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Heat Radio connects your brand with pop culture obsessives across the UK through warm, relatable presenters, the biggest 90s, 00s and 10s pop bangers, and a multi-platform brand with real entertainment influence through airtime and digital audio.
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20.6m
listeners across Bauer Media
18 to 44
adults
476,000
engaged weekly listeners
Why Advertise On Heat Radio?
Because Heat Radio doesn't just play music. It starts conversations. The moment someone tunes in, the energy lifts, the mood brightens and popular culture comes alive. That's the environment your brand gets to live in. Not a passive, background station, but a vibrant, personality-driven space where an engaged, entertainment-obsessed audience chooses to spend their time. In a world full of radio stations, Heat Radio is the one that makes people feel like they're in on the story.
THE CASE FOR HEAT RADIO
The Numbers That Make Us Impossible to Ignore
Part of the UK's biggest entertainment brand
Heat Radio isn’t just a radio station. It is the audio heartbeat of the heat brand, the UK’s most recognisable name in popular culture, spanning radio, magazine, digital, podcasts and social media. Heat sets popular culture alight and gets people talking, and Heat Radio sits right at the centre of that world, broadcasting live every day from the heat magazine office itself. Advertising here puts your brand inside that conversation, not just alongside it.
Presenters who live and breathe pop culture
Heat Radio presenters, like Jennie Longdon, are entertainment fans first, broadcasters second. They bring genuine warmth, humour and an infectious passion for music, TV, celebrity and everything in between to every show. The tone is fun, relatable and always in the moment, the kind of presentation that makes listeners feel like they’re chatting with someone who truly gets what great pop culture means. That level of energy and authenticity is rare, and it is exactly what makes Heat such a powerful environment for brand messaging.
Pop music. The best of the 90s, 00s and 10s
From the biggest 90s anthems to iconic 00s bangers and the defining pop hits of the 2010s, Heat Radio’s playlist is curated to keep the party going all day long. This isn’t an algorithm ticking boxes, it’s a team of passionate music lovers who know exactly which track will make a listener turn the volume up. That commitment to feel-good pop defines the listening experience and sets the tone for everything that appears on the station, including your brand.
Built for brands who want culture, not just coverage
Sometimes the most valuable audience is one that is exactly right, tuned in, turned on and ready to engage. Heat Radio’s 476,000 weekly listeners are among the most culturally engaged, socially active and entertainment-driven adults in the UK. They spend time with brands that feel relevant, have personality and keep up with the culture they care about. This is precision targeting with genuine cultural currency.
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Faster Turnaround
From brief to live in days, not weeks. In-house creative included.
In-house Campaign Management
Our team handles production, targeting and reporting end to end.
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Clear packages at every budget level. No hidden fees or lock-ins.
YOUR CUSTOMERS
They're Already Listening
Heat Radio reaches 476,000 adults every week, and these are not passive listeners. They are devoted fans of pop music and popular culture who have sought out one of the UK’s biggest entertainment radio brand because nothing else sounds quite like it. This is a specialist audience with an appetite for celebrity, culture and the hits they love, switched-on, socially connected and always in the know. Whatever your brand offers, if personality, energy and cultural relevance matter to your customers, they are listening to Heat Radio.
Source: RAJAR Q1 2026
Heat Radio Audience: Who’s Listening?
Pop-obsessed, culturally clued-up and right at the heart of their social lives. They follow the celebrities, watch the shows, talk about the moments and share everything that gets them excited. They are brand aware and brand receptive, and they have no patience for anything that feels stale, generic or out of touch. Get this right and your brand becomes part of the conversation, long after the song ends.
Age & Scale
Adults 18 to 44, engaged and trend-led. Heat Radio reaches 476,000 listeners every week, a younger, culturally wired audience that is highly responsive to brands that match their energy, keep up with the culture they love and show up in the spaces that matter to them.
Mindset
Entertained, expressive and socially connected. These are people who consume culture at pace. They discover trends early, share content widely and make decisions based on what feels relevant and real right now. Brands that feel part of their world earn their attention. Brands that don’t are quickly scrolled past.
Listening Habits
High energy, high frequency and fully engaged. Heat Radio listeners tune in because they want to feel good. They are active, attentive and emotionally invested in what they’re hearing, a naturally receptive state that makes every brand message work harder and land with more impact.
Trust
Built on entertainment, authenticity and obsession. Heat Radio has spent decades earning its reputation as the home of pop culture done brilliantly. That authority and warmth extends directly to the brands that appear on the station. Advertising here isn’t just heard. It’s associated with fun, credibility and cultural relevance.
Local Campaign
Your area. Your Customers. Your Message.
Reach Heat Radio listeners in your region with campaigns built around your business and your goals. A highly targeted, culturally engaged audience means every pound works harder and every message feels personal.
National Campaign
476,000 of the UK's most entertainment-obsessed listeners.
Reach Heat Radio's full national audience and connect your brand with one of the most switched-on, trend-led and socially active radio audiences in the UK.
Sponsorship
Your brand, tied to content they love.
Align with a show, a pop culture segment or a moment Heat Radio listeners tune in for every single day. In a station built on personality, passion and pop culture credibility, sponsorship creates a brand association that says everything about who you are and what you stand for.