The highest ranked radio station in terms of fame was Capital FM with 97 percent of people asked giving it a positive rating in the United Kingdom (UK), as of the third quarter of 2023. Heart FM was ranked third but was actually the highest ranked radio station in terms of popularity in the UK.
Most famous radio stations in the United Kingdom (UK) as of the 3rd quarter of 2023
Figures represent the share of respondents holding a positive opinion of each radio station according to YouGov Ratings.
* Data was collected every day beginning May 15, 2018, with the results showing an average of the collected data over this time period. The results are updated at regular intervals.
** Interviews on which the data is based vary by radio station, with each exceeding 6,000 respondents.
The data has been weighted by YouGov to be nationally representative of demographics in Great Britain.
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