2020 Is Nearly Over, Here's How The Radio Ratings Are Shaping Up

It's been a turbulent year for Australian radio, with the lengthy break in the radio ratings ending back in September. 

Here's how things are looking for stations around the nation...

Check out September's ratings here.

Sydney

It's been small increases for stations across the board in Sydney, with triple j climbing just 0.1% to 5.2% market share, Triple M moving up 0.7% for a 5.4% market share, 2DAY FM sees a 0.1% increase for 3.4% market share and KIIS FM increasing 0.5% to 8.7%. Smooth is the big winner though, with a jump of 0.9% to see the station at 10.8% market share (the highest of any FM station in Sydney). NOVA sees a loss of 0.5% to land at 6.1% while WSFM drops 0.3% to land at 8.1%. 

Kyle & Jackie O reclaim the #1 breakfast radio spot in Sydney with 10.7% market share (up 0.5% on last ratings). Smooth FM's breakfast with Bogart Torelli & Glenn Daniel claims second place with 8.5%, up 1.3% which marks the most significant increase in the Sydney FM breakfast programs. WSFM's Jonsey & Amanda drop to third with a loss of 0.3% to give them 8.3% market share. Triple J's Sally & Erica have remained steady at 4.3% market share. 

Melbourne

Triple J has seen an impressive increase in Melbourne, jumping from 3.8% last ratings to 4.5% (an increase of 0.7%). This is reflected across all programs apart from evenings which remained steady at 4.1%, with increases for breakfast (3%, up from 2.5%), mornings (4.7%, up 0.9%), afternoons (5.5%, up 0.5%), drive (5.1%, up 1%) and weekends (4.2%, up 0.9%). 

It's another win for Gold FM too, with the station again claiming the spot as Melbourne's most listened to FM station at 8.9% (up 0.2%). Christian O'Connell's breakfast show remains the most popular in Melbourne too, claiming a 7.3% market share for the station (up 0.1%). Across the breakfast shows, Triple M drops 0.9% to 5.8%, while Smooth FM drops 0.3% to 5%. KIIS FM increases to 4.7%, up 0.3%, while FOX FM increases 0.2% to 5%. 

Brisbane

NOVA's the clear winner in Brisbane again this ratings, with the Ash, Kip & Luttsy breakfast program claiming the #1 spot again. The show is up 0.4% to snag a 12.6% market share, while the station sees an increase of 0.4% for 11.9% market share. 

The station is followed by B105 on 10.5% (up 0.1%), Triple M on 10.1% (down 0.4%) and 97.3FM on 9.3% (down 1.2%). Triple J drops 0.8% to 6.1% market share, with breakfast down 0.7% to 5.3%. 

Adelaide 

MIX102.3FM's Jodie & Soda have claimed the #1 spot for breakfast shows in Adelaide with a huge 2% increase on last ratings, seeing them move up to 12.5% market share. This sees NOVA's Ben & Liam lose to the top spot and drop to 10.7% market share (down 0.3%).

This is reflected in the overall station ratings too, with MIX increasing to 13.4% (up 0.4%) while NOVA sits in second place with 10.8% (up 0.4%). Triple J sees a 0.6% increase in the city to 5.6%, with breakfast gaining 0.5% to 4.7%. 

Perth 

Triple J has had a massive increase across the board in Perth for this ratings period, seeing an increase across all shows. Breakfast increase to 8.5% (up 1.2%), mornings to 10.5% (up 1.7%), afternoons to 10.6% (up 1.4%), drive to 11% (up 1.2%), evenings to 6.6% (up 0.5%) and weekends to 7.7% (up 0.2%). The station sees an increase of 1% too, landing at 9.3% overall market share. 

96FM claims the top spot in Perth at 13.2% (up 0.6%), followed by NOVA (12.5%, down 0.4%) and MIX 94.5 (12%, down 0.7%).