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Quarterly Listening
All Individuals 15+ for period ending March 2024
Station / Group
Survey Period
Population (000s)
Reach (000s)
Reach Percent
Average Hours Per Head
Average Hours Per Listener
Total Hours (000s)
Listening Share In TSA %
All Radio
Q
56,348
49,947
89
18.1
20.5
1,022,579
100.0
All BBC Radio
Q
56,348
31,303
56
7.9
14.2
443,699
43.4
All BBC Network Radio
Q
56,348
28,680
51
7.1
13.9
398,318
39.0
BBC Local Radio
Q
56,348
6,852
12
0.8
6.6
45,381
4.4
All Commercial Radio
Q
56,348
39,670
70
9.8
14.0
553,961
54.2
All National Commercial
Q
56,348
26,715
47
4.7
9.9
264,270
25.8
All Local Commercial Radio (National TSA)
Q
56,348
27,609
49
5.1
10.5
289,691
28.3
Other Radio
Q
56,348
5,982
11
0.4
4.2
24,919
2.4
BBC Radio 1
Q
56,348
7,310
13
0.8
6.3
46,137
4.5
BBC Radio 1Xtra
H
56,348
786
1
0.1
4.5
3,502
0.3
BBC Radio 2
Q
56,348
13,228
23
2.5
10.6
140,393
13.7
BBC Radio 3
Q
56,348
1,995
4
0.3
8.0
16,029
1.6
BBC Radio 4 (including 4 Extra)
Q
56,348
9,633
17
2.2
13.1
125,987
12.3
BBC Radio 4
Q
56,348
9,204
16
2.0
12.3
113,150
11.1
BBC Radio 4 Extra
Q
56,348
1,506
3
0.2
8.5
12,837
1.3
BBC Radio 5 live (inc. sports extra)
Q
56,348
5,252
9
0.6
5.9
31,168
3.0
BBC Radio 5 live
Q
56,348
4,889
9
0.5
6.0
29,368
2.9
BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Q
56,348
971
2
*
1.9
1,800
0.2
BBC 6 Music
Q
56,348
2,548
5
0.5
10.0
25,393
2.5
BBC Asian Network UK
H
56,348
542
1
*
4.2
2,277
0.2
BBC World Service
Q
56,348
1,225
2
0.1
5.8
7,061
0.7
Absolute Radio Network
H
56,348
5,483
10
0.6
6.5
35,409
3.5
Absolute Radio
Q
56,348
2,236
4
0.3
7.0
15,723
1.5
Absolute Radio 60s
H
56,348
123
*
*
3.5
432
*
Absolute Radio 70s
H
56,348
287
1
*
2.8
811
0.1
Absolute 80s
Q
56,348
1,556
3
0.1
4.9
7,554
0.7
Absolute Radio 90s
H
56,348
968
2
0.1
3.6
3,474
0.3
Absolute Radio 00s
H
56,348
292
1
*
2.6
757
0.1
Absolute Radio 10s
H
56,348
174
*
*
1.1
189
*
Absolute Classic Rock
H
56,348
852
2
0.1
4.8
4,080
0.4
Absolute Radio Country
H
56,348
392
1
*
6.2
2,427
0.2
Boom Radio
Q
56,348
602
1
0.1
11.8
7,127
0.7
Capital Brand (UK)
H
56,348
8,308
15
0.8
5.1
42,467
4.2
Capital Chill
Q
56,348
190
*
*
5.2
979
0.1
Capital Dance
Q
56,348
995
2
0.1
4.8
4,737
0.5
Capital Network (UK)
H
56,348
6,243
11
0.5
4.7
29,411
2.9
Capital XTRA Brand UK
H
56,348
2,055
4
0.1
3.7
7,660
0.7
Capital XTRA (UK)
H
56,348
1,692
3
0.1
3.5
5,875
0.6
Capital XTRA Reloaded
Q
56,348
603
1
*
3.5
2,084
0.2
Classic FM
Q
56,348
4,440
8
0.7
8.4
37,234
3.6
GB News Radio
Q
56,348
455
1
0.1
7.1
3,207
0.3
