Melbourne radio ratings: 3AW and ABC Melbourne surge as Melbourne deals with COVID-19 lockdowns

GfK radio ratings were paused in April due to COVID-19. The last released survey was survey two, released on April 16. Survey three, four and five were cancelled. This story covers survey six, which ran from Sun Jul 26 to Sat Sept 19. Survey seven will be released as normal.

Nine Radio’s 3AW and ABC Melbourne have emerged as the winners of radio ratings survey six, the first survey since the GfK ratings system was paused earlier this year.

3AW rose 3.0 percentage points in market share across the surveyed period of Sun Jul 26 to Sat Sept 19, as did ABC Melbourne. 3AW is the market leader with 16.9% share, while ABC Melbourne holds 12.7%.

Howcroft joined 3AW in early August

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