SURVEY SEVEN HAS LANDED: HERE’S EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT OUR PERFORMANCE
“Behind every #1 on survey day is a simple truth: we perform so our clients can. The art of what we do is consistency, creating compelling content every single day that earns attention, trust, and time. Consistent results for us mean we can deliver the same for our customers: impact they can count on. From a commercial perspective, you can’t ask for much more than an audience that’s growing, a competitive edge powered by human creativity, and a team driven to keep raising the bar for our clients.”
NOVA Entertainment CCO, Nicole Bence
For our 17th consecutive survey, NOVA Entertainment has held onto the title of Australia’s biggest metro radio audience (across broadcast, streaming, and DAB+), with over 6.29m P10+ consistently choosing to make our stations a staple in their daily routine.
That includes 3.31m P25-54, more than any other network (that’s a 2.5% audience increase).
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 4.31m P10+, we’re a cheeky 245,000 listeners ahead of our nearest competitor.
Looking to some of our biggest highlights:
Smooth FM 95.3 is once again SYDNEY’S #1 FM STATION, with a share of 11.4% and 1.351m 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 8.8%.
Turning our attention to Nova, it his once again AUSTRALIA’S #1 RADIO NETWORK, with over 4 million loyal listeners and the #1 share spot at 9.4%.
It also remains the #1 FM NETWORK FOR BREAKFAST (cume & share), with 2.27m Aussies choosing to start their day with us - that’s 490,000 more than our nearest competitor.
Speaking of breakfast, our local shows cooked up some incredible wins:
50 SURVEYS AT #1: Nova 93.7’S Nathan, Nat & Shaun galvanises its lead as PERTH’S #1 BREAKFAST SHOW with a share of 19.4% and a cume of 412,000. Nova 93.7 maintains its lead as PERTH’S #1 STATION with a 16% SHARE.
Nova 96.9’s Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie added a whopping 68,000 listeners to their audience in Survey 7, putting them only 17,000 off the top spot for cume.
Nova 106.9’s Ash, Luttsy & Nikki Osborne holds onto the top spot as BRISBANE’S #1 BREAKFAST SHOW, with a 13.2% share.
Nova 100’s Jase & Lauren remain MELBOURNE’S MOST POPULAR BREAKFAST SHOW, with an audience of 612,000, for its 12th consecutive 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 extends its lead as the #1 AFTERNOON SHOW 2-4PM (CUME 1.25m & SHARE 10.3%).
Ricki-Lee, Tim & Joel continue as the country’s #1 DRIVE SHOW (CUME 1.34m & SHARE 10.5%).
Some extra highlights because who doesn’t love good news:
FIVEAA’s breakfast show, David & Will remain ADELAIDE’S #2 BREAKFAST SHOW with a 11.8% share.
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 349,000 (up 49,000 on Survey 6)
Source: GfK Radio360 Ratings Survey 7 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.