What's New July 11, 2023

2GB takes back Sydney

The back-and-forth battle for radio supremacy in Sydney has continued this morning, as the radio Survey 4 results show 2GB has taken back the top spot from KIIS, with Breakfast show Ben Fordham Live passing The Kyle and Jackie O Show.

2GB reclaimed the overall top radio spot in Sydney with a +2.1 jump to find 14.3, whereas former Sydney leader, KIIS, fell -1.0 to lose the top with 12.0.

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Competing Breakfast shows, Ben Fordham Live and The Kyle & Jackie O Show have continued their usual dance as Ben Fordham closed the gap between the pair from Survey 3 and surged ahead with a +3.1 jump to finish at 18.1.

The Kyle and Jackie O Show had a -0.8 loss in the Breakfast slot, landing 1.0 behind with 17.1, but K&J still maintained the number 1 FM Breakfast spot.

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WSFM’s Jonesy and Amanda are the next best in FM Breakfast while smoothfm is the closest overall FM competitor to KIIS, following closely after a +0.4 increase found 11.2.

smooth is well on its way to potentially becoming Sydney’s cume leader, sitting only 2000 behind behind KIIS with 1358.

2GB’s Nights with John Stanley had the most noteworthy increase across the Sydney board, with the show spiking +5.8 to hit a total of 25.0, well ahead of the closest competition.

As for The Ray Hadley Morning Show, the team there has more than one reason to celebrate today, increasing +1.5 to a total of 17.0 and also marking 150 consecutive surveys at number one in Sydney for Mornings.

In a statement released today, Hadley said, “From 2004 we’ve been unbeaten and it’s about hard work basically. It’s about keeping people informed and entertained, and I’m surrounded by a fantastic young team who keep me young and enthusiastic about what I do.”

“We don’t take anything for granted, we won’t do anything different. We’ll be in early, we’ll stay here and we’ll keep doing our job, and that’s what success is based on. It’s about hard work and it doesn’t matter if you’re a brickie, a plumber or like my late father, a butcher, if you work hard you get rewarded.”

“Thank you to all my fellow colleagues here at Nine Radio and 2GB.”

Find the full Survey 4 results here.