2. 1.BBC Radio 2 (15.5m listeners every week)
2.BBC Radio 1 (10.8m listeners)
3.BBC Radio 3 (10.5m listeners)
• Music radio on Radio 1, Radio 1Xtra, Radio 2, 6 Music and Asian
Network
• Classical music and jazz on Radio 3
• Local programming from 40 stations in England
• 6 dedicated radio services in the nations (Radio Scotland, Radio nan
Gàidheal, Radio Ulster, Radio Foyle, Radio Wales, Radio Cymru)
• Comedy, drama and children's programming on Radio 4 Extra
3. 4.Heart (9.1m listeners)
• UK's biggest commercial radio brand
• Extends to 33 stations across the UK
• Only the "A-listers" make it onto the show
• Aimed audience are aged between 25-44 described as "very social
people who enjoy shopping, going out and spending time with their
friends and family"
• Played songs from the 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s and current songs
• Heart is programmed to emotionally connect with its listeners
4. 5. Capital FM (7.3m listeners)
• 95-106 Capital FM is the UK's first national, commercial hit music radio
brand
• Capital is a radio network of eleven independent contemporary hit
radio stations in the United Kingdom, owned and operated by Global
Radio
• The stations target a core audience in the 14-34 age group
• The vast majority of network programming is broadcast from the
existing 95.8 Capital studios in Leicester Square, London. Local output
comprises weekday breakfast & drivetime and weekend mornings
5. 6. BBC Radio 5 live (6.3m listeners)
• News and sport on 5 live and 5 live sports extra
• Main radio station for sport in the United Kingdom, covering nearly all big sports
events in the UK or with British competitors in, including the Olympics and the
football World Cup
• Available on digital radio in the United Kingdom via DAB, digital satellite, IPTV,
Freeview, and is also streamed online
• Operates International and UK feeds
6. 7. Classic FM (5.4m listeners)
• The biggest classical music radio station in the world
• Broadcasts nationally on FM , DAB digital radio , satellite and cable
television and is available internationally by streaming audio over
the internet
• First aired on 7 September 1992
• Classic FM runs a Internet TV channel playing classical music videos,
Classic FM TV
• Throughout the year Classic FM Foundation organizes fundraising
events including concerts, sponsored walks and an annual appeal
7. 8. KISS (4.6m)
• First aired in 1 September 1990
• Specialises in hip hop, R&B, urban and electronic dance music
• Began in October 1985 as a pirate radio station
• Sister stations are; Sister stations, Kerrang Radio, The Hits Radio, Heat Radio,
Smash Hits Radio, Planet Rock
8. 9. Smooth (4.6m listeners)
• Smooth Radio is a network of six adult contemporary local radio stations in
England and Scotland
• Songs played from the past five decades
• Playlist of songs are described as a 'relaxing music mix‘:
- Soul
- R&B
- Jazz
• Focuses mainly on music
9. 10. Magic (3.5m listeners)
• Music radio and TV brand
• Playlist consists of hits from the 1960s and 1970s, although music from other
decades is included in the mix.
• Radio is "more laid-back"
• Plays "soft adult contemporary hits from the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s"
