Lola Young cleans up 2025 with ‘Messy’ Lola Young has topped the 2025 Year-End Top 100 Airplay Chart with her multi-Platinum single ‘Messy’. Also crowned #1 on the Half-Yearly Airplay Chart, ‘Messy’ spent 10 non-consecutive weeks at the summit of the weekly rankings. Nova 106.9 Brisbane racked up 1,237 spins for the track this year…
Brisbane’s newest radio advertisers make their mark in Survey 7 With Radio Survey 7 for 2025 wrapped up, RCS Media Monitors takes a closer look at the standout brands making their debut on Brisbane radio this survey period. Suncorp Group’s Everyday Options Account led the way across both Brisbane terrestrial and DAB+ radio. KIIS 97.3…
RCS Media Monitors data from the last four weeks (28th July – 24th August) reveals Sydney radio station’s top exclusive brands. Overall, 1,053 unique brands went to air in Sydney during the period – 485 of which ran exclusively on one station. Talkback leader 2GB carried 157 exclusive brands – the highest of any Sydney…
NOVA Entertainment’s smoothfm 95.3 has claimed the top spot as Sydney’s #1 radio station in the latest GfK survey ratings, marking a milestone moment for the station. To coincide with the ratings win, RCS Media Monitors has spotlighted the advertisers who made the most of smoothfm 95.3’s growing reach. National Tiles led the charge with…
New music, more Aussies — inside 2Day FM’s major playlist overhaul In March 2025, 2Day FM unveiled a bold new direction — promising to play more new music than any other commercial station in Sydney, with a renewed focus on supporting Australian artists. But has the station delivered? RCS Media Monitors took a deep dive…
Lola leads the pack as ‘Messy’ tops mid-year radio rankings Lola Young has topped the RCS Media Monitors Half-Yearly National Radio Airplay Chart for 2025 with her breakthrough single ‘Messy’. Released via Universal Music Australia, the song quickly resonated with local audiences and programmers alike, racking up an impressive 20,860 spins in the six-month period….
The Melbourne Radio Wars are in full swing in 2025 With the first metro radio survey of the year dropping tomorrow, RCS Media Monitors is turning its attention to Melbourne’s fiercely competitive radio market. KIIS101.1 ramped up its ad count following The Kyle & Jackie O Show’s market debut last year, airing more spots than…
The king of radio: CYRIL rules the airwaves in 2024 Breakout artist CYRIL has cemented his name as one of Australia’s leading music talents by topping the 2024 Year-End Top 100 Airplay Chart. ‘Stumblin’ In’ spent eight weeks at #1 on the weekly AirCheck National Radio Airplay Chart and amassed a total of 26,557 spins…
AirCheck puts the spotlight on fast food advertising during the month of October 2024. Subway came out on top with 4800 instances across 36 stations. NOVA Entertainment-owned stations accounted for 44% of all Subways spots in October, led by smooth95.3 (323 instances), Nova 106.9 (307) and Nova 91.9 (279). Yum! Restaurants – which operates KFC…