Stations in RADIO ESSEX’s survey area
| Station | Reach | % reach | Hours | Avg hrs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBC RADIO 2 | 168k | 22.0% | 1.7m | 10.3 | 13.0% |
| HEART ESSEX - CHELMSFORD & SOUTHEND | 120k | 16.0% | 671k | 5.6 | 5.0% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 101k | 13.0% | 1.3m | 13.1 | 9.9% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 87k | 11.0% | 585k | 6.7 | 4.4% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 57k | 7.0% | 336k | 5.9 | 2.5% |
| CLASSIC FM | 51k | 7.0% | 448k | 8.8 | 3.4% |
| TALKSPORT | 43k | 6.0% | 427k | 10.0 | 3.2% |
| MAGIC | 39k | 5.0% | 353k | 9.1 | 2.6% |
| KISSTORY | 32k | 4.0% | 155k | 4.9 | 1.2% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 31k | 4.0% | 270k | 8.7 | 2.0% |
| SMOOTH RADIO ESSEX | 31k | 4.0% | 249k | 8.1 | 1.9% |
| GREATEST HITS RADIO | 28k | 4.0% | 262k | 9.4 | 2.0% |
| HITS RADIO | 24k | 3.0% | 141k | 5.9 | 1.1% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 22k | 3.0% | 407k | 18.7 | 3.0% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO | 21k | 3.0% | 109k | 5.2 | 0.8% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 20k | 3.0% | 174k | 8.9 | 1.3% |
| RADIO ESSEX this station | 19k | 2.0% | 106k | 5.6 | 0.8% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 16k | 2.0% | 46k | 2.9 | 0.3% |
| ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 15k | 2.0% | 87k | 5.7 | 0.6% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 15k | 2.0% | 125k | 8.2 | 0.9% |
| ABSOLUTE 80S | 14k | 2.0% | 62k | 4.5 | 0.5% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 14k | 2.0% | 188k | 13.0 | 1.4% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 14k | 2.0% | 101k | 7.4 | 0.8% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 13k | 2.0% | 67k | 5.2 | 0.5% |
| HEART DANCE | 13k | 2.0% | 245k | 18.8 | 1.8% |
| KISS | 13k | 2.0% | 19k | 1.4 | 0.1% |
| KISS XTRA | 13k | 2.0% | 22k | 1.7 | 0.2% |
| HEART 80S | 12k | 2.0% | 24k | 1.9 | 0.2% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 12k | 2.0% | 107k | 9.0 | 0.8% |
| KISSTORY R&B | 11k | 1.0% | 57k | 5.4 | 0.4% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 10k | 1.0% | 18k | 1.7 | 0.1% |
| TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) | 10k | 1.0% | 161k | 15.4 | 1.2% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S | 9,000 | 1.0% | 25k | 2.9 | 0.2% |
| BOOM RADIO | 9,000 | 1.0% | 175k | 19.3 | 1.3% |
| HEART 90S | 9,000 | 1.0% | 16k | 1.7 | 0.1% |
| PLANET ROCK | 9,000 | 1.0% | 112k | 11.8 | 0.8% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S | 7,000 | 1.0% | 11k | 1.5 | 0.1% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 7,000 | 1.0% | 18k | 2.4 | 0.1% |
| HEAT | 7,000 | 1.0% | 31k | 4.7 | 0.2% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) | 7,000 | 1.0% | 16k | 2.2 | 0.1% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 6,000 | 1.0% | 12k | 1.9 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 6,000 | 1.0% | 30k | 5.0 | 0.2% |
| HEART 70S | 6,000 | 1.0% | 19k | 3.0 | 0.1% |
| JAZZ FM | 6,000 | 1.0% | 62k | 11.2 | 0.5% |
| KERRANG! | 6,000 | 1.0% | 19k | 3.3 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH COUNTRY | 6,000 | 1.0% | 25k | 4.0 | 0.2% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED | 5,000 | 1.0% | 19k | 3.7 | 0.1% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 5,000 | 1.0% | 117k | 24.9 | 0.9% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 5,000 | 1.0% | 8,000 | 1.8 | 0.1% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S | 4,000 | 1.0% | 26k | 5.8 | 0.2% |
| TIMES RADIO | 4,000 | 0.0% | 71k | 19.4 | 0.5% |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 4,000 | 0.0% | 7,000 | 1.8 | 0.0% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S | 3,000 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 0.6 | 0.0% |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 3,000 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 0.7 | 0.0% |
| NATION 80S | 3,000 | 0.0% | 18k | 5.5 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 3,000 | 0.0% | 5,000 | 1.7 | 0.0% |
| TALKSPORT2 | 3,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 2.2 | 0.0% |
| BLOOMBERG RADIO | 2,000 | 0.0% | 8,000 | 3.7 | 0.1% |
| COUNTRYLINE RADIO (WAS CHRIS COUNTRY RADIO) | 2,000 | 0.0% | 7,000 | 4.2 | 0.1% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 2,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 0.9 | 0.0% |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 2,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 0.5 | 0.0% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY | 1,000 | 0.0% | 7,000 | 5.6 | 0.1% |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 1,000 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 0.5 | 0.0% |
| BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAGIC CLASSICAL | — | — | — | — | — |
Source: RAJAR — RADIO ESSEX TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)