SURVEY EIGHT HAS LANDED: HERE’S EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT OUR PERFORMANCE

“NOVA Entertainment’s momentum continues to grow, with Survey 8 delivering exactly what we always aim for; great content that brings in more engaged listeners for our brands and advertisers. We’re proud to be Australia’s number one metro network for audiences aged 10+, including Smooth FM 95.3, the country’s most listened-to station and Sydney’s outright number one. Having closed-out 2025 with consistent industry-leading audiences, now it’s time to look forward to 2026 and some really exciting plans for NOVA.”

NOVA Entertainment CEO, Peter Charlton

For our 18th consecutive survey, NOVA Entertainment has held onto the title of Australia’s biggest metro radio audience (across broadcast, streaming, and DAB+), with over 6.326m 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 4.35m P10+, we’re a cheeky 287,000 listeners ahead of our nearest competitor.

Looking to some of our biggest highlights:

  • Smooth FM 95.3 finished 2025 as SYDNEY’S #1 STATION OUTRIGHT, with a record share of 13% (the highest in the station’s history) and 1.363m listeners (the biggest audience of any station in Australia).

  • Not to be outdone in Melbourne, Smooth FM 91.5 is also holding firm as the #2FM STATION IN MELBOURNE, securing a share of 8.5%.

  • Turning our attention to Nova, it continues to be AUSTRALIA’S #1 FM NETWORK for both P10+ (share: 9.5%, cume: 3.9M) and P25-54 (share: 13%, cume: 3.03m).

  • Some local highlights:

    • 51 SURVEYS AT #1: Nova 93.7’S Nathan, Nat & Shaun galvanises its lead as PERTH’S #1 BREAKFAST SHOW with a share of 17.7% and a cume of 384,000. Nova 93.7 maintains its lead as PERTH’S #1 STATION with a 15.4% SHARE.

    • Nova 106.9 holds onto the top spot as BRISBANE’S #1 BREAKFAST SHOW, with a 12.9% share, setting up Nick, Luttsy & Susie O’Neill for a strong start to 2026.

    • Nova 100’s Jase & Lauren remain MELBOURNE’S MOST POPULAR BREAKFAST SHOW, with an audience of 612,000, for its 13th consecutive survey. In a highly competitive market, the show also overtook FOX to take out the #2 BREAKFAST SHOW (8.8%).

    • Nova 919’s Jodie & Hayesy remain ADELAIDE’S MOST POPULAR BREAKFAST SHOW with a CUME of 185,000.

  • We’re not just morning people though - we do some of our best work from 2pm:

    • The Chrissie Swan Show extends its lead as the #1 AFTERNOON SHOW 2-4PM (CUME 1.25m & SHARE 10.5%).

    • Ricki-Lee, Tim & Joel continue as the country’s #1 DRIVE SHOW (CUME 1.34m & SHARE 10.7%).

Source: GfK Radio360 Ratings Survey 8 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.