Gold Network (UK)
H
56,348
1,810
3
0.2
6.8
12,352
1.2
Greatest Hits Network (exc Partners)
H
56,348
7,798
14
1.2
8.4
65,208
6.4
Greatest Hits Radio
H
56,348
7,687
14
1.1
8.3
64,134
6.3
Heart Brand (UK)
H
56,348
12,393
22
1.4
6.5
80,814
7.9
Heart 70s
Q
56,348
727
1
*
3.0
2,190
0.2
Heart 80s
Q
56,348
1,860
3
0.1
4.1
7,686
0.8
Heart 90s
Q
56,348
1,117
2
0.1
3.7
4,159
0.4
Heart 00s
Q
56,348
994
2
0.1
3.7
3,639
0.4
Heart Dance
Q
56,348
970
2
0.1
3.4
3,345
0.3
Heart Network (UK)
H
56,348
9,442
17
1.1
6.4
60,217
5.9
Heat
H
56,348
504
1
*
2.7
1,372
0.1
Hits Radio Network (exc Partners)
H
56,348
6,716
12
0.9
7.5
50,529
4.9
Hits Radio Portfolio (exc Partners)
H
56,348
13,155
23
2.1
8.8
115,737
11.3
Hits Radio
H
56,348
4,533
8
0.5
6.4
28,939
2.8
Jazz FM
H
56,348
431
1
*
3.7
1,609
0.2
Kerrang!
H
56,348
456
1
*
5.3
2,397
0.2
KISS Network
H
56,348
4,102
7
0.3
4.6
18,786
1.8
KISS Fresh
H
56,348
225
*
*
2.6
582
0.1
KISSTORY
Q
56,348
2,089
4
0.2
4.2
8,727
0.9
LBC Brand (UK)
H
56,348
3,260
6
0.5
9.3
30,247
3.0
Magic Network
H
56,348
4,417
8
0.4
5.3
23,355
2.3
Magic at the Musicals
H
56,348
200
*
*
4.3
857
0.1
Magic Chilled
H
56,348
432
1
*
3.0
1,293
0.1
Magic Soul
H
56,348
512
1
*
4.1
2,121
0.2
Mellow Magic
H
56,348
499
1
*
3.8
1,876
0.2
Planet Rock
Q
56,348
1,039
2
0.2
10.2
10,642
1.0
Scala Radio
H
56,348
188
*
*
9.0
1,692
0.2
Smooth Brand (UK)
H
56,348
6,528
12
0.8
6.5
42,308
4.1
Smooth Chill
Q
56,348
402
1
*
4.7
1,881
0.2
Smooth Country
Q
56,348
358
1
*
5.1
1,821
0.2
Smooth Relax
Q
56,348
348
1
*
4.3
1,490
0.1
Smooth Radio Network (UK)
H
56,348
5,804
10
0.7
6.5
37,747
3.7
Sunrise Radio National
Y
56,348
329
1
*
4.7
1,535
0.1
TalkRadio
H
56,348
757
1
0.1
6.6
5,032
0.5
talkSPORT Network
H
56,348
3,718
7
0.4
6.1
22,539
2.2
Times Radio
H
56,348
503
1
0.1
8.8
4,426
0.4
Virgin Radio Network
H
56,348
1,921
3
0.2
5.9
11,329
1.1
Radio X Brand (UK)
H
56,348
2,217
4
0.3
8.5
18,812
1.8
Radio X Classic Rock
Q
56,348
241
*
*
6.3
1,525
0.1
Radio X Network (UK)
H
56,348
2,069
4
0.3
8.5
17,512
1.7
BBC Radio Scotland
H
4,649
801
17
1.0
5.7
4,577
5.8
BBC Radio Ulster
H
1,558
462
30
3.2
10.7
4,923
16.2
BBC Radio Wales
H
2,628
348
13
1.1
8.1
2,807
5.5
BBC Radio Cymru
H
2,628
113
4
0.5
12.2
1,373
2.7
BBC Local Radio in England
Q
45,949
4,779
10
0.7
6.4
30,394
3.6
BBC Radio Berkshire
H
987
77
8
0.5
5.9
457
3.0
BBC Radio Bristol
H
946
47
5
0.1
2.4
114
0.6
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
H
896
74
8
0.6
7.1
524
3.0
BBC Radio Cornwall
H
495
88
18
2.4
13.4
1,172
10.8
BBC CWR
H
821
69
8
0.9
10.1
699
4.8
BBC Radio Cumbria
