Survey Updates

RAJAR Bulletin Q2 2024

Issued: July 16th 2024

  1. Data for the period ended June 23rd 2024 will be released as follows:
    Results to stations 10.30 a.m. Wednesday July 31st 2024

    N.B. Publication of results is embargoed until 00.01 a.m. Thursday August 1st 2024

  2. New station / group report
    *New Group Report
    Station / Group name Survey Period
    Hits Radio Pride Q
    Sunrise Smooth H
    Bloomberg Radio H
    Cool FM & Downtown Radio* H
    Cool FM & Downtown Radio & Downtown Country* H
    Sunrise Radio Group London* H
    Sunrise Radio Group National* H
  3. Stations / Groups name changes
    From To
    Hits Radio (Liverpool & the North West) (surveyed as Radio City) Hits Radio (Liverpool & the North West) (was Radio City)
    Hits Radio (Lincs) (surveyed as Lincs FM) Hits Radio (Lincs) (was Lincs FM)
    Hits Radio (Coventry & Warwickshire) (surveyed as Free Radio (Coventry & Warwickshire)) Hits Radio (Coventry & Warwickshire) (was Free Radio (Coventry & Warwickshire))
    Hits Radio (North East - Tyne & Wear) (surveyed as Metro Radio) Hits Radio (North East - Tyne & Wear) (was Metro Radio)
    Hits Radio (North East - Teesside) (surveyed as TFM) Hits Radio (North East - Teesside) (was TFM)
    Hits Radio (South Yorkshire) (surveyed as Hallam FM) Hits Radio (South Yorkshire) (was Hallam FM)
    Hits Radio (East Yorkshire & Northern Lincolnshire) (surveyed as Viking FM) Hits Radio (East Yorkshire & Northern Lincolnshire) (was Viking FM)
    Hits Radio (Lancashire) (surveyed as Rock FM) Hits Radio (Lancashire) (was Rock FM)
    Hits Radio (Staffordshire & Cheshire) (surveyed as Signal One) Hits Radio (Staffordshire & Cheshire) (was Signal One)
    Hits Radio (East Midlands) (surveyed as Gem) Hits Radio (East Midlands) (was Gem)
    Greatest Hits Radio (South Coast) (surveyed as Wave 105) Greatest Hits Radio (South Coast) (was Wave 105)
    Sun FM Radio (will be Nation Radio North East) Nation Radio North East (was Sun FM)
    Hits Radio (South Wales) (surveyed as 96.4 FM The Wave) Hits Radio (South Wales) (was 96.4 FM The Wave)
    Hits Radio (Cornwall) (surveyed as Pirate FM) Hits Radio (Cornwall) (was Pirate FM)
    Swansea Bay Radio (was Easy Radio) Swansea Bay Radio (was Easy Radio Wales)
    Nation Radio East Yorkshire Nation Radio Yorkshire (was Nation Radio East Yorkshire)
    Bauer (Oxfordshire) Bauer (Oxfordshire)(exc Partners)
    Hits Radio (West Midlands) (surveyed as Free Radio (West Midlands)) Hits Radio (West Midlands) (was Free Radio (West Midlands))
    Hits Radio (Birmingham) (surveyed as Free Radio (Birmingham)) Hits Radio (Birmingham) (was Free Radio (Birmingham))
    Hits Radio (Black Country & Shropshire) (surveyed as Free Radio (Black Country & Shropshire)) Hits Radio (Black Country & Shropshire) (was Free Radio (Black Country & Shropshire))
    Hits Radio (Herefordshire & Worcestershire) (surveyed as Free Radio (Herefordshire & Worcestershire)) Hits Radio (Herefordshire & Worcestershire) (was Free Radio (Herefordshire & Worcestershire))
    Hits Radio (West Yorkshire) (surveyed as Pulse 1) Hits Radio (West Yorkshire) (was Pulse 1)
  4. Reporting period changes
    Station / Group name From To
    Nation Radio North East (was Sun FM) Y H
    Greatest Hits Radio (Gloucestershire) Y H
  5. Reports no longer required
    Station / Group name
    Greatest Hits Radio (North Norfolk)
  6. TSA Changes
    Station name From To
    Greatest Hits Radio (Coventry & Warwickshire) 741,748 792,399
    Hits Radio (Coventry & Warwickshire) (was Free Radio (Coventry & Warwickshire)) 741,748 792,399
    Nation Radio North East (was Sun FM) 266,947 558,863
    Greatest Hits Radio (Norwich) 512,115 592,032
    Nation Broadcasting Group 21,630,802 21,922,718
    Greatest Hits Radio (Somerset) 447,056 464,821
    Bauer (Midlands) (exc Partners) 6,886,113 6,936,764
    Hits Radio (West Midlands) (was Free Radio (West Midlands)) 4,392,538 4,443,189
    Heart East Anglia 1,312,629 1,236,686
    Heart Four Counties 2,383,691 2,342,897
    Capital Mid Counties 1,106,499 1,111,647
    Bauer (Cov & Warks) (exc Partners) 741,748 792,399
    Greatest Hits Radio (Gloucestershire) 418,768 542,138
    Hits Radio Network (England) (exc Partners) 23,427,041 23,477,692
    Heart Four Counties - Beds/Bucks/Herts 781,771 740,977
    Heart East Anglia - Suffolk 613,181 537,238
    Heart Four Counties (excl Heart Hertfordshire) 2,055,042 2,014,248
    Greatest Hits Radio (Berkshire & North Hampshire) 754,788 775,453
    Greatest Hits Radio (West Midlands) 3,916,466 3,967,117
    Greatest Hits Network (West Midlands) (exc Partners) 4,538,979 4,589,630
    Capital Midlands 5,707,420 5,712,568
    Bauer (West Midlands) (exc Partners) 4,538,979 4,589,630
    Heart East 5,952,469 5,911,675
    Bauer (South West) (exc Partners) 3,977,128 4,118,263
    Hits Radio Network (England) (inc Partners) 39,232,083 39,282,734
    Bauer (Manchester) (inc Partners) 2,782,072 2,691,711
    Bauer (Tyne & Wear) (inc Partners) 1,522,213 1,553,757
    Greatest Hits Network (London & South East) (exc Partners) 13,928,341 13,949,006
    Bauer (West) (exc Partners) 2,433,433 2,574,568
    BBC Local Radio in England 45,949,269 45,198,219
    BBC Radio Somerset 486,707 464,171
    BBC Radio Cambridgeshire 896,794 857,091
    BBC CWR 821,706 638,177
    BBC Essex 1,447,753 1,336,347
    BBC Radio Manchester 2,341,840 2,251,479
    BBC Radio Humberside 780,395 750,042
    BBC Radio Leicester 890,654 876,389
    BBC Radio Lincolnshire 590,102 551,323
    BBC Radio Merseyside 1,735,602 1,647,738
    BBC Radio Northampton 574,590 540,337
    BBC Radio Stoke 704,946 524,186
    BBC Radio Suffolk 631,507 498,506
    BBC Three Counties Radio 1,469,125 1,306,251
    BBC Radio WM 2,482,915 2,357,472
    BBC Radio York 602,029 566,266
    BBC Radio Berkshire 986,250 712,374
    BBC Radio Oxford 587,253 574,508
    Total BBC Radio Solent 1,915,943 1,887,054
    Capital Mid Counties - South 830,956 836,104
    Greatest Hits Radio (Midlands) 8,133,472 8,184,123
    Greatest Hits Radio (South West) 3,977,128 4,118,263
    Greatest Hits Radio (South East excl London) 7,752,962 7,773,627