Stations in HITS RADIO (WEST MIDLANDS) (WAS FREE RADIO (WEST MIDLANDS))’s survey area
| Station | Reach | % reach | Hours | Avg hrs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBC RADIO 2 | 965k | 21.0% | 10.1m | 10.5 | 13.4% |
| BBC RADIO 4 | 682k | 15.0% | 7.0m | 10.3 | 9.3% |
| BBC RADIO 1 | 652k | 14.0% | 3.9m | 6.0 | 5.1% |
| GREATEST HITS RADIO | 539k | 12.0% | 5.3m | 9.8 | 6.9% |
| HITS RADIO | 456k | 10.0% | 2.2m | 4.7 | 2.8% |
| HITS RADIO (WEST MIDLANDS) (WAS FREE RADIO (WEST MIDLANDS)) this station | 441k | 10.0% | 2.1m | 4.8 | 2.8% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVE | 415k | 9.0% | 2.7m | 6.4 | 3.5% |
| TALKSPORT | 324k | 7.0% | 3.0m | 9.1 | 3.9% |
| CLASSIC FM | 317k | 7.0% | 2.5m | 8.0 | 3.3% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO | 180k | 4.0% | 1.2m | 6.8 | 1.6% |
| KISSTORY | 177k | 4.0% | 679k | 3.8 | 0.9% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK) | 160k | 3.0% | 720k | 4.5 | 1.0% |
| BBC RADIO 3 | 157k | 3.0% | 1.1m | 6.7 | 1.4% |
| BBC 6 MUSIC | 128k | 3.0% | 1.2m | 9.1 | 1.5% |
| HEART 80S | 117k | 3.0% | 586k | 5.0 | 0.8% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA | 115k | 3.0% | 841k | 7.3 | 1.1% |
| ABSOLUTE 80S | 113k | 2.0% | 542k | 4.8 | 0.7% |
| MAGIC | 110k | 2.0% | 643k | 5.9 | 0.8% |
| GOLD RADIO UK | 109k | 2.0% | 758k | 6.9 | 1.0% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRA | 102k | 2.0% | 628k | 6.2 | 0.8% |
| BBC ASIAN NETWORK UK | 101k | 2.0% | 700k | 6.9 | 0.9% |
| KISS | 101k | 2.0% | 274k | 2.7 | 0.4% |
| PLANET ROCK | 93k | 2.0% | 498k | 5.4 | 0.7% |
| ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCK | 88k | 2.0% | 465k | 5.3 | 0.6% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICE | 88k | 2.0% | 439k | 5.0 | 0.6% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 90S | 82k | 2.0% | 344k | 4.2 | 0.5% |
| GB NEWS RADIO | 81k | 2.0% | 911k | 11.2 | 1.2% |
| HEART DANCE | 81k | 2.0% | 302k | 3.7 | 0.4% |
| KISSTORY R&B | 79k | 2.0% | 335k | 4.3 | 0.4% |
| HEART 90S | 77k | 2.0% | 206k | 2.7 | 0.3% |
| CAPITAL DANCE | 76k | 2.0% | 461k | 6.0 | 0.6% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRA | 74k | 2.0% | 145k | 1.9 | 0.2% |
| VIRGIN RADIO | 68k | 1.0% | 628k | 9.2 | 0.8% |
| TALK (WAS TALKRADIO) | 67k | 1.0% | 524k | 7.8 | 0.7% |
| KERRANG! | 66k | 1.0% | 454k | 6.8 | 0.6% |
| TALKSPORT2 | 66k | 1.0% | 228k | 3.5 | 0.3% |
| BOOM RADIO | 64k | 1.0% | 571k | 8.9 | 0.8% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOADED | 53k | 1.0% | 262k | 5.0 | 0.3% |
| HEAT | 52k | 1.0% | 54k | 1.0 | 0.1% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 00S | 44k | 1.0% | 163k | 3.7 | 0.2% |
| SMOOTH RELAX | 41k | 1.0% | 212k | 5.2 | 0.3% |
| HEART 70S | 38k | 1.0% | 140k | 3.7 | 0.2% |
| SMOOTH COUNTRY | 37k | 1.0% | 202k | 5.5 | 0.3% |
| TIMES RADIO | 36k | 1.0% | 169k | 4.7 | 0.2% |
| MAGIC SOUL | 34k | 1.0% | 215k | 6.3 | 0.3% |
| KISS XTRA | 30k | 1.0% | 62k | 2.1 | 0.1% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRY | 28k | 1.0% | 255k | 9.2 | 0.3% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS) | 26k | 1.0% | 52k | 2.0 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80S | 23k | 0.0% | 51k | 2.3 | 0.1% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 10S | 22k | 0.0% | 66k | 2.9 | 0.1% |
| HITS RADIO PRIDE | 22k | 0.0% | 17k | 0.8 | 0.0% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCK | 22k | 0.0% | 189k | 8.7 | 0.2% |
| MELLOW MAGIC | 21k | 0.0% | 69k | 3.3 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLED | 20k | 0.0% | 48k | 2.4 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH CHILL | 19k | 0.0% | 58k | 3.1 | 0.1% |
| HITS RADIO CHILLED | 17k | 0.0% | 75k | 4.5 | 0.1% |
| JAZZ FM | 16k | 0.0% | 84k | 5.3 | 0.1% |
| MAGIC CLASSICAL | 16k | 0.0% | 124k | 7.8 | 0.2% |
| NATION 80S | 13k | 0.0% | 32k | 2.5 | 0.0% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 70S | 10k | 0.0% | 8,000 | 0.8 | 0.0% |
| CAPITAL CHILL | 7,000 | 0.0% | 37k | 5.2 | 0.0% |
| BLOOMBERG RADIO | — | — | — | — | — |
Source: RAJAR — HITS RADIO (WEST MIDLANDS) (WAS FREE RADIO (WEST MIDLANDS)) TSA, MAR 2026 (H) · WEEKS 38 2025 - 13 2026 (15th SEPTEMBER '25 - 5th APRIL '26)