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Quarterly Listening
All Individuals 15+ for period ending March 2020
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
55,032
48,894
89
17.9
20.2
987,672
100.0
All BBC Radio
Q
55,032
33,535
61
8.9
14.6
491,066
49.7
All BBC Network Radio
Q
55,032
30,835
56
7.8
13.9
428,534
43.4
BBC Local Radio
Q
55,032
7,798
14
1.1
8.0
62,532
6.3
All Commercial Radio
Q
55,032
36,267
66
8.6
13.0
472,153
47.8
All National Commercial
Q
55,032
22,823
41
4.0
9.6
219,985
22.3
All Local Commercial (National TSA)
Q
55,032
25,194
46
4.6
10.0
252,167
25.5
Other Radio
Q
55,032
3,944
7
0.4
6.2
24,453
2.5
BBC Radio 1
Q
55,032
8,915
16
1.0
6.2
55,651
5.6
BBC Radio 2
Q
55,032
14,362
26
2.9
11.2
161,240
16.3
BBC Radio 3
Q
55,032
1,980
4
0.2
6.7
13,250
1.3
BBC Radio 4 (including 4 Extra)
Q
55,032
11,105
20
2.3
11.5
127,315
12.9
BBC Radio 4
Q
55,032
10,754
20
2.1
10.7
115,186
11.7
BBC Radio 4 Extra
Q
55,032
1,983
4
0.2
6.1
12,129
1.2
BBC Radio 5 live (inc. sports extra)
Q
55,032
5,330
10
0.6
6.4
33,998
3.4
BBC Radio 5 live
Q
55,032
5,219
9
0.6
6.3
32,770
3.3
BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
Q
55,032
601
1
*
2.0
1,227
0.1
BBC 6 Music
Q
55,032
2,556
5
0.4
9.2
23,476
2.4
1Xtra from the BBC
H
55,032
986
2
0.1
4.1
4,002
0.4
BBC Asian Network UK
H
55,032
543
1
*
4.5
2,469
0.3
BBC World Service
Q
55,032
1,346
2
0.1
5.3
7,113
0.7
Absolute Radio Network
H
55,032
4,716
9
0.6
7.1
33,647
3.4
Absolute Radio
Q
55,032
2,416
4
0.3
7.6
18,365
1.9
Absolute Radio 60s
H
55,032
119
*
*
2.9
345
*
Absolute Radio 70s
H
55,032
230
*
*
3.8
867
0.1
Absolute 80s
Q
55,032
1,459
3
0.1
4.9
7,088
0.7
Absolute Radio 90s
H
55,032
837
2
0.1
4.3
3,593
0.4
Absolute Radio 00s
H
55,032
186
*
*
2.9
540
0.1
Absolute Classic Rock
H
55,032
813
1
0.1
5.2
4,209
0.4
Capital Brand (UK)
H
55,032
7,502
14
0.7
4.9
36,551
3.7
Capital Network (UK)
H
55,032
6,386
12
0.5
4.7
29,847
3.0
Capital XTRA Brand UK
H
55,032
1,873
3
0.1
3.6
6,704
0.7
Capital XTRA (UK)
H
55,032
1,690
3
0.1
3.3
5,642
0.6
Capital XTRA Reloaded
Q
55,032
305
1
*
3.6
1,092
0.1
Classic FM
Q
55,032
5,484
10
0.7
7.5
41,245
4.2
Country Hits Radio
H
55,032
257
*
*
5.0
1,275
0.1
Gold Network (UK)
H
55,032
1,314
2
0.2
7.3
9,623
1.0
Greatest Hits Network
H
55,032
1,295
2
0.2
8.1
10,538
1.1
Greatest Hits Radio
H
55,032
892
2
0.1
8.0
7,146
0.7
Heart Brand (UK)
H
55,032
9,365
17
1.1
6.2
58,322
6.0
Heart 70s
Q
55,032
294
1
*
4.1
1,196
0.1
Heart 80s
Q
55,032
1,249
2
0.1
3.5
4,375
0.4
Heart 90s
Q
55,032
456
1
*
3.4
1,563
0.2
Heart Dance
Q
55,032
380
1
*
4.5
1,706
0.2
Heart Extra
Q
55,032
472
1
*
3.8
1,802
0.2
Heart Network (UK)
H
55,032
7,737
14
0.9
6.1
47,229
4.8
Heat
H
55,032
498
1
*
3.2
1,613
0.2
Hits Radio Brand
H
55,032
6,619
12
1.0
8.0
52,863
5.4
Hits Radio Network
H
55,032
5,779
11
0.8
7.3
42,325
4.3
Hits Radio
H
55,032
745
1
0.1
4.6
3,462
0.4
JACK Radio
H
55,032
123
*
*
2.8
342
*
Jazz FM
H
55,032
566
1
*
3.6
2,059
0.2
Kerrang!
