Radio ratings survey 5: Smooth tops Sydney, 3AW back in Melbourne

Where are the Perth results?

If you listen to the Gamechangers podcast they believe KIIS Brisbane’s result in this book will seal their fate. Bring on the ARN Upfronts! We’ll finally hear that K&J are going to take over next year, which will be strong competition for Nova with Nikki proving to be an awesome addition with her irreverence! ARN can’t spend as much as they do on the Robin, Kip with Corey Oates show for it to be consistantly be down in the numbers and #4 every time.

So “12.5 million weekly listeners, up 183,000 year-on-year (YOY)”

Australia’s net migration for 2024-2025 was 138,000. So really only a marginal % (probably within the margin of error) increase in population terms. Radio listening is stagnant.

For all the ABC to pickup (Brisbane) screams shenanigans
The loss of the “other” category really leads to missing samples.
Brisbane LAP has easily receivable alternatives. Be it rebel/breeze, River 94.9, The Sunshine or gold coast stations and most importantly, community radio. None of these are shown in the results that taints the outcome.

Another historic ratings result for Smooth 95.3 – surely, Ty Frost is the first FM presenter to outrate 2GB between 9am and midday for *consecutive surveys* in well over two decades?

Not sure what KIIS have been doing to get their lift in ratings.

Seems like the mass exodus from Gold 101.7 may have begun, although ACE Radio would have to be rather worried that Classic Hits 2UE are not getting any of their displaced listeners. 2UE’s drop at nights was pretty much to be expected after Dave Ferguson got dumped in favour of just tunes post-7pm. But with just a paltry 2% in the key Breakfast and Morning timeslots (IIRC just 0.2% above what Trevor Sinclair got during last year’s final survey), I think it’d be fair to say there’ll almost certainly be a lineup reshuffle in addition to an image reset for Sydney’s AM music station in 2026!

Survey #6 will probably determine what Nova 96.9, 2DayFM and Triple M do for brekky next year. With the “Today AF/Hits Before They Hit” format not resonating with the audience though, I’d be surprised if SCA aren’t contemplating another major relaunch of 2DayFM for 2026.

How arrogant is Kyle saying and celebrating on today’s show that Nova is no longer #1 in Melbourne…. unfortunately for him Nova is still #1 in cume…..

CJ, I’m afraid your net migration stats are a bit off.
Australia’s net overseas migration for the 2024-25 financial year has not been officially published. It’s not due til December 19.
But the most recent data shows net permanent and long-term arrivals for the 2024-25 financial year reached 457,560, the second-highest on record.