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It's straight back into the radio year with the release of GfK's Survey 8, 2025 results, as Jen Seyderhelm and Steve Ahern summarise the results and talk to the main players.

For the first time, the last survey of the year has been released in the following year. The strategy for the change in release dates is to get radio audience numbers in front of advertisers early in the calendar year, rather than waiting until March, as has b...

 Jen Seyderhelm reveals the stories that resonated with you most this year.

Radio Today:

• "My whole life is going to change." Kyle sets the record straight on his healthRatings
• First survey results for 2025
• Hamish McLennan: "We've made a huge financial commitment to Kyle & Jackie O. We need to get payback on that"
• Triple M's Marty Sheargold offers public apology over comments on women's sport
• The price of a reckless pu...

Jen Seyderhelm tells you how to enter the new Australian Audio Awards and hears about the behind the scenes moves that led to the launch of the new awards.

Steve Ahern's advice is to start thinking about your entry now. "While you're preparing your Christmas best-of tape, put aside some material to use in your audio entry."

He also explained to Jen the behind the scenes preparation that led to the awards announcement:

"We have thou...

See all our coverage of the ARN Upfront announcements here.

In this podcast Jen summarises the ARN changes and we speak to: 

• Chief Audience and Content Officer Lauren Joyce about the network changes and longer range plans for Kyle and Jackie O  

• Ben Campbell Director of Digital Strategies, Data and Digital takes a deep dive into iHeart’s new data partnership...

Last week the Community Broadcasting annual conference was held in Hobart.

Jen Seyderhelm reviews conference highlights and we hear from several conferecne speakers.

• The opening keynote was from Adrian Sargeant, Professor of Fundraising at the Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy and Research Director at Philanthropy and Fundraising International.
• ABC Radio Sydney breakfast presenter an...

The Radio Today special Survey 6 edition with Jen Seyderhelm.

• Steve Ahern chats to Greg Byrnes, Peter Clay, Lauren Joyce, Matthew O'Reilly and Jon Vertigan about their network ratings results
• Big wins for Nine stations 2GB in Sydney and 3AW in Melbourne

• Cume gains for The Fox FM and Gold in Melbourne
• Kyle and Jackie O slightly down but a big...

Jen Seyderhelm looks back at the fortnight in Australian Radio, beginning with today's news that Ciaran Davis will leave ARN at the end of this year. Also:

• The ACRAs cancelled for good

• SCA and Seven Media to merge
• Kyle and Jackie O in trouble with the ACMA again
• Mix on top in GfK Survey 3 of Canberra
• Bill Mcdonald departs ...

This week Jen Seyderhelm covers:

• Ben, Liam and Belle to depart the Nova Network, last day on air December 12

• Hamish and Andy aloft the August podcast ranker with some aces for the ABC
• LiSTNR and Audacy form a podcast partnership
• The ACMA find Marty Sheargold and Paul Burt in breach of classification and decency rules
• Archi...

Jen Seyderhelm takes a look at GfK Radio 360 Survey 5 2025 -

• Kyle and Jackie O back to No 1 overall in Sydney and gaining ground in Melbourne
• 3AW the big winner there
• CADA the top DAB+ station in Sydney, smooth everywhere else
• Smooth Sydney tops the cumes
• Chats with Nine National Content Director Greg Byrnes, Matthew O’Reilly -...

This week Jen Seyderhelm covers:

• Surveys of Newcastle and Warrnambool

• Podpoll 2025 
• CRA showcases the power of audio while RNZ flounders
• Russell Clark joins Lisa Shaw on 96FM breakfast
• 4GR (Triple M Toowoomba) turns 100
• Well wishes for Andrew Moore, Darren James and Steve Bedwell

and the Natio...

In this week's podcast with Jen Seyderhelm:

• Jonesy and Amanda to move to drive with Christian O’Connell going national

• Hot tomato on top on the Gold Coast
• The dismantling of former giant of podcast networks Wondery
• The end of an era for the Sunshine Coast’s Mix and other movements

The National Radio Airplay Chart song of th...

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. 

R...

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...