It was (almost) the night before Christmas and all through the town, not a creature was stirring…
 
Look, to be honest, the town is pretty rowdy at the moment with Christmas celebrations underway, but in the world of radio, as Christmas parties are done and dusted and personalities off on their break, things are rather quiet.
 
However, that serenity will be interrupted momentarily tomorrow with the release of Survey 8.
 
A lot of the networks have announced their changes as they turn their attention to 2017 but how will 2016 finish up?
 
Will Gemma Fordham be back on the champagne after the Hit Network was up in every market in Survey 7?
 
Will Triple M’s breakfast show in Melbourne crack double figures after being tantalisingly close with a 9.9 share last survey? It was the highest result for that day part since Survey 8 2005.
 
Smooth 95.3 has been the hero of the last couple of surveys with their numbers also mouth-wateringly close to double figures with a 9.8% share.
 
And for ARN will there finally be an improvement with KIIS 101.1 in Melbourne? It’s languishing last place against its commercial rivals.
 
Nova Entertainment’s Paul Jackson said of survey 8 “It’s an important one as it’s the last snapshot we get and after that, we draw a line in the sand and start again fresh.”
 
Radioinfo will have the results at 9.30 AEST, then stay with us through out the day for all the spin and interviews with network heads