Ahead of ARN‘s half year results being released next week, and GfK Survey 5 on Tuesday September 9, the network has quietly rebadged one of their best performing DAB+ stations.

iHeartAustralia launched nearly four years ago playing only Australian music across a range of genres. The change to KIIS Australia comes with a wave of positivity towards local music off the back of the tremendously popular and topical triple j Hottest 100 of Australian Songs. 

Unlike SCA who owns and built their LiSTNR platform, US organisation iHeartMedia provides distribution and sales support in a partnership with ARN. Making it KIIS Australia places it in ARN’s KIIS Network and removes the US preface. It also shows it to be a station building on new and up and coming local acts, rather than the GOLD brand which would more indicate a menu of Australian classics.