Radio Ratings: How did the music stations fare in Survey 2?

The second radio ratings of 2022 are here!

Overall, it was a solid performance for Nova, with the station climbing to the top of the market in Perth (13.9% share), Adelaide (tied with ARN’s Mix 102.3 on 11.8%) and Brisbane (10.6%). In Melbourne and Sydney, despite remaining in the middle of the pack, it did have climbs of 0.3 and 0.8 respectively.

This survey also marked a turnaround for many of Southern Cross Austereo’s (SCA) Hit Network stations, with 2DayFM in Sydney finally back above the 5.0% share mark. A jump of 0.9 in Breakfast and climbs across all day parts helped the station to a 5.1% share, up 0.9 from last survey.

In Melbourne, the Hit Network’s Fox was the biggest mover, up 1.8 points to a 9.6% share, while Adelaide’s SAFM remained relatively steady on 8.6% (up 0.1), as did Perth’s Hit 94.5 (12.4%, up 0.2).

B105 in Brisbane, meanwhile, climbed 1.0 overall to 10.0%, making it Brisbane’s biggest mover upwards. Its Breakfast show Stav, Abby & Matt also regained the top position after a 2.3 point climb.

And over at ARN, the network continued to dominate the Sydney FM radio market with KIIS 106.5 on 9.6% and WSFM on 8.4%.

ARN’s GOLD 104.3 also remained on top of the FM pile in Melbourne and the network also had steady gains in Adelaide and Perth.

SYDNEY:

#1 FM Overall: KIIS 106.5 (9.6%)
#1 AM Overall: 2GB (14.3%)
#1 FM Breakfast: KIIS’ Kyle & Jackie O (11.3%)
#1 AM Breakfast: 2GB’s Ben Fordham (18.9%)
#1 FM Drive: KIIS’ Will & Woody (9.8%)
#1 AM Drive: 2GB’s Jim Wilson (8.2%)*

Biggest Mover Up: 2DayFM (+0.9)
Biggest Mover Down: triple j (-2.0)

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Could this survey mark a turning point for SCA’s stations in Sydney?

Its Hit Network station, 2DayFM, was the biggest climber, up 0.9 to a share of 5.1%. This was supported by climbs in all day parts, including Breakfast, where Hughesy, Ed & Erin shifted up 0.9 to 4.2%.

SCA stablemate Triple M was up 0.7 overall to 5.3%, while its new Breakfast program with Mark Geyer, Triple M Breakfast with MG, Jess & Pagey, was up 1.1 to 4.7%.

The SCA stations appeared to be the biggest beneficiaries of triple j’s fall of 2.0 share points. The station is traditionally hit by declines in Survey 2 after boosts in Survey 1 off the back of the Hottest 100 Countdown.

Despite the gains for SCA, there was still no touching ARN in Sydney. KIIS 106.5 climbed 0.8 to an FM-leading share of 9.6%, while WSFM remained steady on 8.4%.

MELBOURNE:

#1 FM Overall: GOLD (11.4%)
#1 AM Overall: 3AW (15.1%)
#1 FM Breakfast: GOLD’s Christian O’Connell (10.3%)
#1 AM Breakfast: 3AW’s Ross & Russel (18.9%)
#1 FM Drive: GOLD’s Dave ‘Higgo’ Higgins (11.4%)
#1 AM Drive: 3AW’s Tom Elliott (11.4%)

Biggest Mover Up: Fox (+1.8)
Biggest Mover Down: 3AW (-0.8)

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SCA’s stations also had a good book in Melbourne, with Hit Network’s Fox experiencing the largest leap. The station went from a 7.8% share last survey to 9.6% this time around, an increase of 1.8.

In Breakfast, the movement was even larger, with Fifi, Fev & Nick up 2.1 to a 9.6% share.

Triple M had some comparatively minor gains, up 0.4 overall to 5.4%. Breakfast program The Marty Sheargold Show was up 0.5 to 4.5%.

Melbourne’s love affair with ARN’s GOLD 104.3 also continued, with the station remaining relatively steady on an 11.4% share (down 0.1). Its Christian O’Connell Breakfast show was up 0.6 to 10.3%.

And while Nova 100 remained relatively steady overall, up 0.3 points to 7.4%, its Breakfast program of Chrissie, Sam & Browny climbed 1.7 points to a share of 9.2%.

BRISBANE:

#1 FM Overall: Nova 106.9 (10.6%)
#1 AM Overall: ABC Brisbane (9.6%)
#1 FM Breakfast: B105’s Stav, Abby & Matt (11.4%)*
#1 AM Breakfast: ABC Brisbane’s Craig Zonca & Loretta Ryan (12.4%)
#1 FM Drive: Nova’s Kate, Tim & Joel (13.4%)
#1 AM Drive: ABC Brisbane’s Steve Austin (10.4%)

Biggest Mover Up: B105 (+1.0)
Biggest Mover Down: 4BC (-1.3)

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The race for the #1 spot in Brisbane became even tighter this survey.

Market leaders Nova 106.9 managed to hold onto the top spot, with a minor fall of 0.2 taking it to a 10.6% share.

SCA’s B105, however, edged much closer with a 1.0 share point gain to 10.6%.

ARN’s KIIS 97.3 also nudged up 0.6 to 9.1%, while 4KQ – which is reportedly close to being sold – remained steady on 9.4%.

The biggest move upwards across all day parts came from B105’s Breakfast program Stav, Abby & Matt. The show, which was also #1 in Survey 2 last year, jumped 2.3 points to an 11.4% share.