National stations compared
A national station’s Total Survey Area is the whole country, so they are shown against each other rather than one page at a time.
Compared to other national stations · JUN 2026
| Station | Reach | % reach | Hours | Avg hrs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBC RADIO 2Q | 12.37m | 21.0% | 138.0m | 11.2 | 13.3% |
| BBC RADIO 4Q | 8.93m | 15.0% | 108.5m | 12.1 | 10.4% |
| BBC RADIO 1Q | 6.90m | 12.0% | 43.3m | 6.3 | 4.2% |
| GREATEST HITS RADIOH | 5.79m | 10.0% | 55.9m | 9.7 | 5.4% |
| BBC RADIO 5 LIVEQ | 5.50m | 9.0% | 32.1m | 5.8 | 3.1% |
| CLASSIC FMH | 4.29m | 7.0% | 34.6m | 8.1 | 3.4% |
| HITS RADIOH | 3.68m | 6.0% | 17.3m | 4.7 | 1.7% |
| TALKSPORTH | 3.32m | 6.0% | 22.5m | 6.8 | 2.2% |
| LBC (UK)H | 2.90m | 5.0% | 28.0m | 9.7 | 2.7% |
| BBC 6 MUSICQ | 2.59m | 4.0% | 25.1m | 9.7 | 2.4% |
| MAGICQ | 2.21m | 4.0% | 11.4m | 5.2 | 1.1% |
| KISSTORYQ | 2.03m | 3.0% | 9.0m | 4.4 | 0.9% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIOQ | 2.02m | 3.0% | 11.6m | 5.8 | 1.1% |
| BBC RADIO 3Q | 1.88m | 3.0% | 15.9m | 8.4 | 1.5% |
| HEART 80SQ | 1.78m | 3.0% | 7.0m | 4.0 | 0.7% |
| KISSQ | 1.75m | 3.0% | 6.3m | 3.6 | 0.6% |
| ABSOLUTE 80SQ | 1.54m | 3.0% | 9.1m | 5.9 | 0.9% |
| GOLD RADIO UKH | 1.53m | 3.0% | 11.1m | 7.2 | 1.1% |
| CAPITAL XTRA (UK)H | 1.51m | 3.0% | 5.4m | 3.6 | 0.5% |
| BBC RADIO 4 EXTRAQ | 1.43m | 2.0% | 9.8m | 6.8 | 0.9% |
| LBC NEWS (UK)H | 1.20m | 2.0% | 3.2m | 2.7 | 0.3% |
| HEART 90SQ | 1.15m | 2.0% | 4.3m | 3.7 | 0.4% |
| BBC RADIO 5 SPORTS EXTRAQ | 1.11m | 2.0% | 3.8m | 3.4 | 0.4% |
| HEART DANCEQ | 1.10m | 2.0% | 5.2m | 4.7 | 0.5% |
| PLANET ROCKQ | 1.09m | 2.0% | 10.2m | 9.4 | 1.0% |
| HEART 00SQ | 1.06m | 2.0% | 4.7m | 4.4 | 0.5% |
| CAPITAL DANCEQ | 1.02m | 2.0% | 4.6m | 4.5 | 0.4% |
| VIRGIN RADIOH | 1.01m | 2.0% | 6.2m | 6.1 | 0.6% |
| BBC WORLD SERVICEQ | 943k | 2.0% | 4.7m | 5.0 | 0.5% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 90SH | 835k | 1.0% | 3.1m | 3.7 | 0.3% |
| ABSOLUTE CLASSIC ROCKH | 785k | 1.0% | 4.4m | 5.7 | 0.4% |
| BBC RADIO 1XTRAH | 769k | 1.0% | 4.4m | 5.7 | 0.4% |
| SMOOTH 80SQ | 754k | 1.0% | 3.6m | 4.8 | 0.3% |
| CAPITAL ANTHEMSQ | 735k | 1.0% | 2.1m | 2.9 | 0.2% |
| GB NEWS RADIOQ | 731k | 1.0% | 5.4m | 7.4 | 0.5% |
| KISSTORY R&BH | 681k | 1.0% | 2.2m | 3.2 | 0.2% |
| TIMES RADIOH | 660k | 1.0% | 5.9m | 8.9 | 0.6% |
| BOOM RADIOH | 635k | 1.0% | 9.4m | 14.7 | 0.9% |
| HEART 70SQ | 625k | 1.0% | 2.1m | 3.3 | 0.2% |
| KERRANG!H | 615k | 1.0% | 3.8m | 6.2 | 0.4% |
| BBC RADIO 1 DANCEH | 615k | 1.0% | 2.3m | 3.8 | 0.2% |
| GREATEST HITS RADIO 80SH | 605k | 1.0% | 2.7m | 4.4 | 0.3% |
| BBC RADIO 1 ANTHEMSH | 584k | 1.0% | 2.1m | 3.5 | 0.2% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO COUNTRYH | 566k | 1.0% | 3.8m | 6.8 | 0.4% |
