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Jen Seyderhelm looks back at the fortnight in Australian Radio, beginning with today's news that Ciaran Davis will leave ARN at the end of this year. Also: The ACRAs cancelled for good SCA and Seven Media to merge Kyle and Jackie O in trouble with the ACMA again Mix on top in GfK Survey 3 of Canberra Bill Mcdonald departs 4BC, a tribute to legendary news reader and leader Ali Drower Plus the National Radio Airplay Chart song of the week: Where is my Husband?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Jen Seyderhelm covers: Ben, Liam and Belle to depart the Nova Network, last day on air December 12 Hamish and Andy aloft the August podcast ranker with some aces for the ABC LiSTNR and Audacy form a podcast partnership The ACMA find Marty Sheargold and Paul Burt in breach of classification and decency rules Archie and Bretz take on Mix Drive on the Sunshine Coast and other movements The National Radio Airplay Chart song of the week is Dancing2  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jen Seyderhelm takes a look at GfK Radio 360 Survey 5 2025 - Kyle and Jackie O back to No 1 overall in Sydney and gaining ground in Melbourne 3AW the big winner there CADA the top DAB+ station in Sydney, smooth everywhere else Smooth Sydney tops the cumes Chats with Nine National Content Director Greg Byrnes, Matthew O’Reilly - SCA Head of Broadcast Content, Smooth Network Head of Programming Peter Clay and Lauren Joyce, ARN Chief Strategy and Connections Officer and the RCS Media Monitors National Radio Airplay Chart song of the week See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Jen Seyderhelm covers: Surveys of Newcastle and Warrnambool Podpoll 2025  CRA showcases the power of audio while RNZ flounders Russell Clark joins Lisa Shaw on 96FM breakfast 4GR (Triple M Toowoomba) turns 100 Well wishes for Andrew Moore, Darren James and Steve Bedwell and the National Radio Airplay Chart song of the week. Jen also mentioned the Asia Podcast Award finalists, you can find them here.  The winners will be announced at the RadioDays Asia conference in Jakarta on 2nd September. Radiodays Asia program lineup here. Register here.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's podcast with Jen Seyderhelm: Jonesy and Amanda to move to drive with Christian O’Connell going national Hot tomato on top on the Gold Coast The dismantling of former giant of podcast networks Wondery The end of an era for the Sunshine Coast’s Mix and other movements The National Radio Airplay Chart song of the week Guy Sebastian's Get it Done    Are you going to RadioDays Asia in Jakarta next month? Information and registrations here.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s only been just over a month since the release of survey 3. Survey 4 last year was a fairly stable affair. This time though there’s been some significant change at the top with new No 1 stations in Sydney and Melbourne. Let’s start in Melbourne with Gold 104.3 No 1 in the city. This ends the long reign of Nine’s 3AW and is the first time that station has reached No 1 since 1992. Congrats to them.  Ross and Russ retained top spot in breakfast with Nova 100’s Jase and Lauren No 1 FM and Gold’s Christian O’Connell right behind. Kyle and Jackie O were up .5 which will make ARN happy. The new Triple M breakfast show of Mick Molloy, Roo, Rosie and Titus had the biggest gains overall perhaps in part attributable to being mid AFL season. SEN 1116 too was up across the board. In Sydney, Nine’s 2GB also lost top spot and while Ben Fordham held onto No 1 breakfast, Mark Levy dropped behind smooth 95.3 in the morning and all day parts and even weekends took hits, except for John Stanley in the evening.  KIIS 1065 however had a great survey. Kyle and Jackie O were up 1.4 and the station 1.1. The other biggest breakfast winner was ABC newsradio which I’m at least in part putting down to coverage of the mushroom trial which has proved to be a listening boon for the ABC. Outside of 2GB Nova 969 had the biggest losses at breakfast but I suspect that the absence of Kate Ritchie from that show will be resolved before survey 5. Brisbane, Triple M held top spot overall and reclaimed it for Marto, Margaux and Dan on breakfast. Nova 106.9’s Ash Luttsy and Nikki Osborne dropped 1.0 to third in breakfast after just clinching top spot last survey. It’s very tight in the city. 4BH had a great survey, BBQ Bob on breakfast up to a 10% audience share. KIIS 97.3 not so much. They’re now 5th overall behind 4BH and Bob. Adelaide - Mix 102.3 saw the biggest drop and Triple M the biggest gains but still are No 1 and 2 overall respectively. Triple M’s Roo Ditts and Loz took back No 1 in breakfast from Hayley and Max at Mix. fiveaa’s David and Will saw the biggest improvement in breakfast for the talk station, up 1.7 to an 11.4 audience share. Finally Perth and 96FM retained No 1 overall from Nova 93.7 but both had more than 2% losses and Nath, Nat and Shaun on Nova breakfast were down 4% but so dominant in the spot they were still clear No 1. Triple M’s Xav and Katie were up 3.4% to sneak into second spot in breakfast with that new this year pairing, and AFL season working for the station which was up 1.7 to a 10.9 audience share. 