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The second radio ratings of 2022 are here!

Overall, it was a strong performance for Nova, with the station topping the market in Perth (13.9% share), Adelaide (tied with RNA’s Mix 102.3 on 11.8%) and Brisbane (10.6%). In Melbourne and Sydney, although they remained in the middle of the pack, they rose by 0.3 and 0.8 respectively.

The survey also marked a turnaround for many stations in Southern Cross Austereo’s (SCA) Hit network, with Sydney’s 2DayFM eventually climbing back above the 5.0% mark. A 0.9 jump in breakfast and climbs on all parts of the day helped the resort to a 5.1% share, up 0.9 from the last survey.

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

The B105 in Brisbane, meanwhile, climbed 1.0 overall to 10.0%, making it Brisbane’s biggest bull. Her breakfast show Stav, Abby and Matt also regained the top spot after a 2.3-point climb.

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

ARN’s GOLD 104.3 also remained at the top of the FM stack in Melbourne and the network also saw steady gains in Adelaide and Perth.

SYDNEY:

#1 Global FM: KIIS 106.5 (9.6%)
#1 AM Global: 2GB (14.3%)
#1 Breakfast FM: Kyle & Jackie O of KIIS (11.3%)
#1 Morning Breakfast: 2GB Ben Fordham (18.9%)
#1 FM Player: Will and Woody of KIIS (9.8%)
#1 AM Drive: 2GB Jim Wilson (8.2%)*

Largest upward move: 2DayFM (+0.9)
Biggest down move: triple j (-2.0)

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His Hit Network station 2DayFM was the biggest climber, rising 0.9 to a 5.1% share. This was supported by climbs in all parts of the day, including breakfast, where Hughesy, Ed and Erin increased from 0.9 to 4.2%.

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

SCA stations appeared to be the biggest beneficiaries of the triple j’s drop of 2.0 points in share. The station is traditionally hit by declines in Survey 2 after increases in Survey 1 following the warmest 100 countdown.

Despite SCA’s wins, there was still no touching RNA in Sydney. KIIS 106.5 climbed 0.8 to reach an FM market share of 9.6%, while WSFM remained stable at 8.4%.

MELBOURNE:

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

Biggest Up Move: Fox (+1.8)
Largest downward movement: 3AW (-0.8)

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

In Breakfast, the movement was even more important, with Fifi, Fev and Nick up from 2.1 to 9.6%.

Triple M posted relatively minor gains, up 0.4% to 5.4% overall. Breakfast program The Marty Sheargold Show increased from 0.5 to 4.5%.

Melbourne’s love affair with ARN’s GOLD 104.3 also continued, with the station remaining relatively stable with an 11.4% market share (down 0.1). His Christian O’Connell The breakfast show increased by 0.6-10.3%.

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

BRISBANE:

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

Biggest Upward Movement: B105 (+1.0)
Biggest down move: 4BC (-1.3)

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The race for top spot in Brisbane has become even tighter this survey.

Market leaders Nova 106.9 managed to retain the top spot, with a slight drop of 0.2 to a share of 10.6%.

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

ARN’s KIIS 97.3 also rose 0.6 to 9.1%, while 4KQ – which is believed to be close to being sold – was flat at 9.4%.

The biggest upward move across all parts of the day came from B105’s breakfast program Stav, Abby and Matt. The show, which was also No. 1 in the survey last year, jumped 2.3 points to 11.4% market share.