Amongst a range of announcements at the national Radio Alive Conference in Melbourne today, Joan Warner announced a five-year extension of GfK’s radio audience measurement contract.

The contract extension includes a new multi-million-dollar Measurement Innovation Program (MIP) to explore the potential for a hybrid future for radio measurement. 

The MIP is a global first for GfK. 

DAB+ survey figures released

For the fourth time since the launch of DAB+ digital radio broadcasts at the end of 2009, audience numbers for all DAB+ only stations have been released one week after the official metropolitan GfK radio ratings. 

The DAB+ summary report shows the cumulative audience for digital only stations, which is the total number of different (unique) people who listen to a DAB+ only radio station in that market for at least eight minutes (one quarter-hour), in a defined period.

They were so tantalising close from knocking the rusted on 2GB from its position as Sydney’s overall number one radio station with just 0.01% separating the two but in today’s GfK Survey 4 results, smooth relinquished all gains to own a 9.1 share to 2GB’s 11.3.
 
“It’s about the relativity I guess,” says Nova Entertainment’s Paul Jackson.
 

Will Sydney’s smooth be crowned that city's number one radio station when GfK's Survey 4 is handed down at 9.30am tomorrow AEST

NZME and Partners have over two million listeners, according to the latest 2017 GfK independent radio survey.

NZME’s Chief Commercial Officer, Laura Maxwell says that NZME’s radio is ‘on a roll’ with 54,500 new listeners, now reaching 60% of all radio listeners. In addition, iHeartRadio registered users have increased by 33% year on year to over 631,000†.

Radio leads the way as the most trusted media in Australia and is seen as the most credible source of news, according to a new survey by global research firm GfK.

DAB+ survey figures released

For the third time since the launch of DAB+ digital radio broadcasts at the end of 2009, audience numbers for all DAB+ only stations have been released one week after the official metropolitan GfK radio ratings. 

The DAB+ summary report shows the cumulative audience for digital only stations, which is the total number of different (unique) people who listen to a DAB+ only radio station in that market for at least eight minutes (one quarter-hour), in a defined period.

ARN's Duncan Campbell has disputed claims in today's Courier Mail the current diary system used in radio surveys doesn't reflect what listeners hear in the market place.

The Brisbane paper's article suggests, "radio insiders are hoping for a digital overhaul of 'archaic' radio surveys, which still rely on paper diaries to rank radio programs".

The birthday cake has been eaten, bottles of fizz downed and the candles well and truly blown out following smoothfm's fifth birthday celebrations last month.

But will the champagne be flowing again for the Nova Entertainment brand when the results of GfK Survey 3 are released tomorrow morning?

It was #1 FM in both Sydney and Melbourne with 9.9% exactly in both markets following Survey 2 announced in April.

KO FM has retained their number position All People 10+ in the latest GfK survey for Newcastle.

Despite shedding 1.4% from the previous survey, KO FM has a 14.3% share followed by Hit 106.9 with 13.1% and ABC 1233 11.6%.

2JJJ increased All People 10+ with an 11.4% share, just pipped at the post for third position by .2%.

In Breakfast KO FM was again #1 with 16.2%, ABC 1233 followed with 14.7% and 2JJJ with 9.8%.