ARN IS AUSTRALIA’S 2018 #1 NATIONAL NETWORK

Sydney - #1FM station and #1FM & #2FM Breakfast, #1FM Mornings & Afternoons

Adelaide - #1 Station, #1FM Breakfast, Mornings, Afternoons & Drive

Tuesday August 28th 2018 – Today’s survey has delivered strong results for ARN as they maintain the #1 Network position, with four out of five survey wins this year.

In Sydney the dominance continues as ARN hold the #1FM station with WSFM and the #1FM and #2FM Breakfast with WSFM’s Jonesy & Amanda and KIIS 1065’s Kyle & Jackie O.

And in Melbourne, ARN’s content strategy has produced a positive result for KIIS 101.1 with strong growth across Station, Breakfast’s Jase & PJ and Drive’s Will & Woody. The strength of GOLD 104.3 continues as it holds the second largest audience with more than 1 million listeners each week.

In Adelaide, ARN’s Mix 102.3 are the #1 Station - their 18th consecutive win, #1FM Breakfast with Mix 102.3’s Jodie & Soda - their 8th consecutive win, and #1FM Drive with Mix 102.3’s Will & Woody.

Highlights across the country:

Sydney #1FM Station – WSFM up 0.6 to 11.3% #1FM Breakfast - WSFM’s Jonesy & Amanda up 0.7 to 10.3% #1FM across Mornings and Afternoons - WSFM #2FM Drive - WSFM’s Jason Staveley #2FM Breakfast - KIIS 1065’s Kyle & Jackie O on 9.3%

Adelaide #1 Station overall – Mix 102.3 – on 15.1% #1FM Breakfast – Mix 102.3’s Jodie & Soda – up 0.1 to 14.0% #1 overall across Mornings and Afternoons - Mix 102.3 #1 Drive overall – Mix 102.3’s Will & Woody – on 14.6%

Melbourne #3FM Station - GOLD104.3 – on 9.9% #2FM Drive - GOLD104.3 up 0.1 to 10.2% GOLD104.3’s Christian O’Connell - on 7.4% KIIS 101.1 – up 0.3 to 5.4% KIIS 101.1 Breakfast Jase & PJ – up 1.0 to 5.9% KIIS 101.1’s Drive’s Will & Woody - up 0.2 to 7.2%

Brisbane #2FM Station – 97.3FM – on 11.6% 97.3FM’s Bianca, Mike & Bob – on 11.5% #1AM overall 4KQ – on 8.5% #1AM commercial Breakfast - 97.3FM’s Laurel, Gary & Mark – 7.0%

Perth 96FM - on 7.4% Breakfast - 96FM’s Paul & Lise - on 6.8% Drive – 96FM’s Will & Woody – on 6.1%

ARN’s National Content Director Duncan Campbell says: “This is a great result for ARN today, as we continue the year as Australia’s #1 National Network.

“In Sydney WSFM holds the #1FM Station on a record-breaking 11.3% share, which hasn’t been held by an FM station in Sydney for more than ten years. Meanwhile, our Breakfast stronghold continues with our duopoly delivering the #1FM and #2FM shows for Jonesy & Amanda and Kyle & Jackie O.

“In Melbourne we’re very pleased to see our content strategy really connecting with audiences as KIIS 101.1 rises in share across Station, Breakfast and Drive, particularly with Breakfast’s Jase & PJ growing by 1.0%. They’re an excellent show and they deserve this win today.

“GOLD 104.3 continues to have its best year in over ten years with more than 1 million listeners each week, and we’re very happy with the world-class content that the all new Christian O’Connell Breakfast Show is having with audiences and are confident that the connection Christian has with his listeners will only grow as Melbourne gets to know the show.

“Adelaide’s Mix 102.3 has continued its stellar performance, again the #1 Station overall for the 18th consecutive survey. They dominate every part of the day - #1FM Breakfast with Jodie & Soda for the 8th consecutive survey, #1 overall across Mornings and Afternoons, and #1FM Drive with Will & Woody.

“In Brisbane, 97.3 is the equal #2 Station overall in a highly competitive market where the top 4 stations are separated by only 0.4% share. Bianca, Mike & Bob continue to develop after recently welcoming Mike to the team and we look forward to seeing how their new show continues to grow with Brisbane listeners.

“And in Perth we’re confident that the chemistry and content on 96FM will grow as listeners connect with the station.

“Well done to all our teams across ARN for their hard work as they continue to deliver outstanding content that our audiences love.”

ARN’s CEO Rob Atkinson said: “This is another fantastic result for ARN as we continue to consolidate our position as Australia’s #1 national network.

“With the strength of the #1FM Station and #1 and #2FM Breakfast duopoly in Sydney, the continued dominance in Adelaide, and very strong audience numbers across Melbourne and Brisbane, ARN are in an excellent position for the rest of 2018.

“Our focus continues to be on developing the very best content for our listeners and integrated opportunities for our clients as we continue implementing our long-term strategy to create the future of audio entertainment in Australia.”

About ARN ARN is one of the leading broadcasters in the country with ownership or investments in 12 radio stations nationwide. Its network brands KIIS and Pure Gold, along with iHeartRadio and The Edge, entertain and influence over four million listeners across Australia.

Its KIIS network consists of Sydney’s KIIS 1065 with Kyle & Jackie O, Melbourne’s KIIS 101.1 with Jase & PJ, Adelaide’s Mix102.3 with Jodie & Soda, Brisbane’s 97.3FM with Bianca, Mike & Bob and Perth’s 96FM with Paul & Lise. The National Drive Show across all stations is Will & Woody.

Its Pure Gold network consists of Sydney’s WS FM101.7 with Jonesy & Amanda, Melbourne’s GOLD104.3 with Christian O’Connell, Brisbane’s 4KQ with Laurel, Gary & Mark and Adelaide’s Cruise 1323 with John Dean. The Edge is available on FM as The Edge 96.ONE in Sydney and nationally via iHeartRadio and DAB+. The Edge Breakfast hosts are Mike E & Emma.

ARN also launched iHeartRadio, the world’s fastest growing digital service, to the Australian market in 2013 and the platform has had over 1,541,000 downloads of the app. iHeartRadio is a free, all-in-one radio, music streaming, podcast and live events platform. In addition to being able to access their favourite music from around the globe, audiences can access their favourite stations in Australia from ARN, the ABC, SBS and Fairfax, as well as stations from New Zealand and the USA.

ARN is a HT&E company.

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Note to editors: Source: GfK, Survey #5, 2018. Results released Tuesday August 28th, 2018. Survey Period: Sun May 27 to Sat Jun 30 & Sun Jul 15 to Sat Aug 18. * All figures derived from Mon-Sun 5.30am-12am Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane unless otherwise stated. Breakfast 6am-9am, Mon-Fri. Drive 4pm-7pm, Mon-Fri.