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Quarterly Listening
All Individuals 15+ for period ending December 2023
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
49,473
88
18.0
20.5
1,013,105
100.0
All BBC Radio
Q
56,348
31,286
56
7.8
14.0
437,747
43.2
All BBC Network Radio
Q
56,348
28,724
51
6.9
13.5
388,334
38.3
BBC Local Radio
Q
56,348
6,986
12
0.9
7.1
49,413
4.9
All Commercial Radio
Q
56,348
39,130
69
9.9
14.2
555,160
54.8
All National Commercial
Q
56,348
26,705
47
4.8
10.2
271,617
26.8
All Local Commercial Radio (National TSA)
Q
56,348
27,009
48
5.0
10.5
283,543
28.0
Other Radio
Q
56,348
5,690
10
0.4
3.5
20,198
2.0
BBC Radio 1
Q
56,348
7,330
13
0.8
6.3
45,933
4.5
BBC Radio 1Xtra
H
56,348
718
1
0.1
4.3
3,090
0.3
BBC Radio 2
Q
56,348
13,281
24
2.4
10.2
135,636
13.4
BBC Radio 3
Q
56,348
1,775
3
0.2
7.5
13,237
1.3
BBC Radio 4 (including 4 Extra)
Q
56,348
9,476
17
2.2
12.8
121,427
12.0
BBC Radio 4
Q
56,348
9,116
16
2.0
12.2
110,939
11.0
BBC Radio 4 Extra
Q
56,348
1,464
3
0.2
7.2
10,487
1.0
BBC Radio 5 live (inc. sports extra)
Q
56,348
5,952
11
0.6
6.1
36,020
3.6
BBC Radio 5 live
Q
56,348
5,245
9
0.6
6.0
31,319
3.1
BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Q
56,348
1,552
3
0.1
3.0
4,701
0.5
BBC 6 Music
Q
56,348
2,519
4
0.5
10.4
26,139
2.6
BBC Asian Network UK
H
56,348
448
1
*
4.8
2,140
0.2
BBC World Service
Q
56,348
1,072
2
0.1
4.6
4,976
0.5
Absolute Radio Network
H
56,348
5,287
9
0.6
6.9
36,333
3.6
Absolute Radio
Q
56,348
2,359
4
0.2
5.9
14,033
1.4
Absolute Radio 60s
H
56,348
115
*
*
4.5
515
0.1
Absolute Radio 70s
H
56,348
299
1
*
2.8
842
0.1
Absolute 80s
Q
56,348
1,589
3
0.2
5.3
8,482
0.8
Absolute Radio 90s
H
56,348
947
2
0.1
4.0
3,749
0.4
Absolute Radio 00s
H
56,348
289
1
*
2.7
773
0.1
Absolute Radio 10s
H
56,348
149
*
*
1.1
160
*
Absolute Classic Rock
H
56,348
796
1
0.1
5.8
4,609
0.5
Absolute Radio Country
H
56,348
407
1
*
5.8
2,379
0.2
Boom Radio
Q
56,348
627
1
0.1
11.0
6,877
0.7
Capital Brand (UK)
H
56,348
7,921
14
0.7
5.1
40,180
4.0
Capital Chill
Q
56,348
186
*
*
4.8
897
0.1
Capital Dance
Q
56,348
863
2
0.1
4.6
3,974
0.4
Capital Network (UK)
H
56,348
5,871
10
0.5
4.7
27,462
2.7
Capital XTRA Brand UK
H
56,348
1,979
4
0.1
3.9
7,721
0.8
Capital XTRA (UK)
H
56,348
1,686
3
0.1
3.7
6,213
0.6
Capital XTRA Reloaded
Q
56,348
496
1
*
3.0
1,502
0.1
Classic FM
Q
56,348
4,689
8
0.7
8.7
40,898
4.0
GB News Radio
Q
56,348
430
1
*
6.5
2,792
0.3
Gold Network (UK)
H
56,348
1,676
3
0.2
7.9
13,197
1.3
Greatest Hits Network (exc Partners)
H
56,348
6,850
12
1.0
8.5
58,347
5.8
Greatest Hits Radio
H
56,348
6,753
12
1.0
8.5
57,449
5.7
Heart Brand (UK)
H
56,348
11,527
20
1.4
6.6
76,428
7.6
Heart 70s
Q
56,348
675
1
*
3.7
2,493
0.2
Heart 80s
Q
56,348
1,678
3
0.1
4.5
7,598
0.7
Heart 90s
Q
56,348
1,184
2
0.1
3.5
4,162
0.4
Heart 00s
Q
56,348
825
1
*
3.3
2,764
0.3
Heart Dance
Q
56,348
826
1
0.1
3.9
3,187
0.3
Heart Network (UK)
H
56,348
8,838
16
1.0
6.4
56,835
5.6
Heat
H
56,348
472
1
*
3.5
1,635
0.2
Hits Radio Network (exc Partners)
H
56,348
6,330
11
0.9
7.9
49,923
4.9
Hits Radio Portfolio (exc Partners)
H
56,348
12,016
21
1.9
9.0
108,269
10.7
Hits Radio
H
56,348
1,430
3
0.1
4.9
6,959
0.7
Jazz FM
H
56,348
446
1
*
4.2
1,892
0.2
Kerrang!
