{"id":2197,"date":"2026-01-20T21:50:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T10:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/?p=2197"},"modified":"2026-01-20T21:50:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T10:50:24","slug":"nine-radio-no-1-streaming-nationally-no-1-breakfast-3aw-and-2gb-no-1-overall-for-3aw-no-1-talk-in-sydney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/01\/20\/nine-radio-no-1-streaming-nationally-no-1-breakfast-3aw-and-2gb-no-1-overall-for-3aw-no-1-talk-in-sydney\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine Radio No.1 Streaming Nationally; No.1 Breakfast 3AW and 2GB; No.1 Overall for 3AW &amp; No.1 Talk in Sydney"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>TOTAL RADIO&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Melbourne\u2019s&nbsp;<em>3AW&nbsp;<\/em>and Sydney\u2019s&nbsp;<em>2GB&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>are the undisputed leaders in Breakfast radio, with today\u2019s<strong>&nbsp;GfK Survey 8 ratings for 2025<\/strong>&nbsp;showing Australians turn to Nine Radio for trusted news and entertainment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With results out today that covers the survey period from October 5 to December 13,&nbsp;<strong><em>Ben Fordham Live<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>2GB<\/em>) and&nbsp;<strong><em>Breakfast with Ross and Russ<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>3AW<\/em>) won the crucial Breakfast battle, ending a dominant year as clear&nbsp;<strong>No.1&nbsp;<\/strong>shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>3AW<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/em>finished the year as the outright No.1 radio station in Melbourne, while&nbsp;<em><strong>2GB<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/em>is the No.1 talk radio station in Sydney.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>2GB<\/em>&nbsp;Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>2GB\u00a0<\/em>is the No.1 talk radio<\/strong>\u00a0in Sydney with a 11.2 share<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Ben Fordham Live\u00a0<\/em>is No.1<\/strong>\u00a0in Breakfast with a 14.9 share<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Mornings with Mark Levy<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is No.1 talk in Sydney with a 13.0 share<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>3AW<\/em>&nbsp;Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>3AW\u00a0<\/em>is the clear<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>No.1 station for Melburnians<\/strong>, delivering a 13.9 share<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Ross and Russ<\/em>\u00a0claimed the No.1 Breakfast<\/strong>\u00a0position with a 20.4 share\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Mornings with Tom Elliott<\/em>\u00a0was No.1<\/strong>\u00a0with a 16.5 share\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Greg Byrnes, Nine Radio\u2019s National Content Manager<\/strong>, said: \u201cIf you\u2019re not listening to Ben Fordham in Sydney and Ross &amp; Russ in Melbourne, you\u2019re truly missing out. After dominating all year, 2GB and 3AW are launching into 2026 with breakfast programs that are undisputed market leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAcross the network, listeners this year will reconnect with their favourite presenters and be introduced to a host of exciting new voices. It\u2019s been a relentless summer news cycle, but our talk stations will always set the agenda and provide the reassurance and context our audience expects.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>COMMERCIAL RADIO SHARE<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>TOTAL RADIO CUME<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>14<br>(4 markets)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>1.66 million<br>listeners each week<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>STREAMING<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nine Radio is dominant in digital streaming, reflecting its accessibility to listeners on the go, around the house, in the car, or anywhere they choose to tune in. The network has once again claimed the&nbsp;<strong>No.1 national share<\/strong>, as well as leading across key dayparts in Sydney and Melbourne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>3AW\u00a0<\/em>No.1 overall:\u00a0share 32.8%<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>2GB<\/em>\u00a0No.1 overall: share 26.6%<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Breakfast with Ross and Russ<\/em>\u00a0No.1:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>share 49.3%<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Ben Fordham Live<\/em>\u00a0No.1:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>\u00a0share 40.1%<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Mornings with Tom Elliott<\/em>\u00a0No.1:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>share 30.1%<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Mornings with Mark Levy<\/em>\u00a0No.1:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>share 24.5%<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Greg Byrnes&nbsp;<\/strong>said:&nbsp;\u201cOur \u2018always on\u2019 content has become a new digital ritual, attracting an extraordinary level of engagement, especially during our breakfast and morning programs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is more than listening\u2014it\u2019s a shared conversation.&nbsp;We thank Australians for joining us. Delivering essential information and entertainment is at our core, and 24\/7 streaming is the most immediate way to engage.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>COMMERCIAL STREAMING SHARE<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>STREAMING CUME<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">31.7<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">390,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>GfK Radio360 Ratings, Survey 8 2025, Mon-Sun 5.30am-12MN, Market Share % Total, Market Share Streaming %, Commercial Streaming Share %, Cume (000s) Total and Streaming, 3AW Breakfast Mon-Fri 5.30am-8.30am, 3AW Mornings 8.30am-12pm, 2GB Breakfast Mon-Fri 5.30am-9am, 2GB Mornings&nbsp;Mon-Fi 9am-12pm, AP10+, Nine Radio \u2013 2GB, 3AW, 4BC, 6PR, unless otherwise specified.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TOTAL RADIO&nbsp; Melbourne\u2019s&nbsp;3AW&nbsp;and Sydney\u2019s&nbsp;2GB&nbsp;are the undisputed leaders in Breakfast radio, with today\u2019s&nbsp;GfK Survey 8 ratings for 2025&nbsp;showing Australians turn to Nine Radio for trusted news and entertainment.&nbsp; With results out today that covers the survey period from October 5 to December 13,&nbsp;Ben Fordham Live&nbsp;(2GB) and&nbsp;Breakfast with Ross and Russ&nbsp;(3AW) won the crucial Breakfast battle, ending &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/01\/20\/nine-radio-no-1-streaming-nationally-no-1-breakfast-3aw-and-2gb-no-1-overall-for-3aw-no-1-talk-in-sydney\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Nine Radio No.1 Streaming Nationally; No.1 Breakfast 3AW and 2GB; No.1 Overall for 3AW &amp; No.1 Talk in Sydney&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2197"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2198,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2197\/revisions\/2198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}