Hot Tomato has retained its lead in the latest Gold Coast survey, despite a drop of 1.3 share points to 17.1%.

Sea FM gained 2.2 share points to move into second place on 13.4%, ahead of sister station Gold FM, which dropped 1.1 to 10.9%.

Triple J was in fourth place on 6.6%, down 0.4, while Local ABC station ABC91.7, in fifth place, lost 1.1 to 4.8%.

Hot Tomato won breakfast, followed by a resurgent Sea FM, which is closing the gap on the top station.

Hot Tomato won all other dayparts and weekends.

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GfK Survey 3 results have been released for the Gold Coast and Hot Tomato was the big winner bouncing back after losing its mantle as the Gold Coast's number one radio station all people 10+ earlier in the year.

It's the station listened to most with a 13.9% share all people 10+ a gain of 1.9% from Survey 2.

Gold FM was second with a 13.4% share and Sea FM third with 12.8%.

Gold FM’s Bridge & Spida have been granted unprecedented access to the Tate’s residence as they slept over at the Mayor’s house last night.

The night kicked off with a roast dinner cooked by Ruth, the Mayor’s wife, and also included a game of ‘The Snoop Wheel’, where Bridge & Spida spun a wheel to see where they could snoop in the Mayor’s house plus a game of Perfect Partners with Tom and Ruth.

It’s taken 12 years but Hot Tomato’s finally cracked No.1 on the Gold Coast.

Channel 7 presenter Liz Cantor and Gold FM’s Rush Hour Host Jason Matthews will take over the microphones on Gold FM’s breakfast show while Richard, Bridge and Spida are on break.

Southern Cross Austereo Gold Coast’s Content Director Andrew Very said,