H
56,348
399
1
*
4.1
1,648
0.2
KISS Network
H
56,348
4,224
7
0.4
4.9
20,766
2.1
KISS Fresh
H
56,348
245
*
*
3.0
733
0.1
KISSTORY
Q
56,348
2,368
4
0.2
4.4
10,528
1.0
LBC Brand (UK)
H
56,348
2,990
5
0.5
9.4
28,066
2.8
Magic Network
H
56,348
4,157
7
0.4
5.8
24,159
2.4
Magic at the Musicals
H
56,348
165
*
*
5.0
827
0.1
Magic Chilled
H
56,348
416
1
*
3.1
1,272
0.1
Magic Soul
H
56,348
502
1
0.1
6.6
3,285
0.3
Mellow Magic
H
56,348
492
1
*
4.7
2,325
0.2
Planet Rock
Q
56,348
1,285
2
0.2
10.2
13,077
1.3
Scala Radio
H
56,348
199
*
*
8.8
1,751
0.2
Smooth Brand (UK)
H
56,348
6,165
11
0.7
6.6
40,449
4.0
Smooth Radio Chill
Q
56,348
471
1
*
5.0
2,349
0.2
Smooth Radio Country
Q
56,348
314
1
*
4.8
1,492
0.1
Smooth Radio Network (UK)
H
56,348
5,473
10
0.6
6.6
36,184
3.6
Sunrise Radio National
Y
56,348
317
1
*
4.6
1,455
0.1
TalkRadio
H
56,348
725
1
0.1
7.7
5,544
0.5
talkSPORT Network
H
56,348
3,342
6
0.4
6.5
21,675
2.1
Times Radio
H
56,348
492
1
0.1
8.0
3,956
0.4
Virgin Radio Network
H
56,348
1,825
3
0.2
6.3
11,565
1.1
Radio X Brand (UK)
H
56,348
2,168
4
0.4
9.2
19,919
2.0
Radio X Classic Rock
Q
56,348
244
*
*
5.7
1,396
0.1
Radio X Network (UK)
H
56,348
2,013
4
0.3
9.3
18,697
1.8
BBC Radio Scotland
H
4,649
800
17
1.0
6.1
4,866
6.1
BBC Radio Ulster
H
1,558
506
32
3.2
9.7
4,927
17.0
BBC Radio Wales
H
2,628
316
12
1.1
8.8
2,787
5.3
BBC Radio Cymru
H
2,628
95
4
0.4
12.1
1,150
2.2
BBC Local Radio in England
Q
45,957
4,869
11
0.7
6.9
33,702
4.1
BBC Radio Berkshire
H
986
73
7
0.4
5.2
377
2.5
BBC Radio Bristol
H
946
78
8
0.6
7.0
550
3.0
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
H
897
67
7
0.7
9.1
612
3.4
BBC Radio Cornwall
H
494
80
16
2.0
12.1
970
10.0
BBC CWR
H
835
64
8
0.7
8.6
552
3.7
BBC Radio Cumbria
H
425
85
20
1.7
8.4
713
8.4
BBC Radio Derby
H
692
127
18
1.5
8.0
1,021
8.3
BBC Radio Devon
H
1,050
136
13
1.0
7.5
1,022
4.8
BBC Essex
H
1,448
138
10
1.1
11.8
1,621
6.0
BBC Radio Gloucestershire
H
537
49
9
0.7
7.8
378
3.4
BBC Hereford & Worcester
H
538
90
17
1.6
9.3
841
7.8
BBC Radio Humberside
H
781
101
13
0.9
7.3
736
5.0
BBC Radio Kent
H
1,759
142
8
0.4
4.6
659
1.7
BBC Radio Lancashire
H
1,249
150
12
1.0
8.5
1,281
5.8
BBC Radio Leeds
H
1,738
178
10
0.5
4.5
807
2.8
BBC Radio Leicester
H
891
106
12
0.6
5.2
551
3.9
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
H
591
66
11
0.6
5.8
383
3.1
BBC Radio London
Q
12,478
548
4
0.2
3.5
1,914
0.9
BBC Radio Manchester
H
2,343
181
8
0.4
5.1
