BBC radio reach by station in the UK 2020

This statistic displays the weekly reach of BBC radio stations in the United Kingdom from fiscal year 2015/16 to 2019/20. In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, BBC Radio 2 had the greatest weekly reach, with 26 percent of the population using the service at least once.

Share of the population who use BBC radio services each week in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015/16 to 2019/20, by station*

Characteristic	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20
BBC Radio 2	28.5%	28%	28.1%	27.2%	26%
BBC Radio 4	20%	20.9%	20.6%	19.3%	19.3%
BBC Radio 1	19.3%	17.5%	17.7%	17%	16.6%
BBC Radio 5	10.3%	10.4%	9.7%	9.2%	9.5%
BBC 6 Music	4%	4.3%	4.4%	4.4%	4.4%
BBC Radio 4 extra	3.7%	3.8%	4%	3.8%	3.8%
BBC Radio 3	3.8%	3.7%	3.7%	3.5%	3.6%
BBC Radio 5 live sports extra	2.7%	2.3%	2.3%	1.9%	2.4%
BBC 1Xtra	1.9%	1.8%	1.9%	1.9%	1.9%
BBC Asian Network	1.1%	1.2%	1.2%	1.1%	-

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Release date

September 2020

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2020**

Age group

15 years and older

Supplementary notes

* The source defines reach as: "15 minutes for all channels and services on audiences aged 15+"
** BBC's fiscal year ends annually on March 31.
Data for years prior to 2020/21 were published earlier by the source.

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