SURVEY SIX HAS LANDED: HERE’S EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT OUR PERFORMANCE
“As we move into the commercially critical final quarter of the year, we’re seeing strong momentum, both in audience reach and advertiser demand. Being Australia's #1 metro network is never something we take for granted and we've seen some fantastic numbers for shows around the country. We've grown our 25-54 broadcast audience again and we consistently lead in streaming, so NOVA continues to deliver market-leading audiences for our brands and advertisers at this important time.”
NOVA Entertainment CEO, Peter Charlton
For our 16th consecutive survey, NOVA Entertainment has held onto the title of Australia’s biggest metro radio audience (across broadcast, streaming, and DAB+), with over 6.22m P10+ consistently choosing to make our stations a staple in their daily routine.
That includes 3.233m P25-54, making us the #2 Network for this audience nationally.
Thanks to the combined power of Nova and Smooth FM, NOVA Entertainment has more listeners across the key markets of Melbourne and Sydney than any other network. With an audience of over 4.27m P10+, we’re a cheeky 250,000 listeners ahead of our nearest competitor.
Looking to some of our biggest highlights:
Smooth FM 95.3 had to hand back it’s ‘overall’ crown in Sydney, but we’re consoling ourselves with the fact its still SYDNEY’S #1 FM STATION, with 1.379m listeners and a share of 10.7%.
Not to be outdone in Melbourne, Smooth FM 91.5 has strengthened its position as the #2FM STATION IN MELBOURNE, securing a share of 9.8%.
Turning our attention to Nova, it his once again AUSTRALIA’S #1 RADIO NETWORK, with over 3.95 million loyal listeners and the #1 share spot at 9.2%.
It also remains the #1 FM NETWORK FOR BREAKFAST (cume & share), with 2.4m Aussies choosing to start their day with us - that’s 460,000 more than our nearest competitor. *Chef’s Kiis.
Speaking of breakfast, our local shows cooked up some incredible wins:
Nova 93.7’S Nathan, Nat & Shaun galvanises its lead as PERTH’S #1 BREAKFAST SHOW with a share of 9.6% (up 3.2%) and a cume of 406,000. Nova 93.7 records the BIGGEST INCREASE IN MARKET, extending its lead as PERTH’S #1 STATION with a 16% SHARE (up 2.3%).
Nova 96.9’s Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie takes out the #2 FM BREAKFAST SHOW IN SYDNEY with a share of 8.6% and CUME of 611,000 – up an incredible 80,000 listeners in an otherwise flat market.
Nova 106.9’s Ash, Luttsy & Nikki Osborne wins back the top spot as BRISBANE’S #1 BREAKFAST SHOW, with a 13.4% share.
Nova 100’s Jase & Lauren remain MELBOURNE’S MOST POPULAR BREAKFAST SHOW, with a CUME 648,000. Melbourne continues to be a hugely competitive and exciting radio market, with a number of excellent shows and leading talent. While we didn’t come out on top this survey
Nova 919’s Jodie & Hayesy remain ADELAIDE’S MOST POPULAR BREAKFAST SHOW with a CUME of 210,000. Nova 919 is also ADELAIDE’S MOST POPULAR STATION, with a cume of 368,000.
We’re not just morning people though - we do some of our best work from 2pm:
The Chrissie Swan Show is the #1 AFTERNOON SHOW 2-4PM (CUME 1.21m & SHARE 9.7%).
Ricki-Lee, Tim & Joel continue as the country’s #1 DRIVE SHOW (CUME 1.29m & SHARE 10.5%).
Ben, Liam & Belle remain the country’s #1 LATE DRIVE SHOW 6-8pm (CUME 672,000 & SHARE 9.6%).
Some extra highlights because who doesn’t love good news:
FIVEAA’s breakfast show, David & Will remain ADELAIDE’S #2 BREAKFAST SHOW with a 12.3% share.
Smooth records CUME increases in Brisbane (86,000), Adelaide (38,000) and Perth (74,000), making it the #1 DAB STATION in each market.
Coles Radio continues to be the only good thing about grocery shopping during cozzie lives. It’s the nation’s #1 DAB+ NETWORK, with a metro audience of 300,000.
Source: GfK Radio360 Ratings Survey 6 2025, 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.