SURVEY FOUR HAS LANDED: HERE’S EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT OUR PERFORMANCE
“Today's results reflect NOVA’s continued momentum, delivering leading audiences across the country and reaching more Australians than ever before. At a time when the media market seems to be surrounded by negativity, we're delighted that these record audiences are translating into commercial performance, with June delivering the strongest revenue month in NOVA’s history. Brands and advertisers continue to trust us with their investment which is a direct reflection of the quality of our content, the scale of our audience and the hard work from all of our teams around the country. ”
NOVA Entertainment CEO, Peter Charlton
For our 22nd consecutive survey, NOVA Entertainment has held onto the title of Australia’s biggest metro radio audience (across broadcast, streaming, and DAB+), with over 6.7m P10+ consistently choosing to make our stations a staple in their daily routine.
POWER COUPLE ALERT: 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. In fact, across these two commercially critical markets, we are:
#1 CUME & share for P10+, with an audience of 4.7m (824,000 ahead of our nearest competitor).
#1 cume & share for P25-54, with an audience of 2.45m (391,000 ahead of the competition).
HERE’S WHAT ELSE STAYED THE SAME THIS SURVEY (because we’re nothing if not consistent):
Smooth FM 95.3 is once again SYDNEY’S #1 STATION OUTRIGHT, with a share of 13.4% and 1.45m listeners, making it the biggest station in the country.
Smooth 95.3’s More Music Breakfast Show with Bogart Torelli is SYDNEY’S #1 FM BREAKFAST SHOW, with a share of 12% and 700,000 listeners.
Not to be outdone in Melbourne, Smooth FM 91.5 is also holding firm as the #2FM STATION IN MELBOURNE, with a 9.5% share and an audience of 1.16m.
Smooth Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth continue to be the #1 DAB NETWORK in each market.
Coles Radio remains the country’s #1 DAB+ NETWORK.
Nova continues to be AUSTRALIA’S #1 FM NETWORK for both 10+ (Share: 10%, CUME: 4.26m) and 25-54 (Share: 13%, CUME: 2.36m).
Nova is still home to AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST BREAKFAST: 2.4m Australians choose to start their day with Nova. That’s over half a million more Breakfast listeners than our nearest competitor.
Nova’s national drive show, Fitzy, Wippa & Kate, continues its reign as AUSTRALIA’S #1 DRIVE SHOW (4pm-6pm) with a share of 10.7% and 1.4 million listeners.
Nova 969’s Ricki-Lee and Tim is once again SYDNEY’S#2 MOST POPULAR FM BREAKFAST SHOW.
Nova 91.9 continues to increase its lead as ADELAIDE’S MOST POPULAR STATION (CUME: 381,000), with Jodie & Hayesy maintaining the title of ADELAIDE’S MOST POPULAR BREAKFAST SHOW (CUME: 197,000).
Nova 93.7 extends its lead as PERTH’S #1 STATION (Share: 16.7%, CUME: 674,000), with Nathan, Nat & Shaun securing their 55th survey as PERTH’S #1 BREAKFAST SHOW (Share: 19%, CUME: 434,000).
…AND HERE’S SOME EXCELLENT NEW NEWS:
Nova 100’s Jase, Lauren & Clint reclaimed the top sport as MELBOURNE’S #1 BREAKFAST SHOW, with a share of 10.4% and 738,000 loyal listeners.
Source: GfK Radio360 Ratings Survey 4 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.