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The Second Radio Ratings For 2019 Are In: Who Scored & Who Bombed

30 April 2019 | 11:57 am | Staff Writer

What's going on in the world of radio?

The second lot of radio ratings for 2019 are in. Check out the metro figures below and click on the images for a larger version. See the March 2019 ratings here.

Sydney

KIIS1065's Kyle & Jackie O continue the year in the #1 spot for the Sydney FM breakfast ratings, jumping up to a total 11.4% market share. SmoothFM hold top spot overall (9.5%) and trail Kyle & Jackie O in breakfast with 8% (down 0.5% from March). WSFM's Jonesy & Amanda breakfast show is hot on their tails with a total of 7.9% (also down 0.3% from March).

Triple J has dropped overall again in the Sydney ratings, down from 5.4% to 4.6% since March, with its breakfast program down 0.8% to 4.4%, but its drive program jumping 0.2% to 6%.

Melbourne

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Smooth 91.5 is back in the lead of Melbourne's FM stations after Fox 101.9 FM shook things up last survey. Fox dropped 0.8% to score 9.6% of the market share, coming in third, while Smooth climbed 1.3% to finish with 11%. Gold 104.3 FM overtook Fox to score 10.1% and finish in second place.

Triple J has decreased its share in Melbourne to 5.1%, down 1.2% from March, but remains steady in the breakfast share (5.6%) and is up 0.1% in the drive segment.

Brisbane

The second ratings of 2019 see Brisbane's Nova 106.9 holding overall share at 12.4% (down 0.5%) with Triple M trailing in second at 11.9%. Triple M is followed closely by HIT 105 who jumped 1.6% to claim 11.8% of the share.

Triple J is down 1% overall to pull 6.8% of the market, with its breakfast program dropping 0.5% to 6.9% and drive dropping from 8.2% to 7.8%.

Adelaide

Mix 102.3 remains the SA capital's #1 FM station increasing its share to a massive 13.9%, while second placed Nova 91.9 sees a drop of 0.9% to claim 10.3% of the market.

Triple J picks up its only overall gain in Adelaide, increasing its share by 0.3% to 7.1%. The growth is across a number of programs, including a 0.6% jump at breakfast (6.7% share), 1% for mornings (7.2% share), 0.7% for afternoons (8.1% share) and 0.8% for evenings (5.6%).

Perth

Mix 94.5 also remains Perth's #1 FM station despite decreasing 0.2% (15.4% market share). Nova 93.7 claimed second place with 12.1% of the share (down 0.1% from March) but climbed 0.3% in the breakfast slot to gain a 13.6% share. Triple J dropped 0.4% to claim 10.4% of the market, down in all sessions bar breakfast and afternoons where it climbed 0.5% and 0.1% respectively.