SURVEY THREE HAS LANDED: HERE’S EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT OUR PERFORMANCE
“Today’s record results reflect the quality of the content and strength of our brands across the network. Smooth has again delivered an outstanding result, with Bogart securing the #1 Breakfast position in Sydney, alongside exceptional results across the Nova Network where we now welcome over 2 million national listeners from Joel Creasey all the way through to Drive. We're all incredibly proud that NOVA Entertainment remains the leading metro radio network and continues to contribute to the ongoing strength of commercial radio.”
NOVA Entertainment CEO, Peter Charlton
For our 21st consecutive survey, NOVA Entertainment has held onto the title of Australia’s biggest metro radio audience (across broadcast, streaming, and DAB+), with over 6.55m P10+ consistently choosing to make our stations a staple in their daily routine.
Thanks to the combined power of Nova and Smooth FM, NOVA Entertainment once again has more listeners across the key markets of Melbourne and Sydney than any other network. With an audience of over 4.3m P10+, we’re a cheeky 680,000 listeners ahead of our nearest competitor.
Looking to some of our biggest highlights:
Smooth FM 95.3 is once again SYDNEY’S #1 STATION OUTRIGHT, with a share of 13.1% and 1.448m listeners, making it the biggest audience of any station in Australia currently.
Smooth 95.3’s More Music Breakfast Show with Bogart Torelli is officially SYDNEY’S #1 BREAKFAST SHOW, with a share of 11.4% and just shy of 700,000 listeners.
Not to be outdone in Melbourne, Smooth FM 91.5 is also holding firm as the #2FM STATION IN MELBOURNE, growing share to 10.3% (and an audience of 1.19m).
Turning our attention to Nova, it continues to be AUSTRALIA’S #1 FM NETWORK for both 10+ (SHARE 9.6% and CUME 4.06m) and 25-54 (SHARE 12.6% and CUME 2.28m). *exc. DAB+
We’re still home to AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST BREAKFAST: 2.24m Australians choose to start their day with Nova. That’s 400,000 ahead of our nearest competitor.
Nova’s national drive show, Fitzy, Wippa & Kate, holds strong as AUSTRALIA’S #1 DRIVE SHOW (4pm-6pm) with a share of 10.8%. They have also secured the biggest audience of any radio show in Australia with 1.35 million listeners.
Some local highlights:
Nova 100’s Jase, Lauren & Clint records their 16th consecutive survey as MELBOURNE’SMOST POPULAR BREAKFAST SHOW (CUME: 661,000).
Nova 969’s Ricki-Lee and Tim continue to grow a loyal audience, increasing 0.5 share points (9.5%), and is SYDNEY’S #2 MOST POPULAR FM BREAKFAST SHOW, second-only to Smooth FM.
Nova 93.7 continues to hold the title of PERTH’S #1 STATION (SHARE: 14.9% and CUME: 671,000), with Nathan, Nat & Shaun securing their 54th survey as PERTH’S #1 BREAKFAST SHOW (SHARE: 17.7% and CUME: 400,000).
Nova 91.9 increases its lead as ADELAIDE’S MOST POPULAR STATION (CUME: 349,000) and Jodie & Hayesy are once again ADELAIDE’S MOST POPULAR BREAKFAST SHOW (CUME: 186,000).
Source: GfK Radio360 Ratings Survey 3 2026, Total Radio SMBAP. Network Results based on 5 cap cities. Share & Cume vs. The Hit Network, Classic Hits Network, Triple M, Mix/Kiis/96 Network. Cume (000s) incl DAB+, Mon-Sun 530am -12mn, AP 10+, P25-54.
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