Sydney Radio Ratings 2025 Survey 6: Talk takes over as 2GB claims Sydney crown

Posted on 14 October 2025

2GB delivered a strong performance, jumping from 11.4 to 14.2 to reclaim its position at the top of the market.

Sydney Radio Ratings
GfK Survey 6 2025
Survey Period: Sun 20 July to Sat 27 Sept 2025.

Biggest Movers:
UP: 2GB +2.8
DOWN: KIIS 1065 -1.3

Sydney Radio Ratings Survey 6, 2025. [click to expand.]

In the overall Sydney radio ratings, 2GB delivered a strong performance, jumping from 11.4 to 14.2 to reclaim its position at the top of the market.

Meanwhile, Smooth FM eased slightly, slipping from 11.8 to 10.7, but still holding firm among the city’s most-listened-to stations

Sydney’s radio landscape saw a shake-up this survey, with 2GB Breakfast surging from 14.2 to 16.8 to tighten its grip on the top spot.

KIIS 1065 eased back from 15.3 to 13.6, while Nova 969 gained ground, climbing from 7.5 to 8.6.

Triple M slipped slightly from 5.3 to 4.9, and 2Day FM continued its slow run, edging down from 3.9 to 3.6.

On the AM dial, ABC Sydney inched up from 7.6 to 7.8, while in Melbourne, Gold 104.3 remained steady, dipping marginally from 8.2 to 8.1.

2GB 14.2% (11.4%)
Cume: 696,000 (+50,000)
Breakfast: 16.8% (14.2%)

smoothfm 95.3 10.7% (11.8%)
Cume: 1,379,000 (-4,000)
Breakfast: 7.8% (8.1%)

KIIS 1065 9.8% (11.1%)
Cume: 1,119,000 (-46,000)
Breakfast: 13.6% (15.3%)

Gold 101.7 7.9% (7.9%)
Cume: 680,000 (-31,000)
Breakfast: 8.1% (8.2%)

Nova 96.9 7.1% (7.4%)
Cume: 1,134,000 (+94,000)
Breakfast: 8.6% (7.5%)

ABC Sydney 6.6% (5.6%)
Cume: 557,000 (+28,000)
Breakfast: 7.8% (7.6%)

104.9 Triple M 4.7% (5.5%)
Cume: 695,000 (-13,000)
Breakfast: 4.9% (5.3%)

Triple J 4.4% (4.3%)
Cume: 560,000 (+57,000)
Breakfast: 3.9% (3.4%)

104.1 2Day FM 3.8% (4.1%)
Cume: 646,000 (-13,000)
Breakfast: 3.6% (3.9%)

2UE 954 3% (2.4%)
Cume: 267,000 (+41,000)
Breakfast: 2.1% (2%)

ABC Classic 2.8% (2.7%)
Cume: 232,000 (+13,000)
Breakfast: 1.6% (2.3%)

ABC NewsRadio 1.7% (1.8%)
Cume: 312,000 (-23,000)
Breakfast: 2.6% (2.9%)

Sky Sports Radio 1.2% (1.4%)
Cume: 165,000 (-13,000)
Breakfast: 2.3% (2.2%)

ABC Radio National 1.1% (1.1%)
Cume: 133,000 (+2,000)
Breakfast: 1.4% (1.3%)

SEN 1170 1% (1.1%)
Cume: 102,000 (-2,000)
Breakfast: 0.8% (1.2%)