Sydney Radio Ratings 2026 Survey 3: KIIS slides in first full book without Kyle and Jackie O

smoothfm held the top spot and Gold posted one of the market’s biggest gains.

Sydney Radio Ratings
GfK Survey 3 2026
Survey Period: Sun 1 March to Sat 4 April & Sun April 19 to Sat May 23.

Biggest Movers:
UP: 2UE 954 +1.5
DOWN: 2GB -1.5

Sydney Radio Ratings Survey 3, 2026. [click to expand.]

Sydney Radio Ratings Survey 3, 2026. [click to expand.]

Overall

smoothfm 95.3 is Sydney’s most listened-to station… again.

It held its position at the top despite a tiny dip, meaning roughly 1 in 8 Sydneysiders tuned in at any given time during the survey period.

2GB is still second, but it lost ground this survey; it’s first under new owners TAPT Media, dropping from 13.3% to 11.8%.

The biggest winner was Gold 101.7, which jumped 1.4 points to 9% – its best result.

It was another strong survey for Triple M, with the share climbing to 6.4%.

The toughest result belonged to KIIS 1065, which dropped 1.3 points to 7.4% and lost over 120,000 listeners compared to last time.

Breakfast

2GB’s Breakfast show, hosted by Ben Fordham, is still number one in Sydney mornings, but it fell from 16.8% to 15.6%, a notable slip.

smoothfm came in second and actually grew, rising to 11.4%.

The biggest Breakfast loser was KIIS 1065, with the loss of Kyle and Jackie O now beginning to show – the timeslot plummeting 3.5 points to 8.2%.

Gold 101.7’s Breakfast was the morning’s biggest improver, up 1.7 points to 7.2%, and likely one that will provide new host Christian O’Connell a moment to exhale.

smoothfm 95.3 13.1% (13.3%)
Cume: 1,448,000 (steady)
Breakfast: 11.4% (10.9%)

2GB 11.8% (13.3%)
Cume: 754,000 (+6,000)
Breakfast: 15.6% (16.8%)

Gold 101.7 9% (7.6%)
Cume: 773,000 (-19,000)
Breakfast: 7.2% (5.5%)

Nova 96.9 8.1% (7.8%)
Cume: 1,186,000 (-52,000)
Breakfast: 9.5% (9%)

KIIS 1065 7.4% (8.7%)
Cume: 1,008,000 (-122,000)
Breakfast: 8.2% (11.7%)

104.9 Triple M 6.4% (5.5%)
Cume: 734,000 (+4,000)
Breakfast: 6.4% (5.5%)

ABC Sydney 4.6% (4.3%)
Cume: 518,000 (+50,000)
Breakfast: 6.7% (5.9%)

104.1 2Day FM 4.3% (4.7%)
Cume: 682,000 (-83,000)
Breakfast: 3.5% (3.9%)

2UE 954 4.2% (2.7%)
Cume: 293,000 (+9,000)
Breakfast: 3.2% (2.2%)

Triple J 3.3% (3.2%)
Cume: 475,000 (-20,000)
Breakfast: 3.3% (3.3%)

ABC Classic 2.3% (3.5%)
Cume: 243,000 (-29,000)
Breakfast: 2.7% (2.8%)

Sky Sports Radio 1.9% (1.4%)
Cume: 227,000 (+31,000)
Breakfast: 2.7% (2.4%)

ABC NewsRadio 1.8% (2.1%)
Cume: 321,000 (-25,000)
Breakfast: 2.8% (3.3%)

SEN 1170 1.5% (1.5%)
Cume: 157,000 (+22,000)
Breakfast: 1.5% (1.3%)

ABC Radio National 1.3% (1.1%)
Cume: 179,000 (+50,000)
Breakfast: 1.8% (1.3%)

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