Sydney Radio Ratings 2023 Survey 8: Kyle and Jackie O end 2023 on top
2GB stays #1 overall to see out the year
Sydney Radio Ratings
Survey Period: Sun Sept 24 to Sat Dec 2
2GB 12.1% (12.4%)
Cume: 728,000 (-9,000)
2022 results: Best/worst
Best 10+ 14.3% (11.6%)
Best Breakfast 19.0% (14.8%)
After the back and forth between KIIS FM and 2GB throughout 2023, the Nine talk station has ended the year as the top Sydney station – despite a dip of 0.3 points and a share of 12.1%.
The Breakfast battle between KIIS FM and Ben Fordham has seen Fordham end the year in second place, recording a share of 16.0%.
In her last survey before heading to Money News, Deb Knight in Afternoons recorded a share of 7.8%, up 0.7 points In the new year, the Afternoons spot will be taken over by Michael McLaren.
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KIIS 1065 11.5% (11.5%)
Cume: 1,431,000 (+92,000)
2022 results: Best/worst
Best 10+ 11.6% (8.8%)
Best Breakfast 14.9% (10.6%)
Ending the year as Sydney’s top FM station, ARN’s KIIS has stayed flat with an 11.5% share. KIIS has also kept the title of top cume with 1,431,000 – up by almost 100,000.
In breakfast, Kyle and Jackie O take the crown once again, up 0.4 points for a 16.7% share – extending their lead in the daypart after topping the last survey by only 0.1 points. This is the strongest survey eight result for Kyle and Jackie O in over seven years.
In Drive, Will and Woody are up 0.1 points, staying second in the daypart with 10.9.
KIIS FM remains the top station in the 10-17, 18-24, 25-39, and 40-54 demographics.
smoothfm 95.3 11.4% (10.6%)
Cume: 1,368,000 (+45,000)
2022 results: Best/worst
Best 10+ 10.9% (7.7%)
Best Breakfast: 8.5% (5.9%)
Hot on KIIS FM’s tail, Nova’s smoothfm remains #3 in the market by only 0.1 points. A lift of 0.8 points brings the station share to 11.4%.
In breakfast, Bogart Torelli and Ron Wilson were up 0.2 points for an 8.3% share, the show’s highest share of 2023. Drive has lifted 0.1 points to bring in a share of 11.1%, making it the top overall show in the daypart.
WSFM 9.0% (8.6%)
Cume: 927,000 (+30,000)
2022 results: Best/worst
Best 10+ 8.7% (7.0%)
Best Breakfast 9.2% (7.7%)
WSFM remains the #4 station in Sydney, up 0.4 points for a share of 9.0%.
Rounding out their 18th year together, in breakfast, Jonesy and Amanda have lifted 1.1 points, producing a share of 9.5% as they remain the #3 program in the daypart.
Nova 96.9 7.7% (7.0%)
Cume: 1,276,000 (+61,000)
2022 results: Best/worst
Best 10+ 7.6% (6.7%)
Best Breakfast 7.0% (6.0%)
Nova ends the year at #5 after gaining 0.7 points. The breakfast lineup of Fitzy and Wippa with Kate Ritchie stayed flat with a 7.1% share, while the Drive lineup of Ricki-Lee, Tim and Joel was up 1.5 points for a 10.4% share – making them the third biggest show in the daypart.
104.1 2Day FM 5.2% (4.7%)
Cume: 918,000 (+18,000)
2022 results: Best/worst
Best 10+ 5.5% (4.2%)
Best Breakfast 5.4% (3.3%)
Tying with Triple M to round out 2023 – but with the higher cume – 2Day FM has recorded a 5.2% share in the Sydney radio ratings after lifting 0.5 points.
The Breakfast Shift with Hughesy, Ed and Erin has lifted 0.9 points, bringing in a share of 4.9% share. In Drive, Carrie and Tommy were up 0.1 points for a 6.0% share.
104.9 Triple M 5.2% (5.4%)
Cume: 742,000 (-12,000)
2022 results: Best/worst
Best 10+ 5.3% (4.0%)
Best Breakfast 5.3% (3.6%)
Ending the year tied with 2Day FM, Triple M has dipped 0.2 points for a share of 5.2%.
In breakfast, Mick Molloy and Mark ‘MG’ Geyer are sitting at 5.3% after lifting 0.7 points. Drive was down 1.1 points.
2UE 954 3.5% (4.0%)
Cume: 188,000 (-8,000)
2022 results: Best/worst
Best 10+ 4.5% (2.9%)
Best Breakfast 3.1% (1.6%)
A dip of 0.5 points saw 2UE record a 3.5% share. The station’s biggest demo was 65+, with a 10.2% share.
Sky Sports Radio 1.2% (1.7%)
Cume: 134,000 (-83,000)
2022 results: Best/worst
Best 10+ 2.0% (1.1%)
Best Breakfast 2.3% (1.4%)
Dipping 0.5 points and 83,000 in cume, Sky Sports Radio has ended the year with a share of 1.2%.
SEN 1170 0.4% (0.6%)
Cume: 78,000 (-11,000)
2022 results: Best/worst
Best 10+ 0.7% (0.4%)
Best Breakfast 0.6% (0.2%)
SEN has dipped 0.2 points for a 0.4% share. Breakfast with Vossy and Brandy was down 0.1 for a share of 0.6%.
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