Radio Today Tonight

It’s only been just over a month since the release of survey 3. Survey 4 last year was a fairly stable affair. This time though there’s been some significant change at the top with new No 1 stations in Sydney and Melbourne.

Let’s start in Melbourne with Gold 104.3 No 1 in the city. This ends the long reign of Nine’s 3AW and is the first time that station has reached No 1 since 1992. Congrats to them. 

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Steve Ahern fills in for Jen Seyderhalm. On today's podcast:

• The takeover panel rules on the ARN SCA share issue
• Kyle walks out, then comes back
• ACE Radio’s new station and new Brand Identity
• Nine Radio embraces Smart Watches
• Survey results in Mackay
• A new station for the KIIS brand
• Audio ID: a world first in digital audio ad buying   
• And Valerie Geller coming to Sydney next month

Book tickets for Valeri...

In this bonus episode, we look at the results of Radio Ratings Survey 3 that took place today.

Jen Seyderhelm dissects the numbers and we hear from the 5 main commercial radio group content directors.

The overall results for the five metros:

2GB increased their lead as the top station with smooth fm gaining ground also in second. 

This was 2Day FM’s first full survey with their tailored to youth format and they&rs...

Radio Today Podcast 5 June 2025:

• Hot Tomato on top on the Gold Coast
• Departures at ARN, new leadership structure for LiSTNR
• Nominations open for the NFSA’s 2025 Sounds of Australia
• Steve Ahern speaks to Clive Dickens about his new Ai advisory co Meliora.
• 4 new transmitters up and running in 24 hours - no problems!

and the National Radio Airplay Chart song of the week.

If you make podcasts in Asia, don't forget to e...

In this episode of the Radio Today Podcast, Jen Seyderhelm recaps the week in the radio and podcast industries:

• Sandon stirs the pot at SCA

• Court clears Nova of ASIC issue and the company's ongoing ATO audit
• 2TM flicks the switch to FM in Tamworth
• The Nova Network’s Ben, Liam and Belle head home to Adelaide
• Jack Pos...

There's been three surveys this week, two regional ones and today’s GfK Radio 360 Metro Survey 2.

All eyes were on the KIIS Network’s Kyle and Jackie O in Survey 2.

Yesterday Kyle Sandilands said he is willing to pull the pin in the city if the attempts to bed in in that market affect Sydney. That seemed a prescient comment today as, after a couple of big promos, tailored to Melbourne the duo went up by 0.7 to a 5.8 aud...

In this episode with Jen Seyderhelm, she tackles:

• ARN’s AI DJ Thy ruffles feathers

• No Australian Commercial Radio Awards this year
• Hamish and Andy lock in more years with SCA
• Triple M decides on its replacements for Marty Sheargold
• 45 years for Graham Ross and Mike Perso

plus, as usual, the National Radio Airpl...

• Your chance to have your say in Commercial Radio & Audio’s 2025 code review

• Mix 106.3 on top in the ACT
• Steve Ahern is at the NAB Show
• Some more changes for ARN plus the return of Susie O’Neill to Nova
• and the National Radio Airplay Chart song of the week

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In Sydney 2GB is No 1 station just ahead of smooth 95.3. Ben Fordham is No 1 for GB on breakfast, Kyle and Jackie O No 1 FM. Smooth’s Bogart Torelli and Jonesy and Amanda on Gold 101.7 saw the biggest losses and the biggest gains were for triple j off the back of the Hottest 100 and for Nova 96.9, bearing in mind that Kate Ritchie has been on personal leave from breakfast with Fitzy and Wippa since early Feb. Mark Levy who to...

Radio Today Tonight: 7 March 2025.

• Challenging weeks for Triple M
• New and returning podcasts with some familiar voices
• NRL and AFL seasons commence with some strategic changes for networks
• More breakfast line-up rejigs
• National Radio Airplay Chart song of the week, Lizzo's Love in Real Life

See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Radio Today Tonight: 21 Feb 2025.

• Is Nine Radio for sale? Changes ahead for ARN’s Gold Network
• Mel Robbins No 1 on the Australian Podcast Ranker
• New website for CRA and a grants page for the CBAA
• A final farewell for 3AW’s Philip Brady

Plus the National Radio Airplay Chart song of the week

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

• The final survey of the year has a Star on top on the Central Coast

• SCA signs an agreement to sell their TV licences

• Some great audio to enjoy in the lead up to Christmas

• Hugh Marks the new ABC Managing Director

• SCA bites back about its contract with the Australian Traffic Network

• What will happen to Triple M Western Australian talent?

• The Super Radio Network perhaps the place to be in 2025

• More losses for ABC Sydney radio and

• Sports Entertainment Network going against the grain in 2025

• Triple M on top in Newcastle and Star in Cairns

• The 2WS memorial plaque gets a new home

• And Steve Ahern catches up with Ugly Phil in WSFM’s new studios

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