Coles Radio

CADA climbs, Disrupt Radio departs: GfK Survey 6 DAB+

1 October 2024 GfK Radio 360 Survey 6 of DAB+ listening saw CADA climb to near the heights of the days of its early inception (and full complement...

Is DAB+ the place for conversations?

12 September 2024 Today, Thursday September 12, the UK’s Global will launch 12 new radio stations, sister stations to what they have, which is very similar to what...

CADA and Coles Radio the winners in DAB+ – GfK Survey 5, 2024

27 August 2024 CADA is the DAB+ leader again in Sydney in GfK Radio 360 Survey 5. Coles Radio leads in Melbourne and Brisbane, and smooth in Adelaide...

Ups, downs and disruptions for DAB: GfK Survey 4, 2024

9 July 2024 June 26 2024 was one year since Disrupt Radio launched on DAB+ and streaming in Australia. They are one of the few digital stations that...

Survey 2: Digital radio drop off in Sydney

18 April 2024 I am still trying to work out how Sydney shed 166,000 digital radio listeners in just one survey when every metro audience grew. GfK Radio...

MMM and Double J gain, DAB+ audiences up overall: GFK Survey 1

14 March 2024 The DAB+ audience size in Australia has increased in the first GFK Radio 360 survey of 2024, driven by substantial growth in Sydney and Melbourne....

80s, 90s, Aussie and Smooth: DAB serves up a mix of favourites to the metros in Survey 8

19 December 2023 Analysing the DAB+ trends in GfK Radio 360 Surveys sometimes feels like having to choose a Christmas present for five friends with totally different...

CADA and smooth serving their DAB audiences: GfK Survey 7

16 November 2023 Cumulative listenership to radio was down across the capital cities, but DAB+ was up with youth station CADA the leader in Sydney and the other...

Coles Radio puts another survey in the bag: GfK Digital

31 May 2021 Coles Radio remains at the top of the Digital ratings in the latest GfK survey with 231,000 listeners nationally. ABC Jazz (178,000) and Double J(171,000) both...

Coles Radio remains on the top shelf

14 April 2021 Coles Radio is at the top of the DAB+ chart nationally with 235,000 listeners, leading MMM CLASSIC ROCK (204,000) and Double J (198,000). See also Results, Cumes, Analysis City...

Double J and Coles Radio at the top, 2CH drops: DAB+

10 March 2021 Double J has just edged out Coles Radio nationally in the latest results for DAB+ stations. MMM Classic Rock and the ABC Jazz stations have also...

Coles Radio takes a COVID hit, and the 80’s reign: DAB+ Survey 3

28 September 2020 It’s the mix of 80’s stations that hold the greatest national numbers for the DAB+ ratings in Survey 3, with Double J just behind. WSFM 80’s,...

DAB+ proves to be a winner in Canberra

14 May 2020 Canberra’s additional DAB+ digital radio stations, which include Coles Radio, My Canberra Digital, KIX Country, The Edge, Club Lime and Hit Buddha, attract an audience...

Coles Radio is on the top shelf for another DAB+ survey

15 April 2020 As listeners spend more time wandering round looking for toilet paper in their local supermarket, Coles Radio continues to dominate DAB+ nationally with 273,000 listeners...

AirCheck’s survey of chocolate advertisers for Easter

8 April 2020 With Easter this long weekend, AirCheck Australia have compared the Chocolate advertisers on TV and radio over the past six weeks. With over 8,300 ads...

Coles still leads DAB+ Advertisers: AirCheck Report

25 March 2020 AirCheck Australia has compared the advertisements played on 80 DAB+ stations, finding Coles topped the list with over 17,000 spots placed on 69 digital stations. Coles...

Coles Radio has another one in the basket

9 March 2020 Coles Radio continues to lead in the digital sphere, hardly missing a beat from where they left off in 2019 with 271,000 listeners nationally. Double...

Coles still leads DAB+ Advertisers: AirCheck

7 February 2020 AirCheck Australia have compared the top advertisers on digital radio in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. During January, over 400,000 advertisements went to air for 448...

DAB+ Ratings: Elf Radio a Christmas Gift for ARN

16 December 2019 Coles Radio (249,000) is still at the top nationally in the latest survey of DAB+ stations, and while Elf Radio (23,000) has added some tinsel...

Edge Digital is a clear leader in Sydney’s DAB+ stations

11 November 2019 Edge Digital is the clear leader in Sydney with 123,000 listeners, leading ABC Jazz (97,000) and KIIS 90’s 81,000. In Melbourne Coles Radio remains at the...

Coles leads DAB+ Advertisers: AirCheck Report

6 November 2019 AirCheck Australia has taken a look at the top advertisers on DAB+ radio, and comparing the top advertisers on Digital Radio in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane,...

Coles Radio still leads digital but ABC Jazz makes a big move

30 September 2019 Coles Radio still leads digital nationally with 255,000, but ABC Jazz has had a huge jump picking up 37,000 listeners nationally to move into second...

Coles tops the DAB+ brands

4 September 2019 This week AirCheck Australia has compared the Top 10 DAB+ Radio Brands in Sydney and Perth. Coles took out the top spot in both cities...

Coles Radio still on top

26 August 2019 Coles Radio retains the top spot on the DAB+ survey with 270,000 listeners Australia wide. Re-badging iHeart 80’s and iHeart 90’s stations to reflect the local...

AirCheck adds 51 DAB+ stations to their monitoring network

22 July 2019 AirCheck, the leader in broadcast monitoring, announced today that it will begin monitoring 51 DAB+ stations across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Beginning with Perth,...

Commercial radio in Canberra goes digital

18 July 2019 The Edge Digital – urban R&BCommercial radio will officially switch on DAB+ digital radio broadcasts in Canberra tomorrow providing digital quality sound and more station...

Coles Radio still leads digital

8 July 2019 Little change in the top stations as Coles Radio continues to lead nationally in the digital market with 245,000 listeners in front of Double J...

The Edge retains its edge in Sydney

30 April 2019 The Edge Digital remains at the top of the Sydney market despite dropping 14,000 listeners in the second survey of the year. The Edge (84,000) leads...

Big swings for Sydney digital and ABC Jazz is now on top

12 November 2018 Big swings continue to dominate Sydney audiences listening via DAB+ or Internet, Mon-Sun 5.30am-12midnight. In Sydney Edge Digital and Coles Radio both lost audience with ABC...

Two new commercial DAB+ stations for Canberra

13 December 2017 Elf Radio and Coles Radio have launched, with one in four people in Canberra listening to DAB+ each week. The new stations launch...