 3.7% |
| * GREATEST HITS RADIO (MANCHESTER & THE NORTH WEST) | 283k | 9.0% | 2.5m | 8.8 | 4.5% |
| TALKSPORT | 256k | 8.0% | 1.6m | 6.1 | 2.8% |
| * HITS RADIO (MANCHESTER & THE NORTH WEST) | 241k | 8.0% | 1.6m | 6.5 | 2.8% |
| CLASSIC FM | 196k | 6.0% | 1.6m | 8.1 | 2.8% |
| RADIO X MANCHESTER | 196k | 6.0% | 1.5m | 7.6 | 2.7% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 143k | 4.0% | 515k | 3.6 | 0.9% |
| KISSTORY | 115k | 4.0% | 369k | 3.2 | 0.7% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 107k | 3.0% | 570k | 5.3 | 1.0% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO | 102k | 3.0% | 613k | 6.0 | 1.1% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 101k | 3.0% | 1.1m | 10.7 | 1.9% |
| KISS | 99k | 3.0% | 620k | 6.3 | 1.1% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 93k | 3.0% | 506k | 5.5 | 0.9% |
| HEART 80S | 88k | 3.0% | 228k | 2.6 | 0.4% |
| ABSOLUTE 80S | 79k | 2.0% | 373k | 4.7 | 0.7% |
| MAGIC | 78k | 2.0% | 377k | 4.8 | 0.7% |
| HEART DANCE | 73k | 2.0% | 437k | 6.0 | 0.8% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 69k | 2.0% | 561k | 8.1 | 1.0% |
| RADIO X 90S (MANCHESTER) | 66k | 2.0% | 368k | 5.6 | 0.7% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 62k | 2.0% | 580k | 9.4 | 1.0% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 60k | 2.0% | 225k | 3.8 | 0.4% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED | 59k | 2.0% | 151k | 2.5 | 0.3% |
| PLANET ROCK | 59k | 2.0% | 596k | 10.0 | 1.1% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 58k | 2.0% | 89k | 1.5 | 0.2% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S | 56k | 2.0% | 136k | 2.4 | 0.2% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 54k | 2.0% | 116k | 2.2 | 0.2% |
| KISSTORY R&B | 53k | 2.0% | 179k | 3.4 | 0.3% |
| HEART 90S | 50k | 2.0% | 121k | 2.4 | 0.2% |
| ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 49k | 2.0% | 277k | 5.6 | 0.5% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S | 49k | 2.0% | 283k | 5.8 | 0.5% |
| BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK | 47k | 1.0% | 414k | 8.9 | 0.7% |
| BOOM RADIO | 47k | 1.0% | 1.1m | 22.6 | 1.9% |
| TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) | 46k | 1.0% | 744k | 16.1 | 1.3% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 45k | 1.0% | 176k | 3.9 | 0.3% |
| HEAT | 40k | 1.0% | 260k | 6.5 | 0.5% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 36k | 1.0% | 291k | 8.0 | 0.5% |
| TALKSPORT2 | 36k | 1.0% | 65k | 1.8 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 33k | 1.0% | 86k | 2.6 | 0.2% |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 31k | 1.0% | 189k | 6.2 | 0.3% |
| SMOOTH COUNTRY | 31k | 1.0% | 275k | 8.8 | 0.5% |
| HEART 70S | 30k | 1.0% | 38k | 1.3 | 0.1% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY | 29k | 1.0% | 217k | 7.6 | 0.4% |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 29k | 1.0% | 31k | 1.1 | 0.1% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 28k | 1.0% | 295k | 10.5 | 0.5% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 25k | 1.0% | 58k | 2.4 | 0.1% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 25k | 1.0% | 105k | 4.3 | 0.2% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 24k | 1.0% | 254k | 10.7 | 0.5% |
| KERRANG! | 22k | 1.0% | 71k | 3.2 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) | 22k | 1.0% | 25k | 1.1 | 0.0% |
| TIMES RADIO | 21k | 1.0% | 104k | 4.9 | 0.2% |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 17k | 1.0% | 27k | 1.6 | 0.0% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S | 16k | 0.0% | 28k | 1.7 | 0.0% |
| JAZZ FM | 14k | 0.0% | 219k | 15.2 | 0.4% |
| KISS XTRA | 12k | 0.0% | 14k | 1.2 | 0.0% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S | 9,000 | 0.0% | 79k | 9.0 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 7,000 | 0.0% | 12k | 1.6 | 0.0% |
| NATION 80S | 7,000 | 0.0% | 16k | 2.3 | 0.0% |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 5,000 | 0.0% | 3,000 | 0.5 | 0.0% |
| COUNTRYLINE RADIO (WAS CHRIS COUNTRY RADIO) | 1,000 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0% |
| BLOOMBERG RADIO | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAGIC CLASSICAL | — | — | — | — | — |
* Stations marked with an asterisk do not cover the whole of this Total Survey Area.
Source: RAJAR — CAPITAL MANCHESTER TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)