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 dates from December of that ratings year to January of the following year is to get radio audience numbers in front of advertisers early in the calendar year, rather than waiting until March, as has been the practice until now.

The numbers are below, but of course some shows now have different presenters, so these results will present a snapshot in time that is relevant for some some stations, but not for others that have changed their lineups.

The most significant change is on ARN’s Gold network, where Christian O’Connell has replaced local breakfast shows and Jonesy and Amanda are now presenting a national drive show. 4BC Brisbane has also undergone a total facelift with only Gary Hardgrave on weekday Drive the only remaining local presenter from 12 months ago. We will have to wait until the 2026 survey results drop in March to get an indication of any trends for the new shows.

Other 2025 lineups that have changed in 2026 are:

The survey was conducted for CRA between Sun Oct 5 to Sat Dec 13 2025, which includes the beginning of the Australia v England Ashes cricket series.

Highlights of this survey:

• In Sydney – Smooth FM 95.3 finished 2025 as the No 1 station with a 13% share (up 1.6) and the most listened to station in Australia
• 2GB’s Ben Fordham No 1 on breakfast (down 1.9). Kyle and Jackie O No 1 FM (up 0.2). Jonesy and Amanda go out on a high – up 0.8 to 9.7
• Melbourne – Daylight between Ross and Russ (19.8 down 0.3) on 3AW and Christian O’Connell (11.0 down 0.2) on Gold 104.3 on breakfast. 1.5 drop for Fifi, Fev and Nick on the Fox to drop down below Nova, smooth and the ABC breakfast teams.
• 3AW just ahead of Gold 104.3 overall
• Triple M Brisbane leads overall. Nova 106.9’s Ash, Luttsy and Nikki Osborne take top spot in breakfast in the last survey for the trio. Ash Bradnam has since been axed form the show.
• A 1.0 drop for Robin, Kip and Corey Oates on Brisbane’s KIIS 97.3, attributable to their dumping then reinstatement during the Survey 8 measurement period.
• Adelaide – Triple M also No 1 overall. Great survey for Nova talk station FIVEaa, second on breakfast for Dave & Will behind Triple M and gaining ground.
• No change in Perth with Nova 93.7 No 1 and in breakfast. 96FM was up as the usually are to cap off the year. 92.9 Triple M appeared to pick up listeners from Mix 94.5. Pete and Kymba back to a duo in 2026.
• Nova 969 had more listeners than KIIS 1065. Gold the most listened to in Melbourne, but down.
• ABC Local stations were mostly steady, with the exception of Perth, which had a good rise. It is likely that the first Ashes test in Perth in the final weeks of survey delivered the 2.1 share point rise for ABC Perth, with good gains in all shifts in the daytime cricket timeslots.
• CADA steady atop the DAB+ stations
• Commercial Radio reaches 12.4 million Australians every week.

Click the results charts to enlarge them. Cume, DAB+ and spin.

Results