Melbourne radio
Radio ratings: ABC still struggling, but does anyone miss Kyle and Jackie O?
Some green shoots for ABC 774, but the bigger problem remains, while KIIS listeners say “Kyle and Jackie who?”
- Karl Quinn
Latest
Ali Moore is leaving the ABC – but where is she going, and who will replace her?
After 40 years in journalism, Ali Moore has decided it’s time for a major change.
- Karl Quinn
- Updated
- Radio ratings
Kyle and Jackie O lose listeners in final ratings survey
The year’s first radio ratings survey covered a period while the duo were mostly still on air together. But Jackie “O” Henderson’s exit after their blow-up appears to have damaged the show’s total audience.
- Calum Jaspan
- Opinion
- Five Minutes with Fitz
I gave Kyle and Jackie O their big break. They were superb, but I know why they imploded
Craig Bruce discovered the now-warring duo in 2004 and put them on the air. The rest is history.
- Peter FitzSimons
- Analysis
- Radio
Kyle and Jackie O’s disintegration may be the biggest bust-up in Australian media – ever
The show had succeeded for years, but its entry into Melbourne on a $200 million deal proved the beginning of the end for the duo’s distasteful radio show.
- Stephen Brook
- Opinion
- Media & marketing
Columnist’s exit adds to The Australian’s weekend magazine ghost town
In this week’s On Background, the ever-changing face of The Australian Weekend Magazine, 2GB and 3AW are to be sold, a shake up on Nova and the latest sports broadcast deal inches closer.
- Calum Jaspan
- Updated
- Media & marketing
Kyle and Jackie O hit rock bottom in Melbourne
The provocative duo recorded their worst audience share in the market, ending the most recent survey period with 1000 fewer listeners than the same period in 2024.
- Calum Jaspan
Another ratings low for Kyle and Jackie O as regulator sharpens tools
KIIS FM duo Kyle Sandilands and Jackie “O” Henderson lost further market share as the media regulator sharpens its tools to enforce bans on the shock jock team’s explicit content.
- Calum Jaspan
ABC radio boss backs struggling Melbourne breakfast duo amid ratings woes
The latest radio survey had more bad news for the ABC’s breakfast duo, as 3AW enjoyed an audience spike, putting it back into the top spot.
- Chris Hook
Small bump up for Kyle and Jackie O as Melbourne crowns new ratings winner
While Kiis FM’s star hosts are still struggling, there was a glimmer of good news – and even better news for Kiis stablemate Gold.
- Michael Lallo