H
55,032
438
1
*
3.8
1,661
0.2
Kiss Network
H
55,032
5,135
9
0.5
5.2
26,520
2.7
Kiss Fresh
H
55,032
519
1
*
3.0
1,563
0.2
Kisstory
Q
55,032
2,066
4
0.1
4.0
8,238
0.8
LBC Brand (UK)
H
55,032
2,780
5
0.5
9.7
27,048
2.8
Magic Network
H
55,032
4,088
7
0.4
6.0
24,622
2.5
Magic Chilled
H
55,032
242
*
*
4.1
995
0.1
Magic Soul
H
55,032
393
1
*
6.4
2,533
0.3
Mellow Magic
H
55,032
590
1
0.1
5.3
3,124
0.3
Planet Rock
Q
55,032
1,209
2
0.2
8.0
9,680
1.0
Scala Radio
H
55,032
310
1
*
6.6
2,034
0.2
Smooth Brand (UK)
H
55,032
5,687
10
0.7
6.8
38,554
3.9
Smooth Radio Chill
Q
55,032
312
1
*
4.2
1,304
0.1
Smooth Radio Country
Q
55,032
286
1
*
3.2
924
0.1
Smooth Extra
Q
55,032
819
1
0.1
5.0
4,073
0.4
Smooth Radio Network (UK)
H
55,032
4,762
9
0.6
6.9
33,079
3.4
Sunrise Radio National
Y
55,032
372
1
*
4.5
1,667
0.2
talkRADIO
H
55,032
424
1
*
6.4
2,693
0.3
talkSPORT
H
55,032
2,985
5
0.4
6.5
19,461
2.0
talkSPORT2
H
55,032
489
1
*
3.3
1,601
0.2
Union JACK
H
55,032
146
*
*
5.3
777
0.1
Virgin Anthems
Q
55,032
150
*
*
4.9
733
0.1
Virgin Chilled
Q
55,032
124
*
*
3.2
397
*
Virgin Radio
Q
55,032
1,496
3
0.2
6.0
8,924
0.9
Virgin Radio Groove
Q
55,032
16
*
*
1.1
18
*
Radio X Network (UK)
H
55,032
1,651
3
0.2
8.1
13,428
1.4
BBC Radio Scotland
H
4,595
825
18
1.0
5.8
4,746
6.7
BBC Radio Ulster
H
1,516
510
34
3.4
10.0
5,118
19.3
BBC Radio Wales
H
2,622
344
13
1.1
8.2
2,834
5.9
BBC Radio Cymru
H
2,622
119
5
0.5
10.2
1,213
2.5
BBC Local Radio in England
Q
44,617
5,785
13
1.0
8.0
46,546
5.8
BBC Radio Berkshire
H
850
93
11
1.0
9.0
840
5.6
BBC Radio Bristol
H
935
111
12
0.8
7.1
787
4.6
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
H
760
88
12
1.1
9.8
854
5.2
BBC Radio Cornwall
H
477
96
20
1.7
8.4
809
8.2
BBC Coventry and Warwickshire
H
745
85
11
0.5
4.5
381
3.0
BBC Radio Cumbria
H
401
96
24
1.8
7.6
729
9.4
BBC Radio Derby
H
670
108
16
1.4
8.9
958
8.3
BBC Radio Devon
H
1,006
172
17
1.7
10.0
1,724
8.5
BBC Essex
H
1,347
173
13
1.2
9.2
1,592
6.0
BBC Radio Gloucestershire
H
511
83
16
2.0
12.3
1,019
9.3
BBC Hereford & Worcester
H
522
91
18
1.3
7.6
696
7.5
BBC Radio Humberside
H
766
152
20
1.6
8.1
1,231
9.1
BBC Radio Kent
H
1,526
215
14
0.8
5.3
1,146
3.6
BBC Radio Lancashire
H
1,198
148
12
1.0
8.2
1,218
5.7
