14 September 2011

Fm 104 declare ratings victory

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Canberra FM have sent in the following:

104.7 has continued its unbroken 4 year run as Canberra’s favourite radio station and 5 years as the regions number 1 commercial radio station. Scotty & Nige also continue to dominate the Breakfast time-slot with the most people listening to them over any other show with 83,600 listeners over the age of 10 tuning in each week.

MIX 106.3 has also experienced audience growth with 92,600 listeners over the age of 10 years now listening each week, placing them in a strong number 3 position. New hosts, Pete & Biggzy, have also retained the number 2 commercial spot in the competitive Breakfast time-slot.

General Manager of Canberra FM Radio (operator of both 104.7 & MIX 106.3), Eoghan O’Byrne, said “104.7 will be celebrating a well-deserved result and are to be commended for consistently holding their number 1 position over the past 5 years, as it’s a feat that not many radio stations can lay claim to.” O’Byrne added, “We’re extremely happy with the results and audience loyalty with MIX 106.3 as the station continues to re-build with a new breakfast show, branding and line-up changes all in place for only a few weeks prior to this Audience Survey.”

Canberra FM Radio now boasts 170,300 listeners across both 104.7 and MIX 106.3, an increase from 48.1% to 48.3% of the ACT radio audience market.

Audience Share: People 10+, Mon-Sun 5:30am-12:00am
104.7 – 20.3%
MIX106.3 – 11.5%

ABC666 – 19.0%
ABC CL-FM – 8.6%
2JJJ – 9.0%
2RN – 10.2%
2CC – 6.4%
2CA – 4.9%
NEWS RADIO – 3.3%

Number of listeners each week: All People 10+, Mon-Sun 5:30am-12:00am
104.7 – 120,700
MIX106.3 – 92,600

ABC 666 – 103,300
2CA – 34,000
2CC – 34,000

All data provided by Nielsen Media Research. Survey 2/11 commenced 31/07/11 and ended 27/08/11

Meanwhile the ABC has been tweeting they have the Number 1 Breakfast Show.

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Gungahlin Al said :

thumper109 said :

I now prefer pod casts and my own music collection. Even my kids avoid the Radio.

Yep lots of radio but almost all via podcasts here too. And on the phone I can listen to them at double speed. Still easily understood, and because it is talking I can still hear what’s going on around me while cycling. Ordinary radio just seems too slow now…

Yeah, I’ve been doing that too.With VLC Player on a computer with both audio & videos. I nearly always watch documentaries 1.5x or double speed now, cuts down the amount of time wasted watching stupid content free dramatic effects, not to mention commercials.

666 is on digital in Canberra now. Radio National was too, but the ABC pulled the plug for some reason. They now have a silent “ABC Test” instead.

Radio is only going one way – the dustbin of history. My teenage kids (and none of their friends) just don’t listen to it ever, and don’t have the slightest desire to when their alternatives are so freely available.

I listen to nearly all the stations mentioned on a regular basis, except 104 when Scotty & Nige are on. Probably the two most obnoxious and annoying people on radio.

Holden Caulfield12:11 pm 15 Sep 11

Rawhide Kid Part3 said :

Gungahlin Al said :

“Fm 104 declare ratings victory”

20.3% to 666’s 19%? I call that “by the slimmest of margins”.

A margin I think would quickly evaporate if 666 would just move over to FM – please?
Regional ABC is on FM elsewhere – Sunshine Coast’s Coast FM for example.

Then they would lose their 666 call sign..

If 083 Motors in Yass could manage to exist well beyond the usefulness of its three digit phone number I’m pretty sure listeners of ABC666 can deal with keeping the name if it went to digital or FM.

I don’t see how you can claim a “victory” from a mintority poll – wait, isn’t that how the red queen got in???
I’ll stick with the Big Sports Brekky or iPod in the morning commute. Bring on digital, clearer stations (no drop out areas like Kambah/Wanniassa) and more choice, this current batch of fakes on the commercial stations won’t know what hit them and they will lose any audience they actually have.

