Newcastle - Survey 1, 2026

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Some very wild swings there in the demo.

  • 10-17: New FM listeners migrated to Hit 106.9 (-10.2 vs. 11), JJJ listeners migrated to MMM (-8.1 vs. 8.2)
  • 18-24: 106.9 slashed 15 points, 60/40 split between New FM and Triple M
  • 25-39: MMM added 13.2 points
  • 40-54: JJJ added 14.4 points (supposedly ABC’s youth broadcaster)
  • 55-64: New FM slashed 8.1 points
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Triple M remain on top with an increased majority, going up 3.2 to 24.2%. This was followed by Hit 106.9 with 15.7% (+0.3), JJJ with 10.9% (+2.5), New FM with 10% (-0.9), ABC Newcastle with 6.4% (-0.9), and 2HD with 4% (steady).

The top 3 stations per demo were as follows:

10-17 18-24 25-39 40-54 55-64 65+
1 Hit Triple M Hit Triple M Triple M ABC
2 Triple M New FM Triple M JJJ ABC Triple M
3 New FM Hit JJJ Hit Hit 2HD

In breakfast, Triple M’s Tanya & Steve dominate with 25.4% (+3.3), followed by Hit’s Jess & Rohan with 15.7% (+0.8), JJJ’s Concetta & Luka with 10.7% (+1.4), and New FM’s Nic & Joel with 9.3% (+0.3). In drive, Triple M’s Rush Hour tops the slot with 21.6% (+2.6), followed by Hit’s Carrie & Tommy with 20.1% (+2.8), JJJ’s Tyrone & Abby with 15.9% (+1.9), and New FM’s Ari & Krivo with 10% (-1.9).

The “Other Stations” share this survey is at 24.2%, down 1.1 from the previous survey.

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That is their largest share since S3/2003.

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