6ix had a great survey too, up 1.5 overall and 1.6 in breakfast.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steve Ahern fills in for Jen Seyderhalm. On today's podcast: The takeover panel rules on the ARN SCA share issue Kyle walks out, then comes back ACE Radio’s new station and new Brand Identity Nine Radio embraces Smart Watches Survey results in Mackay A new station for the KIIS brand Audio ID: a world first in digital audio ad buying    And Valerie Geller coming to Sydney next month Book tickets for Valerie Geller's training at https://valerie-gellers-training.eventcube.io/events  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this bonus episode, we look at the results of Radio Ratings Survey 3 that took place today. Jen Seyderhelm dissects the numbers and we hear from the 5 main commercial radio group content directors.   The overall results for the five metros: 2GB increased their lead as the top station with smooth fm gaining ground also in second.  This was 2Day FM’s first full survey with their tailored to youth format and they’ll be happy with their increases, but bizarrely possibly not in the 40-64 age group which isn’t where they’re targeting. Kyle and Jackie O were steady and top FM breakfast behind Ben Fordham at 2GB. Triple M Sydney struggled the most, I suspect because their new lineup to start 2025 lost Tarsh Belling before the ink was dry on her contract. They have announced show anchor Cat Lynch to replace her today and that stability should help improve things from here. Melbourne - 3AW is still No1 and Gold 104.3 No 2, but both saw drops and it was a second significant one for Nine Radio even though Ross and Russ’s breakfast cumes improved. Ross and Russ were No 1 in breakfast but Jase and Lauren at Nova 100 regained FM No 1. They’re audience remained the same, Christian O’Connell’s dropped a percent. The biggest gaines overall though were for ABC Melbourne and Sharnelle Vella and Bob Murphy on breakfast which will be a relief to the pair and the broadcaster. Their 2% improvement saw them overtake Kyle and Jackie O who lost their gains, and more, from last survey. It was also not a great result for Mick Molloy and his crew on Triple M Melbourne. I thought that the sporting season and a bit of time would have seen them improve but not yet.  Brisbane. The top four stations all lost a little ground with Triple M staying No 1 overall and Ash Luttsy and Nikki Osborne on Nova 106.9 in breakfast. The big winner however was 4BH and BBQ Gallagher on breakfast. I feel this also happened around this time last year. Both were up to a 9.3 audience share. Can he crack the top 3 this time around? 4BC also continued its steady improvement. Adelaide saw a changing of the guard on breakfast in one of the tightest races and markets. Mix 102.3 was No 1 station overall, increasing its lead over triple m and Nova but on breakfast, despite Roo, Ditts and Loz on Triple M increasing their audience share, Nova 91.9 Jodie and Hayesy has a bigger gain to pinch No 1which saw them end Roo, Ditts and Loz’s 20 survey winning streak. Finally Perth and it was no surprise that Nath, Nat and Shaun at Nova 93.7 remained No 1 on breakfast (but down 2%) however ARN’s 96FM took over as No 1 station. Clairsy and Lisa had good gains on 96FM breakfast to close the gap and this was the one market where triple m breakfast duo Xav and Katie have bedded in nicely and overtook 6PR to sit fourth in that market now. Addition mention to Gary Adshead who departed 6PR last year to join the ABC. ABC had a good survey in Perth and Gary was up 1.2% on Drive.   More from the Content Directors at https://radiotoday.com.au/ratings  Ratings charts at https://radioinfo.com.au/news/ratings-results-survey-3-2025    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Radio Today Podcast 5 June 2025: Hot Tomato on top on the Gold Coast Departures at ARN, new leadership structure for LiSTNR Nominations open for the NFSA’s 2025 Sounds of Australia Steve Ahern speaks to Clive Dickens about his new Ai advisory co Meliora. 4 new transmitters up and running in 24 hours - no problems! and the National Radio Airplay Chart song of the week. If you make podcasts in Asia, don't forget to enter the Asia Podcast Awards, sponsored by RODE. More information at www.radiotoday.com.au/asia-podcast-awards-2025-now-open www.radiotoday.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the Radio Today Podcast, Jen Seyderhelm recaps the week in the radio and podcast industries: Sandon stirs the pot at SCA Court clears Nova of ASIC issue and the company's ongoing ATO audit 2TM flicks the switch to FM in Tamworth The Nova Network’s Ben, Liam and Belle head home to Adelaide Jack Post departs the Christian O’Connell show and the National Radio Airplay Chart song of the week, G Flip's Disco Cowgirl. If you make podcasts in Asia, don't forget to enter the Asia Podcast Awards. More information at www.radiotoday.com.au/asia-podcast-awards-2025-now-open   www.radiotoday.