930
2.6
BBC Radio Merseyside
H
1,736
179
10
1.4
13.4
2,400
7.8
BBC Radio Newcastle
H
1,475
214
15
0.9
6.3
1,354
5.1
BBC Radio Norfolk
H
921
131
14
1.5
10.5
1,372
6.8
BBC Radio Northampton
H
574
70
12
0.7
6.0
423
4.0
BBC Radio Nottingham
H
934
124
13
0.7
5.4
673
4.4
BBC Radio Oxford
H
581
87
15
0.6
4.0
351
3.5
BBC Radio Sheffield
H
1,322
147
11
0.6
5.6
827
3.7
BBC Radio Shropshire
H
441
65
15
0.9
6.3
410
4.8
Total BBC Radio Solent
Y
1,909
184
10
0.9
9.0
1,650
4.2
BBC Radio Somerset
H
487
55
11
1.4
12.8
696
7.2
BBC Radio Stoke
H
704
118
17
1.6
9.5
1,121
8.9
BBC Radio Suffolk
H
632
97
15
1.4
9.4
904
6.7
BBC Radio Sussex and BBC Radio Surrey
H
2,703
192
7
0.8
11.0
2,107
3.7
BBC Radio Tees
H
803
100
12
0.8
6.7
668
4.4
BBC Three Counties Radio
H
1,469
125
9
1.1
12.5
1,565
5.8
BBC Radio WM
H
2,483
193
8
0.4
4.6
883
2.2
BBC Radio Wiltshire/Swindon
H
670
89
13
1.5
11.4
1,020
6.2
BBC Radio York
H
602
60
10
0.7
7.3
444
4.6
BBC Radio Guernsey
Y
51
12
24
1.6
6.8
83
10.2
BBC Radio Jersey
Y
93
21
23
2.2
9.3
201
12.9
Bauer Media Audio UK - Total (exc Partners)
H
56,348
21,790
39
3.7
9.6
208,648
20.6
Downtown Country
H
1,558
105
7
0.6
8.6
897
3.1
Greatest Hits Radio (Ayrshire & Dumfries & Galloway) (was West Sound)
Y
397
72
18
1.9
10.5
761
10.9
Greatest Hits Radio (Bath & South West)
Y
381
42
11
1.1
10.2
433
4.8
Greatest Hits Radio (Berkshire & North Hampshire)
H
755
95
13
0.8
6.0
571
5.2
Greatest Hits Radio (Black Country & Shropshire)
H
1,595
61
4
0.3
8.7
527
1.9
Greatest Hits Radio (Blackpool)
Y
241
33
14
1.3
9.1
302
7.7
Greatest Hits Radio (Bolton)
Y
463
30
6
0.6
9.4
279
2.8
Greatest Hits Radio (Bradford & West Yorkshire)
H
804
111
14
1.8
12.7
1,408
10.0
Greatest Hits Radio (Bristol & South West)
H
906
157
17
1.6
9.4
1,471
8.4
Greatest Hits Radio (Bucks Beds & Herts)
H
1,189
67
6
0.6
11.1
744
3.3
Greatest Hits Radio (Cambridgeshire)
H
532
34
6
0.5
7.9
272
2.9
Greatest Hits Radio (Cornwall)
Y
521
46
9
1.0
11.2
519
4.8
Greatest Hits Radio (Coventry & Warwickshire)
H
741
71
10
0.7
7.3
523
4.1
Greatest Hits Radio (Cumbria) (was CFM)
Y
255
66
26
2.3
8.8
586
12.2
Greatest Hits Radio (Devon)
H
760
82
11
0.8
7.3
595
3.9
Greatest Hits Radio (Dorset East)
Y
429
40
9
0.8
8.8
357
4.5
Greatest Hits Radio (Dorset West)
Y
193
50
26
2.5
9.9
490
11.0
Greatest Hits Radio (East Midlands)
H
2,416
165
7
0.5
7.5
1,241
3.2
Greatest Hits Radio (East Yorkshire & Northern Lincolnshire)
H
933
113
12
1.1
8.8
