Radio ratings: Nine continues to dominate as ABC falls further

In Sydney, 2GB and Smooth have pulled further ahead of the pack, with the former gaining 0.8 points to remain the city’s top station overall, while the latter has jumped 0.6% to sit 3.1 points clear of Kiis – its closest rivals on the FM band.

ABC’s Radio National has fallen to just 0.9% of the total Sydney radio market, the station’s lowest audience share since Survey 3, 2023, when it held 0.8%. Despite slight gains for Triple J and ABC Classic, this isn’t a good sign for the national broadcast in the country’s biggest city. In addition, ABC Sydney and ABC Newsradio both also lost listeners this survey.

Nationally, RN also lost listeners in Melbourne, held steady in Perth and Brisbane, and gained 0.5% in Adelaide, the city where it commands its highest share, a paltry 2.2% of the audience.