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Adelaide Radio Ratings 2026 Survey 5: Triple M stays top as KIIS takes a hit

Triple M keeps Adelaide’s radio crown, Nova gains ground and KIIS takes the biggest hit in a bruising Survey 5 result today.

By Tom Gosby & Natasha LeePublished Aug 31, 2026
2 min read
MW 220725 OLUS

Adelaide Radio Ratings 
GfK Survey 5 2026 
Survey Period: Sun 24 May to Sat 27 June 2026 & Sun 12 July to Sat 15 August.

Biggest Movers: 
UP: ABC Adelaide +1 
DOWN: KIIS 1023 -1.5

Triple M Adelaide has held onto the city’s radio crown in GfK Survey 5, while Nova gained ground and KIIS 1023 had a survey it would probably rather forget.

Overall

Triple M remained number one overall with a 14.3% share, down slightly from 14.5%, while its cume jumped 15,000 to 341,000.

Nova strengthened in second, rising from 11.4% to 12%, and remained Adelaide’s cume king with 385,000 listeners.

FIVEaa slipped to 9.8%, drawing level with SAFM, while KIIS recorded the market’s biggest fall, tumbling 1.5 points from 10.6% to 9.1%.

ABC Adelaide went the other way, posting the survey's biggest gain, up a full point to 7%.

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Breakfast

Triple M also ruled breakfast, climbing from 14.8% to 15.2%.

FIVEaa held second on 13.6%, while Nova rose to 11.4%.

KIIS took the biggest hit again, falling from 10.4% to 8.9%, leaving it just ahead of SAFM on 8.7%.

ABC Adelaide climbed to 9.6%, while Triple J also had a decent morning, rising from 4.6% to 5.2%.

Triple M Adelaide 14.3% (14.5%) 
Cume: 341,000 (+15,000) 
Breakfast: 15.2% (14.8%)

Nova 91.9 12% (11.4%) 
Cume: 385,000 (+4,000) 
Breakfast: 11.4% (11%)

FIVEaa 9.8% (10.1%) 
Cume: 142,000 (-7,000) 
Breakfast: 13.6% (13.8%)

SAFM 9.8% (9.7%) 
Cume: 284,000 (-5,000) 
Breakfast: 8.7% (8.6%)

KIIS 1023 9.1% (10.6%) 
Cume: 284,000 (+1,000) 
Breakfast: 8.9% (10.4%)

Cruise 1323 7.8% (8.1%) 
Cume: 191,000 (+1,000) 
Breakfast: 7.7% (8.1%)

ABC Adelaide 7% (6%) 
Cume: 140,000 (-8,000) 
Breakfast: 9.6% (9.4%)

Triple J 4.4% (4%) 
Cume: 168,000 (+13,000) 
Breakfast: 5.2% (4.6%)

ABC NewsRadio 1.9% (1.6%) 
Cume: 81,000 (+3,000) 
Breakfast: 3% (2.5%)

ABC Classic 1.9% (1.7%) 
Cume: 55,000 (-3,000) 
Breakfast: 1.6% (1.5%)

ABC Radio National 0.6% (0.8%) 
Cume: 39,000 (-8,000) 
Breakfast: 1% (1%)

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