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be there Most popular UK radio stations, by total audience
This is a full list of every radio station that Media UK holds RAJAR audience data for, ordered by how many listeners they have - compared with the last two quarter results. Click on the audience figures to see full historical data and more information about how people listen to these radio stations.
Caution - it isn't always valid to directly compare surveys. Check a station's full listening figures to discover more.
It's not all about reachBigger audience doesn't always mean better radio. We list
the top ten radio stations in the UK according to audience levels, how long they listen, and how popular they are in their transmission area too.
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HeartMilton Keynes, Northampton, Herts, Beds and Bucks, Bedford34.
Clyde 1Glasgow and West Central Scotland35.
XfmGreater London45.
ChoiceNorth London and South London48.
HeartEssex and East Herts51.
Metro RadioTyneside, Wearside, Northumberland and County Durham54=
HeartExeter, Torbay, Plymouth, Barnstaple, Ifracombe, Bideford, South Hams58.
HeartBrighton, Eastbourne and Hastings, Reigate and Crawley59.
Hallam FMSouth Yorkshire and the North Midlands60=
HeartMaidstone, Medway and East Kent63.
HeartBerkshire, North Hampshire, Oxfordshire65.
Forth OneEdinburgh, The Lothians and Fife69.
BBC NewcastleTyne and Wear, Northumberland & Northern Co. Durham70.
HeartNorfolk, Suffolk77.
HeartPeterborough and Cambridge84.
BBC WMBirmingham and Black Country91.
HeartCheshire and North East Wales, Anglesey & Gwynedd, Wirral, North Wales Coast92.
XfmGreater Manchester93=
U105Greater Belfast and surrounding area100.
HeartSouth Hampshire and West Sussex, Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch104.
Clyde 2Glasgow and West Central Scotland107.
The New TFMTeesside, County Durham, North Yorkshire110.
Pirate FMCornwall, Plymouth and West Devon111.
BBC Radio StokeNorth & Mid Staffordshire, north east Shropshire & south Cheshire113=
BBC TeesTeesside, County Durham and North Yorkshire130.
HeartGloucester and Cheltenham133.
MFRHighlands, Moray and Aberdeenshire138.
Magic AMSouth Yorkshire and the North Midlands139.
The BayNorth Lancashire & South Cumbria139=
Touch FMShakespeare's County & The Vale144=
CFMCumbria & South West Scotland 148.
Trax FM87,000 total listeners
DOWN -8.4% Doncaster and Bassetlaw152=
KCFM83,000 total listeners
DOWN -10.8% Hull and East Yorkshire156.
Magic 116180,000 total listeners
UP 17.6% East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire162.
Forth 271,000 total listeners
DOWN -9.0% Edinburgh, The Lothians and Fife166.
Signal 268,000 total listeners
DOWN -17.1% Staffordshire and Cheshire177=
Stray FM 56,000 total listeners
UP 12.0% Harrogate, Ripon, Knaresborough, Boroughbridge, Ilkley, Otley, Skipton, Wetherby and the Yorkshire Dales.177=
Spirit FM Chichester, Bognor Regis & Littlehampton186.
Pulse 248,000 total listeners
DOWN -17.2% Bradford, Kirklees and Calderdale187.
2BR47,000 total listeners
DOWN -14.5% Burnley, Hyndburn and Pendle190=
Wessex FMWeymouth, Dorchester and Bridport192.
Dearne FM45,000 total listeners
DOWN -2.2% Barnsley, Penistone, Dearne Valley194=
Touch FM42,000 total listeners
DOWN -4.5% Warwick, Leamington Spa and Kenilworth197=
Fire RadioBournemouth, Poole and Christchurch199=
Nation Hits40,000 total listeners
DOWN -9.1% Swansea, Neath, Port Talbot and South Carmarthenshire202=
The Bee37,000 total listeners
UP 27.6% East and Central Lancashire208.
HeartWatford, Hemel Hempstead, St Albans, Rickmansworth210.
Signal 10734,000 total listeners
DOWN -17.1% Wolverhampton, Telford, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Kidderminster213.
Oak FM31,000 total listeners
UP 19.2% Loughborough, Hinckley and Nuneaton215.
Star Radio29,000 total listeners
DOWN -6.5% Darlington, Durham, Chester le Street, Houghton le Spring, Stanley, Consett, Bedale, Thirsk, Northallerton & Richmond215=
Touch FMTamworth and South East Staffordshire215=
3FMIsle of Man227.
Arrow FM20,000 total listeners
DOWN -13.0% Hastings, Bexhill and Battle227=
The BreezeWeston-super-Mare and North Somerset232.
The BreezeEast Hampshire, South West Surrey and North West Sussex