BBC Radio Leeds
H
1,668
196
12
0.7
6.0
1,173
4.1
BBC Radio Leicester
H
882
150
17
1.3
7.9
1,184
7.6
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
H
570
97
17
1.9
11.4
1,103
8.9
BBC Radio London
Q
12,260
399
3
0.2
5.5
2,188
1.1
BBC Radio Manchester
H
2,273
203
9
0.5
6.1
1,242
3.3
BBC Radio Merseyside
H
1,701
268
16
1.7
10.9
2,917
8.8
BBC Radio Newcastle
H
1,467
218
15
1.1
7.3
1,590
7.0
BBC Radio Norfolk
H
806
163
20
2.3
11.4
1,865
10.6
BBC Radio Northampton
H
512
87
17
2.0
11.5
1,001
8.5
BBC Radio Nottingham
H
832
169
20
1.9
9.1
1,545
9.1
BBC Radio Oxford
H
537
73
14
1.2
8.7
635
6.6
BBC Radio Sheffield
H
1,329
173
13
0.9
6.7
1,161
5.2
BBC Radio Shropshire
H
418
100
24
2.4
9.8
985
11.6
Total BBC Radio Solent
Y
1,827
205
11
1.1
9.6
1,968
5.4
BBC Somerset
H
466
46
10
0.9
9.3
425
4.3
BBC Radio Stoke
H
626
127
20
1.5
7.6
964
7.8
BBC Radio Suffolk
H
552
98
18
1.7
9.8
965
8.3
BBC Sussex and BBC Surrey
H
2,647
237
9
0.8
9.5
2,245
4.2
BBC Radio Tees
H
796
111
14
1.0
7.0
773
5.2
BBC Three Counties Radio
H
1,406
132
9
0.8
8.9
1,171
4.6
BBC WM 95.6
H
2,428
166
7
0.5
7.5
1,245
3.3
BBC Radio Wiltshire/Swindon
H
596
69
11
0.5
4.5
310
2.4
BBC Radio York
H
544
72
13
1.0
7.7
550
5.4
BBC Radio Guernsey
Y
52
15
29
3.0
10.6
158
16.9
BBC Radio Jersey
Y
90
26
29
3.1
10.8
277
17.2
Bauer Radio - Total
H
55,032
17,986
33
2.8
8.6
154,249
15.7
Absolute Radio (London)
Q
12,260
743
6
0.5
7.5
5,586
2.8
Greatest Hits Radio (Cov & Warks)
H
728
11
2
*
2.9
32
0.3
Greatest Hits Radio (E.Yorks & N.Lincs)
H
914
31
3
0.3
10.0
307
1.9
Greatest Hits Radio (Heref & Worcs)
Y
496
17
3
0.2
7.1
120
1.2
Greatest Hits Radio (Lancashire)
H
1,134
22
2
0.2
8.9
198
0.9
Greatest Hits Radio (L'pool N-West & N.Wales)
H
1,888
133
7
0.8
11.2
1,487
4.0
Greatest Hits Radio (Manchester)
H
2,562
41
2
0.1
5.9
240
0.6
Greatest Hits Radio (North East)
H
1,515
35
2
0.3
11.7
409
1.7
Greatest Hits Radio (S.Yorks)
H
1,329
34
3
0.2
7.5
255
1.1
Greatest Hits Radio (Teesside)
H
824
21
3
0.3
12.3
261
1.7
Greatest Hits Radio (West Midlands)
H
3,825
211
6
0.4
7.1
1,493
2.4
Greatest Hits Radio (W.Yorks)
H
1,007
20
2
0.3
13.5
265
1.6
Clyde 2
H
1,934
167
9
0.9
9.9
1,644
5.3
Downtown Country
H
1,516
108
7
0.4
5.4
585
2.2
Forth 2
H
1,172
