The results of radio ratings survey 5 have been released. Highlights:

• Smooth number one in Sydney. Elsewhere talk has improved.
• Kyle and Jackie O triumphant in Sydney. No 1 on breakfast overtaking 2GB’s Ben Fordham. 0.5 gain in Melbourne too
• 3AW the big winner in Melbourne with Bob Murphy and Sharnelle Vella at the ABC in freefall.
• New leader in Adelaide, Triple M regains top spot
• Triple M No 1 in Brisbane. A strong survey too for Nova and the ABC in that market.
• Nova 93.7 regains lost ground in Perth.moves to top spot. A good survey for the ABC there too.
• CADA still No 1 for DAB+ in Sydney
• Healthy improvement for KIIS Sydney and Melbourne
• Commercial radio reaches 12.5 million weekly listeners, up 183,000 on last year’s equivalent survey
• Commercial radio streaming reaches 3.4 million Australians every week
• 6.6 million Australians tune in from their workplace and 2.1 million listen at home

The survey was conducted by GfK for Commercial Radio Australia between Sun Jun 1 to Sat Jul 5 and Sun Jul 20 to Sat Aug 23, 2025.

In-car listening accelerated with 248,000 additional listeners YOY to reach 10.3 million. 83%  commercial radio listeners tune in while driving, a point not lost on CRA’s Lizzie Young, who is championing radio prominence in cars.

“The popularity of in-car listenership demonstrates the importance of the essential news and information services we provide each and every day. This is an extraordinary endorsement coming directly from our listeners,” said Lizzie Young, CEO of CRA.

“Australians clearly value radio’s role as a trusted travel companion. This reinforces why radio prominence in vehicles matters. Every Australian deserves instant, one-button access to the local content they love.”

Young emphasised commercial radio’s unique market position: “As Australia’s only 100% locally owned mass media, we keep 12.5 million listeners connected to their communities. Every advertising dollar stays here, funding local journalism, emergency broadcasting and thousands of Australian jobs. For brands seeking genuine community connection, we deliver engaged audiences at unmatched scale and drive measurable business outcomes for advertisers.”

Displayed below are Share, Cume, DAB+ and Platform results. Click to enlarge each result.

See the previous survey’s results here. Survey 5 DAB+, spin and cumes.

Sydney