SCA’s 102.9 Triple M is well on top in Newcastle in GfK Survey 2 with breakfast duo Tanya Wilks and Steve G having a quarter of the breakfast audience to themselves.
For all audiences 10+ Triple M was steady (up 0.4 to 22.4), but the margin between first and second was nearly 10 points. SCA stablemate Hit 106.9 were second, down 1.9 to 13.9 and the Bill Caralis owned NEWFM third, up 1.1 to 10.0.
Survey 1, 2023 of Newcastle saw the Hit breakfast trio of Nick, Jess and Ducko up more than 5 points. This survey they were down 4.3 to 13.2, and still second. Tanya and Steve were up an incredible 3.5 to a 24.4 audience share. ABC Newcastle’s breakfast duo Jenny Marchant and Dan Cox moved into third, up 1.3 to 12.1 and the only other breakfast show above 10s.
SCA Group Content Director – Newcastle, Jase Allen, said:
“Tanya and Steve have yet again ascended the throne of the Newcastle airwaves as the undisputed champions of breakfast radio! For close to a decade they’ve laughed, cried and entertained thousands of listeners and I am in awe of the record-breaking results today. A huge congratulations to Tanya and Steve and the Triple M team, outstanding. It is fantastic to see our Newcastle brands dominate the market and continue to deliver the most entertaining content that is connecting with our audiences.”
Both the ABC and NEWFM will be pleased with this survey. NEWFM saw growth in every day part with Drive steady. The ABC appear to have picked up 2HD’s evening audience; 2HD down 7.8, the ABC up 5.9, NEWFM also up 2.7. With both Craig Hamilton and Kia Handley leaving ABC Newcastle this survey period, the next will be be interesting for their successors.
Cumulative audiences, both Triple M and NEWFM were up nearly 20,000 listeners.
Guy Ashford, the General Manager of 105.3 NEWFM said:
“We are thrilled beyond measure to see the incredible response from our community. For over a decade, we have strived to be the voice that resonates with Novocastrians, and this monumental rise in listenership is a testament to the meaningful connections we’ve forged and the dedication and tireless effort of the entire staff. Today’s result is also a great win for our valued clients with NEWFM now delivering 139,000 weekly listeners!”
Most of the other stations were steady but Hit was down more than 10,000 listeners, the ABC up 7000.