68
6
0.5
8.5
580
3.9
Northsound 2
Y
347
26
7
0.6
8.4
215
3.1
Tay 2
Y
394
38
10
0.9
9.9
370
5.9
Hits Radio (Manchester)
H
2,562
231
9
0.5
5.5
1,276
3.1
Radio Aire
H
651
57
9
0.5
6.2
352
3.1
Radio Borders
Y
109
46
42
5.7
13.4
622
31.3
CFM
Y
251
84
33
3.4
10.0
844
16.6
Radio City
H
1,888
310
16
1.1
6.8
2,119
5.7
Radio City Talk
H
1,888
32
2
0.1
3.0
96
0.3
Clyde 1
H
1,934
585
30
2.4
8.0
4,657
15.0
Cool FM
H
1,516
527
35
2.4
7.0
3,689
13.9
Downtown Radio
H
1,516
278
18
1.3
6.9
1,906
7.2
Forth 1
H
1,172
296
25
2.2
8.7
2,573
17.2
Free Radio Birmingham
H
2,264
166
7
0.4
5.5
911
2.6
Free Radio FM (Cov & Warks)
H
728
124
17
1.1
6.6
821
6.8
Free Radio FM (Herefordshire & Worcestershire)
Y
496
78
16
1.1
6.8
525
5.3
Free Radio Wolverhampton Black Country & Shropshire
H
1,540
141
9
0.6
6.2
880
3.3
Gem
H
2,490
426
17
1.2
7.0
2,997
6.5
Hallam FM
H
1,329
379
29
1.9
6.7
2,527
11.1
Metro Radio
H
1,515
267
18
1.3
7.3
1,959
8.3
MFR
Y
253
122
48
5.1
10.5
1,288
27.7
Northsound 1
Y
347
132
38
3.9
10.2
1,350
19.3
Rock FM
H
1,274
201
16
1.1
7.0
1,408
5.9
Tay FM
Y
394
129
33
2.7
8.2
1,056
16.8
TFM
H
824
122
15
0.9
5.9
719
4.6
Viking FM
H
914
164
18
0.8
4.7
767
4.8
Wave 105
H
1,858
326
18
1.5
8.5
2,757
7.6
West Sound (inc West FM)
Y
398
189
48
3.7
7.7
1,468
24.2
Kiss
Q
55,032
3,593
7
0.3
4.1
14,732
1.5
Kiss (East)
H
2,201
285
13
0.8
6.5
1,852
3.9
Kiss (London)
Q
12,260
1,265
10
0.4
4.2
5,270
2.7
Kiss (West)
H
2,513
342
14
0.6
4.5
1,539
3.2
Magic
Q
55,032
3,329
6
0.4
5.9
19,495
2.0
Magic (London)
Q
12,260
1,351
11
0.7
6.6
8,864
4.5
Total Global Radio (UK)
H
55,032
23,397
43
3.7
8.6
201,999
20.6
Capital Liverpool
H
1,087
184
17
0.9
5.3
968
4.6
Capital London
Q
12,260
1,617
13
0.6
4.3
6,986
3.5
Total Capital Mid Counties
Y
1,076
96
9
0.4
4.0
385
2.0
Capital Mid Counties - Coventry (surveyed as 96.2 Touch FM - Coventry)
Y
335
26
8
0.2
2.4
62
1.2
Capital Mid Counties - North Oxfordshire (surveyed as 107.6 Banbury Sound)
Y
87
9
10
0.4
4.1
37
2.0
Capital Mid Counties - Rugby (surveyed as Rugby FM)
Y
81
16
20
1.2
5.7
94
6.7
Capital Mid Counties - South East Staffs (surveyed as Touch FM Staffs)
Y
262
21
8
0.3
4.0
85
1.8
Capital Mid Counties - Warwickshire (surveyed as 102 Touch FM - Warks Worcs Cotswolds)