20.01.2026

Christmas impact on digital radio listening, ARN Gold stations build – GfK Survey 8

Ahead of ARN launching new stations in Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth, and the wrap up of the festive season which saw most capital cities listen to a lot more Coles Radio, with some sneaky Elf Radio for good measure, DAB+ listening in GfK Radio 360 Survey 8, across the country, yielded some interesting changes and data for networks and advertisers. There have been some stations quietly dropped in the last 12 months. Easy Hits and MMM 70s vanished from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane DAB, as did MMM 80s in Adelaide and Perth. These stations likely made way for SCA’s launch of their new Heart Network and associated stations Heart and Heart Hits, that were announced in October 2025.

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