H
425
82
19
1.4
7.4
605
7.3
BBC Radio Derby
H
684
134
20
1.7
8.5
1,130
9.0
BBC Radio Devon
H
1,050
128
12
0.9
7.4
950
4.7
BBC Essex
H
1,448
139
10
0.9
8.9
1,238
4.5
BBC Radio Gloucestershire
H
542
47
9
0.5
5.4
257
2.3
BBC Hereford & Worcester
H
539
77
14
1.1
7.5
577
5.4
BBC Radio Humberside
H
781
132
17
1.3
7.8
1,026
6.3
BBC Radio Kent
H
1,759
124
7
0.3
3.7
457
1.2
BBC Radio Lancashire
H
1,247
148
12
0.9
7.2
1,067
4.7
BBC Radio Leeds
H
1,739
156
9
0.4
4.7
728
2.4
BBC Radio Leicester
H
891
126
14
0.7
4.7
591
3.8
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
H
590
64
11
0.8
7.3
465
3.8
BBC Radio London
Q
12,479
510
4
0.1
3.4
1,726
0.9
BBC Radio Manchester
H
2,341
173
7
0.4
5.5
948
2.6
BBC Radio Merseyside
H
1,736
190
11
1.1
9.7
1,839
5.7
BBC Radio Newcastle
H
1,475
205
14
0.8
5.6
1,139
4.4
BBC Radio Norfolk
H
920
113
12
1.3
10.5
1,186
6.1
BBC Radio Northampton
H
574
75
13
0.8
5.8
440
4.2
BBC Radio Nottingham
H
933
132
14
0.8
5.9
780
4.8
BBC Radio Oxford
H
587
80
14
0.7
4.8
387
3.6
BBC Radio Sheffield
H
1,322
135
10
0.5
5.0
682
3.0
BBC Radio Shropshire
H
433
65
15
1.0
6.5
422
5.5
Total BBC Radio Solent
Y
1,917
200
10
0.9
8.3
1,660
4.2
BBC Radio Somerset
H
487
56
11
0.9
8.2
459
4.4
BBC Radio Stoke
H
705
108
15
1.4
8.8
952
7.3
BBC Radio Suffolk
H
631
75
12
1.0
8.7
656
4.7
BBC Radio Sussex and BBC Radio Surrey
H
2,703
184
7
0.7
10.7
1,964
3.5
BBC Radio Tees
H
803
99
12
0.7
5.9
579
3.7
BBC Three Counties Radio
H
1,469
99
7
0.6
9.3
918
3.5
BBC Radio WM
H
2,483
198
8
0.3
3.9
766
1.7
BBC Radio Wiltshire/Swindon
H
669
70
10
0.6
6.1
429
2.7
BBC Radio York
H
603
54
9
0.5
5.9
319
3.3
BBC Radio Guernsey
Y
52
13
25
1.6
6.4
82
10.1
BBC Radio Jersey
Y
94
23
25
2.2
8.6
203
13.2
Bauer Media Audio UK - Total (exc Partners)
H
56,348
22,655
40
3.8
9.4
212,343
20.8
Downtown Country
H
1,558
122
8
0.7
8.8
1,074
3.5
Greatest Hits Radio (Ayrshire & Dumfries & Galloway)
Y
397
67
17
2.2
13.1
879
12.0
Greatest Hits Radio (Bath & South West)
Y
381
46
12
1.1
9.0
415
4.4
Greatest Hits Radio (Berkshire & North Hampshire)
H
754
98
13
0.9
7.0
684
5.8
Greatest Hits Radio (Black Country & Shropshire)
H
1,595
102
6
0.5
7.4
749
2.6
Greatest Hits Radio (Bradford & West Yorkshire)
H
804
114
14
1.2
8.5
969
7.1
Greatest Hits Radio (Bristol & South West)
H
907
170
19
1.5
7.9
1,337
7.4
Greatest Hits Radio (Bucks Beds & Herts)
H
1,182
74
6
0.6
9.8
721
3.4
Greatest Hits Radio (Cambridgeshire)
H
531
41
8
0.5
6.9
281
2.8
Greatest Hits Radio (Cornwall)
H
522
68
13
1.1
8.3
563
4.9
Greatest Hits Radio (Coventry & Warwickshire)
H
741
74
