SURVEY ONE HAS LANDED: HERE’S EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT OUR PERFORMANCE
“It’s been a huge start to the year, both within NOVA and across the broader audio landscape. There’s fresh energy coming into the market, which is incredibly positive for both the industry and advertisers. Over the past few weeks, we’ve been in front of customers around the country, providing clarity on our 2026 strategy and what sets us apart as a partner. Our focus is simple: making audio easier to trade and our effectiveness irrefutable. These strong Survey 1 results are a clear reflection of our commitment to continuing to deliver high-performance outcomes for our partners.”
NOVA Entertainment CCO, Nicole Bence
For our 19th consecutive survey, NOVA Entertainment has held onto the title of Australia’s biggest metro radio audience (across broadcast, streaming, and DAB+), with over 6.446m 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 4.46m P10+, we’re a cheeky 391,000 listeners ahead of our nearest competitor.
Looking to some of our biggest highlights:
Smooth FM 95.3 started the year off strong as SYDNEY’S #1 STATION OUTRIGHT, with a record share of 13.5% (a new record) and 1.392m listeners (the biggest audience of any station in Australia).
For the first time in the show’s history, Smooth 95.3’s More Music Breakfast Show with Bogart Torelli has SYDNEY’S BIGGEST BREAKFAST AUDIENCE.
Not to be outdone in Melbourne, Smooth FM 91.5 is also holding firm as the #2FM STATION IN MELBOURNE, securing a share of 9.4% (and an audience of 1.128m).
Turning our attention to Nova, it continues to be AUSTRALIA’S #1 FM NETWORK for both P10+ (share: 9.4%, cume: 4.1M) and P25-54 (share: 12.2%, cume: 2.35m).
We’re still home to AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST BREAKFAST. 2.255m Australians choose to start their day with Nova - half a million more than our nearest competitor.
Some local highlights:
Nova 100’s Jase & Lauren take the top spot as MELBOURNE’S #1FM BREAKFAST SHOW - share 11.1% (up 2.3%) and records its 14th consecutive survey as the MOST POPULAR SHOW (CUME 674K - up 62K)
Nova 969’s Ricki-Lee and Tim add audience to be SYDNEY’S SECOND MOST POPULAR BREAKFAST SHOW, with a cume of 650,000 (up 15k). Nova 96.9 adds 141,000 listeners, cementing its spot as Sydney’s second most listened to station (CUME 1.283m), second only to Smooth FM.
52 SURVEYS AT #1: Nova 93.7’S Nathan, Nat & Shaun galvanises its lead as PERTH’S #1 BREAKFAST SHOW with a share of 17.6% and a cume of 422,000. Nova 93.7 maintains its lead as PERTH’S #1 STATION with a 16.1% SHARE.
We’re not just morning people though - we do some of our best work from 2pm:
The Chrissie Swan Show is the most listened to Afternoon show (2pm-4pm) in Australia, with 1.253 million listeners.
Nova’s new drive show Fitzy, Wippa & Kate is Australia’s #1 Drive show (4pm-6pm), with a share of 11% and is the most listened to with 1.376 million listeners.
Source: GfK Radio360 Ratings Survey 1 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.