992
5.8
Greatest Hits Radio (Essex)
H
581
73
13
1.2
9.7
704
6.7
Greatest Hits Radio (Gloucestershire)
Y
413
33
8
0.7
8.2
271
3.3
Greatest Hits Radio (Greater Manchester)
H
2,179
199
9
0.7
7.8
1,549
4.7
Greatest Hits Radio (Great Yarmouth)
Y
182
49
27
3.6
13.3
654
14.3
Greatest Hits Radio (Harrogate & Yorkshire Dales)
Y
249
37
15
1.5
10.4
386
9.1
Greatest Hits Radio (Herefordshire & Worcestershire)
Y
512
48
9
0.9
9.9
476
4.4
Greatest Hits Radio (Kent)
H
1,314
85
6
0.4
6.3
538
1.9
Greatest Hits Radio (Lancashire)
H
975
96
10
0.6
6.3
599
3.4
Greatest Hits Radio (Leeds & West Yorkshire)
H
752
142
19
1.8
9.3
1,327
10.6
Greatest Hits Radio (Lincolnshire)
H
916
150
16
1.7
10.1
1,520
8.3
Greatest Hits Radio (Liverpool)
H
1,679
264
16
1.7
10.6
2,805
9.3
Greatest Hits Radio (London)
Q
12,478
1,442
12
0.6
5.4
7,794
3.8
Greatest Hits Radio (Northamptonshire)
H
634
58
9
0.6
6.3
362
3.2
Greatest Hits Radio (North Derbyshire)
Y
475
61
13
1.2
9.0
549
6.1
Greatest Hits Radio (Northern Ireland)
H
1,558
82
5
0.2
4.3
356
1.2
Greatest Hits Radio (North Norfolk)
Y
81
18
23
2.4
10.4
190
10.3
Greatest Hits Radio (Norwich)
Y
512
96
19
1.4
7.6
731
7.3
Greatest Hits Radio (Oxfordshire)
H
569
110
19
1.0
5.1
562
5.8
Greatest Hits Radio (Peterborough Stamford & Rutland)
H
479
52
11
1.0
8.9
462
4.5
Greatest Hits Radio (Plymouth)
Y
264
42
16
1.9
12.1
510
9.2
Greatest Hits Radio (Salisbury)
Y
131
32
25
2.6
10.4
335
10.9
Greatest Hits Radio (Scotland)
H
4,379
563
13
1.1
8.5
4,791
6.2
Greatest Hits Radio (Edinburgh & the Lothians & Fife & Falkirk) (was Forth 2)
H
1,202
108
9
0.7
7.8
844
4.6
Greatest Hits Radio (Glasgow & the West) (was Clyde 2)
H
1,955
238
12
0.7
5.6
1,345
3.8
Greatest Hits Radio (North of Scotland)
Y
258
17
7
0.6
8.5
149
3.1
Greatest Hits Radio (North East Scotland) (was Northsound 2)
Y
344
37
11
0.7
6.2
228
3.9
Greatest Hits Radio (Scottish Borders & North Northumberland) (was Radio Borders)
Y
112
41
36
3.3
9.2
375
19.3
Greatest Hits Radio (Tayside & Fife) (was Tay 2)
Y
395
35
9
1.3
14.5
514
7.1
Greatest Hits Radio (Somerset)
Y
447
59
13
1.5
11.1
652
6.9
Greatest Hits Radio (South Coast)
H
1,229
129
10
1.0
9.4
1,216
4.6
Greatest Hits Radio (South Wales)
H
1,653
120
7
0.4
5.6
678
2.2
Greatest Hits Radio (South Yorkshire)
H
1,344
253
19
2.4
12.5
3,174
14.1
Greatest Hits Radio (Staffordshire & Cheshire)
H
868
83
10
0.9
9.2
771
4.8
Greatest Hits Radio (Suffolk) (was Hits Radio (Suffolk))