10
0.5
5.3
392
3.0
Greatest Hits Radio (Cumbria)
Y
256
75
29
2.9
10.0
753
15.2
Greatest Hits Radio (Devon)
H
760
87
11
0.9
7.8
673
4.5
Greatest Hits Radio (Dorset East)
Y
429
54
12
0.7
5.9
313
3.9
Greatest Hits Radio (Dorset West)
Y
193
58
30
3.3
10.9
630
13.0
Greatest Hits Radio (East Midlands)
H
2,418
245
10
0.6
5.8
1,410
3.3
Greatest Hits Radio (East Yorkshire & Northern Lincolnshire)
H
933
133
14
1.1
7.4
987
5.3
Greatest Hits Radio (Edinburgh & the Lothians & Fife & Falkirk)
H
1,202
131
11
0.7
6.4
836
4.5
Greatest Hits Radio (Essex)
H
581
81
14
1.2
8.5
692
6.5
Greatest Hits Radio (Glasgow & the West)
H
1,954
226
12
0.7
5.8
1,317
3.8
Greatest Hits Radio (Gloucestershire)
Y
419
40
10
0.7
7.1
286
3.5
Greatest Hits Radio (Greater Manchester)
H
2,641
274
10
0.7
7.2
1,975
4.7
Greatest Hits Radio (Great Yarmouth)
Y
182
52
29
3.7
12.7
664
13.6
Greatest Hits Radio (Harrogate & Yorkshire Dales)
Y
249
43
17
1.8
10.1
439
10.0
Greatest Hits Radio (Herefordshire & Worcestershire)
Y
511
65
13
1.1
8.4
546
5.1
Greatest Hits Radio (Kent)
H
1,322
108
8
0.9
10.4
1,129
3.9
Greatest Hits Radio (Lancashire)
H
1,643
156
9
0.8
8.8
1,370
4.5
Greatest Hits Radio (Leeds & West Yorkshire)
H
752
177
24
2.2
9.3
1,644
12.1
Greatest Hits Radio (Lincolnshire)
H
917
152
17
1.9
11.6
1,760
9.2
Greatest Hits Radio (Liverpool)
H
1,974
343
17
1.7
9.8
3,359
9.1
Greatest Hits Radio (London)
Q
12,479
1,125
9
0.5
5.4
6,082
3.1
Greatest Hits Radio (Northamptonshire)
H
634
62
10
0.6
6.3
393
3.4
Greatest Hits Radio (North Derbyshire)
Y
475
70
15
1.2
8.2
579
6.3
Greatest Hits Radio (North East Scotland)
Y
343
55
16
1.2
7.7
421
6.8
Greatest Hits Radio (Northern Ireland)
H
1,558
70
4
0.2
4.9
340
1.1
Greatest Hits Radio (North Norfolk)
Y
81
20
25
2.9
11.8
237
13.4
Greatest Hits Radio (North of Scotland)
Y
257
22
9
0.5
6.1
138
2.6
Greatest Hits Radio (Norwich)
Y
512
115
22
1.7
7.4
856
8.3
Greatest Hits Radio (Oxfordshire)
H
576
101
18
1.1
6.1
619
6.1
Greatest Hits Radio (Peterborough Stamford & Rutland)
H
479
60
13
1.0
7.7
464
4.7
Greatest Hits Radio (Plymouth)
Y
263
49
19
1.9
10.3
501
9.6
Greatest Hits Radio (Salisbury)
Y
130
32
25
2.4
9.9
316
9.9
Greatest Hits Radio (Scottish Borders & North Northumberland)
Y
111
40
36
3.5
9.6
387
19.1
Greatest Hits Radio (Somerset)
Y
447
66
15
1.5
10.2
672
7.0
Greatest Hits Radio (South Coast) (surveyed as Wave 105)
H
1,879
521
28
3.5
12.5
6,514
16.7
Greatest Hits Radio (South Wales)
H
1,653
136
8
0.4
5.2
711
2.4
Greatest Hits Radio (South Yorkshire)
H
1,345
272
20
2.6
12.7
3,447
15.0
