Ricki-Lee & Tim take the bull by the horns as NOVA Entertainment celebrates 21 surveys at #1

GfK Survey 3 of 2026 has brought much cause for celebration at NOVA Entertainment, which retains its mantle as Australia’s most-listened to network, celebrating 21 surveys at #1.

Smooth FM is Sydney’s outright #1 station, with Bogart Torelli securing the #1 spot in FM Breakfast.

After recording Nova 96.9’s best Sydney Breakfast result in 17 years last survey, Ricki-Lee Coulter and Tim Blackwell (main photo) rose to a 9.5% share this book.

Coulter said “When we were asked to do Sydney Breakfast, we knew what a huge task was ahead of us – we both took the bull by the horns and today’s result is a true testament to the work we have put in to create a show for Sydney. It’s fresh, it’s new, it’s different, it is inherently us, and Sydney has shown us how much they love what we are doing every day. To achieve the best result Nova Sydney Breakfast has had in 17 years proves we are on the right track and we couldn’t be happier.”

Blackwell said “Ricki and I have been given the job to wake up the best city in the world every day… and what a dream to see people are connecting with the show we’re making. We have so much fun doing this every morning and we can’t thank our listeners enough for sticking with us to achieve this massive result.”