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Sydney Radio Ratings Survey 6 2026: smoothfm holds the crown, while KIIS plateaus

2UE posts Sydney’s biggest share gain, while Nova breakfast climbs and 2GB keeps the lead despite losing ground this survey.

By Natasha LeePublished Oct 7, 2026
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Biggest gain: 2UE 954, up 1.0 percentage point, from 3.6% to 4.6%.

Biggest fall: 2GB, 2JJJ and SEN 1170 AM, each down 0.4 percentage points: 2GB from 11.2% to 10.8%, 2JJJ from 3.3% to 2.9%, and SEN 1170 AM from 1.5% to 1.1%.

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smoothfm 95.3 is still sitting pretty at the top of Sydney radio, holding the No.1 spot in GfK’s sixth survey of 2026 despite slipping 0.3 percentage points to 13.2%.

But 2UE 954 had the most to smile about in share gains, climbing a full percentage point to 4.6%, the biggest jump in the market.

2GB kept second place with 10.8%, down 0.4 points. Breakfast took a bigger knock, falling 0.9 points to 13.9%, though that was still enough to keep the station ahead of the morning pack.

Nova 96.9 also had a good book. It added 0.6 points to reach 8.1% and retain third place, while Breakfast climbed 0.8 points to 9.9%, the strongest breakfast gain in Sydney.

Overall, Sydney’s total radio cume edged down by 9,000 to 4,690,000 across the survey period, which ran from 12 July to 19 September.

smoothfm 95.3: 13.2% (13.5%)
Cume: 1,450,000 (-21,000)
Breakfast: 11.8% (12.2%)

2GB: 10.8% (11.2%)
Cume: 730,000 (-10,000)
Breakfast: 13.9% (14.8%)

Nova 96.9: 8.1% (7.5%)
Cume: 1,271,000 (-15,000)
Breakfast: 9.9% (9.1%)

GOLD 101.7: 7.6% (7.3%)
Cume: 786,000 (+16,000)
Breakfast: 6.4% (6.5%)

KIIS 106.5: 7.0% (6.6%)
Cume: 984,000 (-23,000)
Breakfast: 6.9% (6.9%)

104.9 Triple M: 6.1% (6.3%)
Cume: 780,000 (-17,000)
Breakfast: 6.1% (5.9%)

ABC Sydney: 5.3% (5.5%)
Cume: 510,000 (-3,000)
Breakfast: 7.7% (7.8%)

104.1 2DayFM: 5.2% (4.9%)
Cume: 783,000 (+1,000)
Breakfast: 4.9% (4.7%)

2UE 954: 4.6% (3.6%)
Cume: 310,000 (-25,000)
Breakfast: 3.5% (2.9%)

2JJJ: 2.9% (3.3%)
Cume: 494,000 (no change)
Breakfast: 2.4% (2.7%)

ABC Classic: 2.3% (2.4%)
Cume: 246,000 (-10,000)
Breakfast: 2.1% (2.2%)

Sky Sports Radio: 1.9% (2.1%)
Cume: 216,000 (no change)
Breakfast: 3.7% (3.3%)

ABC NewsRadio: 1.9% (1.5%)
Cume: 301,000 (-16,000)
Breakfast: 3.2% (2.6%)

SEN 1170 AM: 1.1% (1.5%)
Cume: 140,000 (-7,000)
Breakfast: 0.9% (1.5%)

2RN: 1.1% (1.3%)
Cume: 146,000 (+4,000)
Breakfast: 1.2% (2.0%)

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