Greatest Hits Radio (Staffordshire & Cheshire)
H
868
84
10
0.9
9.2
771
4.8
Greatest Hits Radio (Suffolk)
Y
481
64
13
1.4
10.6
677
6.8
Greatest Hits Radio (Surrey & East Hampshire)
H
627
54
9
0.7
7.8
419
4.0
Greatest Hits Radio (Sussex)
H
1,303
140
11
1.0
9.3
1,294
4.4
Greatest Hits Radio (Swindon)
Y
278
38
14
1.4
9.9
381
6.3
Greatest Hits Radio (Tayside & Fife)
Y
384
49
13
1.4
11.2
546
8.6
Greatest Hits Radio (Teesside)
H
831
73
9
0.7
7.6
559
3.4
Greatest Hits Radio (Tyne & Wear)
H
1,522
115
8
0.6
7.8
893
3.3
Greatest Hits Radio (Wakefield)
Y
325
77
24
1.6
6.6
504
9.7
Greatest Hits Radio (West Midlands)
H
3,917
411
10
0.9
8.2
3,348
4.7
Greatest Hits Radio (West Norfolk)
Y
195
52
27
2.5
9.3
485
12.0
Greatest Hits Radio (York & North Yorkshire)
Y
366
77
21
1.7
8.3
636
10.0
Greatest Hits Radio (Yorkshire Coast)
Y
127
32
25
2.3
9.1
290
11.6
Hits Radio (Birmingham) (surveyed as Free Radio (Birmingham))
H
2,318
299
13
0.8
6.2
1,845
4.5
Hits Radio (Black Country & Shropshire) (surveyed as Free Radio (Black Country & Shropshire))
H
1,595
97
6
0.4
7.2
697
2.4
Hits Radio (Bristol & South West)
H
907
54
6
0.4
6.5
348
1.9
Hits Radio (Cornwall) (surveyed as Pirate FM)
H
522
140
27
3.1
11.4
1,594
14.0
Hits Radio (Coventry & Warwickshire) (surveyed as Free Radio (Coventry & Warwickshire))
H
741
139
19
1.5
8.2
1,141
8.7
Hits Radio (Cumbria)
Y
256
11
4
0.1
2.8
32
0.6
Hits Radio (Dorset)
Y
429
23
5
0.2
4.4
101
1.3
Hits Radio (East Midlands) (surveyed as Gem)
H
2,494
253
10
0.7
7.2
1,826
4.1
Hits Radio (East Yorkshire & Northern Lincolnshire) (surveyed as Viking FM)
H
933
179
19
1.2
6.3
1,124
6.0
Hits Radio (Herefordshire & Worcestershire) (surveyed as Free Radio (Herefordshire & Worcestershire)
Y
511
88
17
1.3
7.3
643
6.0
Hits Radio (Lancashire) (surveyed as Rock FM)
H
1,614
233
14
1.1
7.6
1,770
6.0
Hits Radio (Lincs) (surveyed as Lincs FM)
H
917
151
16
1.4
8.8
1,328
6.9
Hits Radio (Liverpool & the North West) (surveyed as Radio City)
H
1,974
354
18
1.2
6.7
2,391
6.5
Hits Radio (Manchester)
H
2,641
289
11
0.8
7.1
2,057
4.9
Hits Radio (North East - Teesside) (surveyed as TFM)
H
831
138
17
0.9
5.4
743
4.6
Hits Radio (North East - Tyne & Wear) (surveyed as Metro Radio)
H
1,522
382
25
1.7
6.7
2,561
9.5
Hits Radio (Oxfordshire)
H
576
40
7
0.2
3.1
124
1.2
Hits Radio (South Coast)
H
1,227
29
2
*
1.8
53
0.2
Hits Radio (South Wales) (surveyed as 96.4 FM The Wave)
H
1,653
130
8
0.5
6.8
880
3.0
Hits Radio (South Yorkshire) (surveyed as Hallam FM)
H
1,345
329
25
1.6
6.4
2,123
9.2
Hits Radio (Staffordshire & Cheshire) (surveyed as Signal One)