First Radio Ratings: Nova climbs to top spot

Mariam Cheik-Hussein
By Mariam Cheik-Hussein | 10 March 2020
 

The first radio ratings for the year have landed, with Nova taking over Kiis1065 in the top spot in drive.

The figures, covering January 19 to February 29, show Nova96.9 climbed 1.1% to take the top spot in drive, followed by 2GB, ABC Sydney and Kiis1065.

For overall listenership, Nine’s 2GB retained its top spot in Sydney, up 1.1%. In Melbourne, 3AW also took the top spot. 

Paul Jackson, NOVA Entertainment’s chief programming and marketing officer: “The Nova Network secured the highest cumulative listeners result (3,735,800). We’ve never had so many listeners tuning into the network and combined with Nova 96.9 Sydney, securing a record cume for the station with 1,123,000, overall it’s a great start to the year.”

Here's a look at the ratings:

Sydney

Radio Station

Share (%)

Previous Rating

Difference

2GB

13.2

12.1

1.1

ABC SYD

8.9

8.9

-

WSFM

8.4

7.5

0.9

SmoothFM

8.1

9.3

-1.2

Kiis1065

8.1

8.8

-0.7

Nova96.9

7.7

7.2

0.5

2JJJ

6.9

6

0.9

104.1 2DAY

5.3

4.1

1.2

104.9TripleM

4.9

5.2

-0.3

ABC Classic

3.5

3.1

0.4

2CH 1170

3.5

4.3

-0.8

2RN

2.9

3.4

-0.5

ABC News

2

3

-1

Sky Sports Radio

0.7

0.7

-

 

Breakfast

Radio Station

Total Listenership

Previous Rating

Difference

2GB

14.8

14.7

0.1

ABC Syd

11.8

10.5

1.3

KIIS1065

9.9

11.4

-1.5

WSFM

9.1

8.5

0.6

NOVA96.9

8

6.7

1.3

SmoothFM

6.2

6.5

-0.3

104.9TripleM

5.5

5.3

0.2

2JJJ

5.3

5.6

-0.3

2RN

4.5

4.4

0.1

104.12DAYFM

3.7

3.5

0.2

2CH1170

3.3

3

0.3

ABC News

2.9

3.5

-0.6

ABC Classics

2.5

2.1

0.4

Sky Sports Radio

0.9

0.8

0.1

 

Drive time

Radio Station

Total Listenership

Previous Rating

Difference

Nova9639

10.3

9.2

1.1

2GB

10.2

8.5

1.7

ABC SYD

9.1

9.3

-0.2

Kiis1065

9

9.6

-0.6

2JJJ

8.4

6.6

1.8

WSFM

7.9

6.6

1.3

SmoothFM

7.9

9

-1.1

104.9TripleM

6.2

5.7

0.5

104.1 2DAYFM

5.4

5.1

0.3

ABC Classics

2.8

3.4

-0.6

2RN

2.4

3.9

-1.5

2CH 1170

2.4

3.7

-1.3

ABC News

1.1

2.1

-1

Sky Sports Radio

0.2

0.5

-0.3

 

Digital 

Radio Station

Total Listeners

Previous Rating

Difference

Edge Digital

153,000

103,000

50,000

Double J

81,000

71,000

10,000

Triple J Unearthed

76,000

45,000

31,000

Kiss 90s

73,000

79,000

-6,000

ABC Jazz

70,000

71,000

-1,000

 

 radio first syd

Melbourne 

Radio Station

Share %

Previous Rating %

Difference %

3AW

13.3

15.6

-2.3

Gold104.3

10.8

11

-0.2

Smooth FM

9.6

8.5

1.1

101.9 Fox FM

8.4

7.3

1.1

Nova 100

8.3

7.2

1.1

KIIS 101.1 FM

6.4

5.7

0.7

105.1 Triple M

5.5

6.8

-1.3

 

Breakfast

Radio Station

Share

Previous Rating

Difference

3AW

15.9

20.2

-4.3

Gold 104.3

9.2

7.8

1.4

101.9 Fox Fm

8.3

6.7

1.6

Nova 100

8.3

8.2

0.1

Smooth FM 91.5

7.3

6.7

0.6

KIIS 101.1 FM

7.1

6.4

0.7

105.1 Triple M

5.8

7

-1.2

 

Drive Time Action 

Radio Station

Share

Previous Rating

Difference

3AW

11.6

12.2

-0.6

Nova 100

11.3

9.1

2.2

Smooth FM 91.3

10.4

7.3

3.1

101.9 Fox FM

9.8

8.7

1.1

 Gold 104.3

9.5

9.5

0.0

 KIIS 101.1 FM

7.2

6.8

0.4

3JJJ

6.2

5.9

0.3

 

Digital Radio Wars

Radio Station

Share

Previous Rating

Difference by 000s

Coles Radio

114

77

37

Double J

98

59

39

Gold 80s

67

69

-2

KIIS 90s

52

54

-2

 

 

 

 

radio first melb 

 

radio-rating-2020-first-brisbane.jpg

radio-rating-first-2020---perth.jpg

radio-rating-first-2020---adelaide.jpg

Have something to say on this? Share your views in the comments section below. Or if you have a news story or tip-off, drop us a line at adnews@yaffa.com.au

Sign up to the AdNews newsletter, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for breaking stories and campaigns throughout the day.

comments powered by Disqus