About Us

Heart, the UK's biggest commercial radio brand.

Since being launched in the West Midlands in 1994, Heart has become the UK’s biggest commercial radio station in the UK, reaching 11.1 million* people every week.

Heart likes to Turn Up The Feel Good, with artists like Ed Sheeran, Anne-Marie, Pink, and Sam Smith providing the soundtrack to your day.

Millions of people start their day with Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden in the morning - which is jam-packed full of incredible tunes, huge competitions, and a-list guests. 

We offer listeners the chance to win some of the biggest prizes in UK radio. We frequently give away huge cash prizes, and have made two people millionaires with our annual Make Me A Millionaire game. 

The Heart schedule is crammed full of great presenters such as Pandora, Matt Wilkinson, JK & Kelly Brook, Dev Griffin, Mark Wright, Lindsey Russell, Katrina Ridley and Emma Bunton. We also provide the soundtrack to your weekend with Heart’s Club Classics with Toby Anstis (Fridays 7-11pm) and Pandora (Saturdays 7-11pm).

Heart’s digital stations

Heart is also home to five incredible digital-only brands, which you can listen to on Global Player, on DAB digital radio, and your Smart Speaker. 

Heart Dance plays the biggest club classics throughout the day, with Toby Anstis and Lucy Horobin presenting hugely popular breakfast and drivetime shows respectively. 

You can also listen to Heart 70s with Carlos, Heart 80s with Simon Beale, Heart 90s with Kevin Hughes, and Heart 00s with Mike Panteli and Ashley Roberts, which each play the biggest tunes from that decade on Global Player and DAB Digital Radio. 

We now also have Heart 10s, Heart Love and Heart Musicals!

Between September and December, Heart Xmas plays your favourite festive tunes 24 hours a day. 

Global Player

You can listen to Heart on Global Player. The app gives you access to your favourite radio stations, live playlists and podcasts on the go, all for free. 

Keep up to date with Heart with all the latest presenter videos, celeb interviews, and showbiz and lifestyle news. 

Audience

Heart's core audience are aged between 25-44. Heart listeners have a spark about them - despite juggling their various roles as wives, husbands, parents and professionals, they still make time for themselves and are determined to squeeze the most out of life.

They are very social people who enjoy shopping, going out and spending time with their friends and family.

Environment

The playlist is driven by passion, playing songs from 00s, alongside the best current songs. Presenters are warm, friendly, genuine and easy to relate to, broadcasting appropriate and relevant content that immediately connects with listeners’ lives.

Listeners choose Heart because they feel it fulfils their needs throughout the day. 

Heart is programmed to emotionally connect with its listeners, playing the right songs to get them up in the mornings, keep them going through the day and helping them to unwind in the evening.

Source: RAJAR / Ipsos - MORI / RSMB, period ending June 2023, all stations and groups results are reported on their specified reporting period and TSA.