| BBC ASIAN NETWORK UKH | 548k | 1.0% | 2.9m | 5.3 | 0.3% |
| TALK (WAS TALKRADIO)H | 543k | 1.0% | 4.8m | 8.9 | 0.5% |
| TALKSPORT2H | 531k | 1.0% | 1.1m | 2.2 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL XTRA RELOADEDQ | 527k | 1.0% | 1.6m | 3.0 | 0.2% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 00SH | 510k | 1.0% | 2.1m | 4.2 | 0.2% |
| SMOOTH RELAXQ | 505k | 1.0% | 1.9m | 3.8 | 0.2% |
| SMOOTH COUNTRYQ | 501k | 1.0% | 3.6m | 7.1 | 0.3% |
| MAGIC SOULH | 490k | 1.0% | 2.8m | 5.8 | 0.3% |
| GREATEST HITS RADIO 70SH | 481k | 1.0% | 2.3m | 4.7 | 0.2% |
| GREATEST HITS RADIO 60SH | 433k | 1.0% | 2.8m | 6.4 | 0.3% |
| HITS RADIO 90SH | 428k | 1.0% | 1.6m | 3.8 | 0.2% |
| BBC RADIO 3 UNWINDH | 408k | 1.0% | 2.3m | 5.5 | 0.2% |
| JAZZ FMH | 406k | 1.0% | 2.1m | 5.1 | 0.2% |
| MELLOW MAGICH | 406k | 1.0% | 1.6m | 3.9 | 0.2% |
| HEATH | 387k | 1.0% | 1.8m | 4.6 | 0.2% |
| HITS RADIO 00SH | 377k | 1.0% | 1.1m | 2.8 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH CHILLQ | 365k | 1.0% | 2.4m | 6.5 | 0.2% |
| CLASSIC FM CALMQ | 358k | 1.0% | 1.8m | 5.1 | 0.2% |
| VIRGIN RADIO CHILLEDH | 346k | 1.0% | 578k | 1.7 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO LEGENDS (WAS VIRGIN RADIO ANTHEMS)H | 318k | 1.0% | 652k | 2.1 | 0.1% |
| HEART 10SQ | 307k | 1.0% | 797k | 2.6 | 0.1% |
| MAGIC MUSICALSH | 301k | 1.0% | 1.5m | 4.9 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH 70SQ | 293k | 0.0% | 860k | 2.9 | 0.1% |
| HITS RADIO PRIDEH | 286k | 0.0% | 539k | 1.9 | 0.1% |
| HITS RADIO CHILLEDH | 286k | 0.0% | 837k | 2.9 | 0.1% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 70SH | 283k | 0.0% | 797k | 2.8 | 0.1% |
| VIRGIN RADIO 80SH | 258k | 0.0% | 374k | 1.4 | 0.0% |
| RADIO X CLASSIC ROCKQ | 257k | 0.0% | 2.3m | 9.0 | 0.2% |
| ABSOLUTE RADIO 10SH | 249k | 0.0% | 371k | 1.5 | 0.0% |
| KISS XTRAH | 248k | 0.0% | 737k | 3.0 | 0.1% |
| HEART LOVEQ | 244k | 0.0% | 562k | 2.3 | 0.1% |
| CAPITAL CHILLQ | 225k | 0.0% | 809k | 3.6 | 0.1% |
| NATION 80SH | 220k | 0.0% | 797k | 3.6 | 0.1% |
| SMOOTH SOULQ | 199k | 0.0% | 929k | 4.7 | 0.1% |
| HEART MUSICALSQ | 187k | 0.0% | 370k | 2.0 | 0.0% |
| RADIO X 90SQ | 164k | 0.0% | 383k | 2.3 | 0.0% |
| MAGIC CLASSICALH | 159k | 0.0% | 1.0m | 6.5 | 0.1% |
| CLASSIC FM MOVIESQ | 153k | 0.0% | 911k | 6.0 | 0.1% |
| RADIO X 00SQ | 150k | 0.0% | 267k | 1.8 | 0.0% |
| NATION 70SQ | 142k | 0.0% | 360k | 2.5 | 0.0% |
| NATION 90SH | 117k | 0.0% | 285k | 2.4 | 0.0% |
| RADIO X CHILLEDQ | 111k | 0.0% | 98k | 0.9 | 0.0% |
| COUNTRYLINE RADIO (WAS CHRIS COUNTRY RADIO)H | 91k | 0.0% | 484k | 5.3 | 0.0% |
| BOOM LIGHTH | 86k | 0.0% | 472k | 5.5 | 0.0% |
Source: RAJAR — JUN 2026. Networks, brands and groups are aggregates of the stations beneath them, so they are shown separately rather than ranked against their own members.