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's been three surveys this week, two regional ones and today’s GfK Radio 360 Metro Survey 2. All eyes were on the KIIS Network’s Kyle and Jackie O in Survey 2. Yesterday Kyle Sandilands said he is willing to pull the pin in the city if the attempts to bed in in that market affect Sydney. That seemed a prescient comment today as, after a couple of big promos, tailored to Melbourne the duo went up by 0.7 to a 5.8 audience share but the cost was a 1 point loss to 12.3 in Sydney and a cumulative audience of near 100 thousand. The losses outweighed the gains. Jen looks at the talk stations and the Adelaide market, where that city saw a changing of the guard as Mix 102.3 and Nova 91.9 both overtook Triple M. Cada had a good result and Thy's voice cloned shift did well.. Listen to all the analysis in today's bonus podcast episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode with Jen Seyderhelm, she tackles: ARN’s AI DJ Thy ruffles feathers No Australian Commercial Radio Awards this year Hamish and Andy lock in more years with SCA Triple M decides on its replacements for Marty Sheargold 45 years for Graham Ross and Mike Perso plus, as usual, the National Radio Airplay Chart song of the week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your chance to have your say in Commercial Radio & Audio’s 2025 code review Mix 106.3 on top in the ACT Steve Ahern is at the NAB Show Some more changes for ARN plus the return of Susie O’Neill to Nova and the National Radio Airplay Chart song of the week See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Sydney 2GB is No 1 station just ahead of smooth 95.3. Ben Fordham is No 1 for GB on breakfast, Kyle and Jackie O No 1 FM. Smooth’s Bogart Torelli and Jonesy and Amanda on Gold 101.7 saw the biggest losses and the biggest gains were for triple j off the back of the Hottest 100 and for Nova 96.9, bearing in mind that Kate Ritchie has been on personal leave from breakfast with Fitzy and Wippa since early Feb. Mark Levy who took over from Ray Hadley on 2GB Mornings when Ray retired last year held on to No 1 spot. Melbourne, 3AW is a long way ahead at No 1 and for Ross and Russ on breakfast. No 1 FM breakfast belonged to Christian O’Connell who was up most of all and overtook Fifi Fev and Nick at the fox and Jase and Lauren at Nova 100 along the way. RSN 927 apparently will not feature in GfK surveys in 2025. Radioinfo has reached out to the station for comment. Brisbane – b105 retains No 1 overall and on breakfast. Marto Margaux and Dan at triple M have closed the gap though. Adelaide Triple M moved further in front at the top but strangely had a 2.1% drop on breakfast for Roo, Ditts and Loz. I expect that to change when survey 2 and AFL seasons are included. A massive congrats to Sonya and Jules on ABC Adelaide breakfast, up 2.8 and going from 5th to second behind the triple M team. And finally Perth where nova 93.7 and Nath, Nat and Shaun on breakfast are as unassailable as Russ and Ross on 3AW in Melbourne. Nath, Nat and Shaun were up 3.6% to a 19.8% audience share. 96FM’s Clairsy and Lisa were also up 1.5 to 12.6 in second. Jen Seyderhelm also explores the weekly reach results (cume) and the digital station results in this special boinus podcast episode of the Radio Today Podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Radio Today Tonight: 22 March 2025. A revamped sound and lineup for 2Day FM What’s next for Triple M Luke Bona finds a new/old home with 2GB A heads up as survey season commences and the National Radio Airplay Chart song of the week, 'Sorry, I'm here for Someone Else.'See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Radio Today Tonight: 7 March 2025. Challenging weeks for Triple M New and returning podcasts with some familiar voices NRL and AFL seasons commence with some strategic changes for networks More breakfast line-up rejigs National Radio Airplay Chart song of the week, Lizzo's Love in Real Life  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Radio Today Tonight: 21 Feb 2025. Is Nine Radio for sale? Changes ahead for ARN’s Gold Network Mel Robbins No 1 on the Australian Podcast Ranker New website for CRA and a grants page for the CBAA A final farewell for 3AW’s Philip Brady Plus the National Radio Airplay Chart song of the weekSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Radio Today Tonight: 6 Feb 2025. Chapters:  How will Kyle and Kate Richie's breaks affect ratings? More changes behind the scenes Wilko and Courts' bus ad surprise Station promotions AMRAP Airplay song of the week. Try this, search Shaboozey! https://www.google.com/search?q=shaboozey See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back! Jen Seyderhelm presents the first episode of the Radio Today podcast for 2025. New lineups for 2025 across all the networks 2UE turns 100 on Australia Day  2UE bonus historical audio 2HD also clocks up a century December Podcast ranker results RCA Airplay Chart, song of the week www.radiotoday.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The final survey of the year has a Star on top on the Central Coast SCA signs an agreement to sell their TV licences Some great audio to enjoy in the lead up to Christmas Hugh Marks the new ABC Managing Director And a quick wrap of other movements this week Plus the Aircheck National Radio Airplay Chart song of the year  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.