Radio ratings survey 1 analysis

19 March 2026 Steve Ahern analyses the trends from Survey 1. There are some rules in Australian radio programming that have been proven true over time.

HEART, HEART HITS, GOLD and KIIS debut on DAB+ with a bang and a whimper

19 March 2026 There were several DAB+ debutants in the metro cities for GfK Radio 360 Survey 1, 2026 as GOLD launched into Adelaide and Brisbane and KIIS...

Spin Cycle: GfK Survey 1, 2026

19 March 2026 Find releases from the industry’s PR and marketing teams for GfK Survey 1 of 2026. Note: ARN did not provide any reelases or any programming...

Radio Ratings Survey 1 drops today

19 March 2026 UPDATE: Survey 1 ratings results just released. It's ratings day and we will begin our coverage here from 9:30 am this morning when the...

Radio ratings survey 8 timewarp

20 January 2026 In a departure from tradition, the results for the last year's final 2025 survey have just been released. The strategy for the change in release...

Smooth surges, talk drops in GfK Survey 8 cumes

20 January 2026 The final survey of the year, for the first time released in January of the following year, usually yields improved results for easy listening music...

Christmas impact on digital radio listening, ARN Gold stations build – GfK Survey 8

20 January 2026 Ahead of ARN launching new stations in Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth, and the wrap up of the festive season which saw most capital cities listen...

Hit 97.9 top in Atherton, good survey for radio listening – Xtra Insights

9 December 2025 Hit 97.9 is the most listened to station across the Atherton Tablelands in Far North Queensland in the first Xtra Insights survey of the region...

Gold Star – Star 102.7 celebrates 6 years as Cairns’ #1 radio station

2 December 2025 The latest Xtra Insights survey of Cairns has Star 102.7 the No 1 station for a sixth year, and top in every day part except...

Radio ratings survey 7: Weekly listeners up to 12.4 million

25 November 2025 The results of radio ratings survey 7, 2025 have been released. UPDATES: Radio Survey 1 2026 results, Survey 8 2025 results.

Positives for all networks as each city tells a different story – Gfk Survey 7 cumes

25 November 2025 Cumulative listening in GfK Survey 7 yielded positives (and negatives) for every radio network and surprising differences between states in similar shows at the same...

New heights for CADA in Sydney, smooth and the classics also a hit – DAB+ GfK Survey 7

25 November 2025 Youth DAB+ station CADA has reached an impressive 150K cumulative audience in Sydney in GfK Survey 7 with Coles Radio top in Melbourne, Mix 80s...

Hot Tomato No 1 but drops for all the local stations – GfK Survey 3 Gold Coast

13 November 2025 The top three stations for the Gold Coast / Tweed Regions of Queensland and NSW remained unchanged in GfK Survey 3 but all including ABC...

Triple M tops latest Orange NSW Xtra Insights survey

11 November 2025 Triple M 105.1 is the most listened to station in the Orange NSW listening area, followed by SCA stablemate Hit 105.9. Of the local stations,...

Radio ratings survey 6: 2GB back on top, 3AW breakfast almost double nearest rival

14 October 2025 The results of radio ratings survey 6, 2025 have been released. Highlights: Talk the winner in Sydney and Melbourne.

ARN DAB+ stations flourish in Sydney, Nova Fresh Country struggles in Brisbane – GfK Radio 360 Survey 6

14 October 2025 DAB+ listening in GfK Radio 360 Survey 6 showed that ARN stations are well listened to in Sydney and Melbourne while some of Nova's new...

Sport, talk and a tale of two Nova cities – GfK Radio 360 Survey 6 cumes

14 October 2025 All up this is a survey that NOVA and Nine Entertainment would be very happy about, but both with a flip side of the coin....

GfK Radio 360 Survey 6 preview

12 October 2025 GfK Radio 360 Survey 6 is out on Tuesday morning, October 14, at 9:30am. It was measured between Sunday July 20 to Saturday September 27...

Hit 103.1 takes the lead in Townsville

7 October 2025 There's been a changing of the guard in the latest Xtra Insights survey of Townsville with Hit 103.1 and their breakfast team of Bronte and...

Mix 106.3 top, gains for ABC stations – GfK Survey 3 Canberra

1 October 2025 Canberra again is a market unto itself in GfK Survey 3. Mix 106.3 was mostly steady as the top station in the ACT, but with...

Radio ratings survey 5: Music still on top in Sydney, 3AW back in Melbourne

9 September 2025 The results of radio ratings survey 5 have been released. Highlights: Smooth number one in Sydney.

Smooth 95.3 the most listened to, Kyle and Jackie O back to No 1 for breakfast – GfK Survey 5 Cumes

9 September 2025 The cumulative listening in GfK Radio 360 Survey 5 was an up and down affair where what worked in one state was not consistently reflected...

CADA tops Sydney, smooth rules in Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane – DAB+ GfK Survey 5

9 September 2025 DAB+ listening in GfK Radio 360 Survey 5 saw, mostly, business as normal with CADA most listened to in Sydney, smooth fm No 1 in...

GfK Radio 360 Survey 5 preview

8 September 2025 This morning at 9:30am will see the release of GfK Radio 360 Metro Survey 5. It was measured from Sunday June 1 to Sat July...

MIX FM swims to the top on the Sunshine Coast – Xtra Insights

26 August 2025 The new breakfast duo of Mark and AB (Mark Darin and Annabelle Brett) and departing drive team of Todd and Sami (Todd Widdicombe and Sami...

95.3 Coast FM the ace of Warrnambool – Xtra Insight

19 August 2025 Xtra Insights have surveyed radio listeners in Warrnambool, Victoria. The region is serviced by five ABC stations, including the local ABC South West Victoria, and...

Triple M top in Newcastle – GfK Survey 2

15 August 2025 102.9 Triple M has remained the clear leader in Newcastle in GfK Survey 2 with other stations seeing growth in key demographics. 105.3 NEW FM...

CADA top, Nova Jamz and Brisbane goes country – GfK Radio 360 Survey 4 DAB+

22 July 2025 GfK Radio 360 Survey 4 of DAB+ listening featured some new stations and tweaks to existing across the five metros surveyed. CADA was clear No...

Ratings survey 4 results 2025: Gold top in Melbourne, beats 3AW, Smooth tops Sydney, beats 2GB

22 July 2025 The results of radio ratings survey 4 have been released. Gold 104.3 the #1 station overall in Melbourne.

Nova 100 and Jase and Lauren most listened to station and show – GfK Radio 360 Survey 4 cumes

22 July 2025 Nova 100 and breakfast hosts Jase and Lauren are both the most listened to station and breakfast show in GfK Radio 360 Survey 4, 2025....