Surprised ABC Newsradio rates so low. That’s my commute station, except for the 7.40am sports report.. for some reason my carpool partner hates the sound of the womans voice…

ABC is getting digital in the near future apparently, fingers crossed they have the dedicated Grandstand station they were touting elsewhere last summer.

Little_Green_Bag said :

What a load of crap. I find it impossible to believe that in a politically aware city like Canberra, the talk stations 2CC and 666 are not the leading stations.

Where are they distributing the ratings books? The local kindergartens?

I’m really sorry to burst your bubble but in a politically aware city, there is not felt the need to mindless bemoan the world to Ray Hadley and his cronies with mindless dribble. The people of this city and region are savvy enough to understand that this is not entertainment but merely lowest common denominator appealling to such.

20.3 against 19.0? Well within statistical error for this kind of survey, I’d imagine.

EvanJames said :

00davist said :

Reprobate said :

00davist – sorry to suggest that the huge drop in 106’s popularity may happen to suggest that other people may also consider that Pete and Biggsy are crap and the station as a whole is stale. Please feel free to keep enjoying their inane stories about eating apple cores etc.

This is exactly what I mean, you cant seem to make your point without trying to be insulting to those who have different opinions, perhaps you need to get down from your high horse, and realise you are no better than me.

Your comments are patronising and insulting, simply becase you see yourself as being “right” and those with a differing taste as “Wrong” as opposed to just realising that the two are simply Different.

Or do you have a reason why you need to insult people, does it make you feel good?

Que? I read Reprobate’s informative post quoting the real stats, I didn’t see any abuse, other than the abuse you’re shelling out.

And this:

00davist said :

I actually don’t mind the new breakfast show on 106, and I would thank you not to go around trying to make people feel small, just because their tastes differ from your own, there is more than enough self-righteous and egotistical d*cks in the world to go around, you are more than welcome to leave your post.

Pretty unecessary.

The 106 breakfast show IS crap, and inane. They could save themselves some money by going back to just music… plenty of people driving to work are happy with music and it would give people real choice.

As soon as they start talking, I switch over.

point one, the initial post had a lot of relevant information, however, just a few choice words were thrown in to ad disdain for anyone who listens to the station.

and point two, the satiation is crap in your opinion, which amazingly, is not the only opinion.

That all said, I have realised the hypocrisy of me getting all upset by people knocking my taste in radio stations, while at the same time knocking peoples choice of house in the mcmansion thread.

So i either need to lay off the mcmansion owners, or concede that i have poor taste in radio station.

Guess I have poor taste in radio station!

And, of course, you can’t take any of those figures seriously, because they’re just statistics, and – as we all know – statistics are not ‘conclusive’ they just seem that way when viewed from one perspective, however other perspectives, and the inclusion of further evidence can lead to different conclusions being drawn, and also if you maybe read some editorials or something (which are opinions, beleive it or not) then you might come to a completely different conclusion, and this certainly does not the conclusion wrong.

And therefore, we can all safely ignore any fancy ‘numbers’ or ‘statistics’ or ‘evidence’ and anyone who argues with you is an evil leftie greenie feminazi who is patronising and insulting and thinks that they know better just because they’re ‘intelligent’ and quote all that fancy ‘evidence’ stuff.

Reprobate said :

00davist – sorry to suggest that the huge drop in 106’s popularity may happen to suggest that other people may also consider that Pete and Biggsy are crap and the station as a whole is stale. Please feel free to keep enjoying their inane stories about eating apple cores etc.

Lol. He sure is defensive about it, isn’t he?

Hell, I’d be defensive if it came out that I listened to that crap.

Little_Green_Bag said :

What a load of crap. I find it impossible to believe that in a politically aware city like Canberra, the talk stations 2CC and 666 are not the leading stations.

If I felt like engaging the politically aware part of my brain, why the hell would I listen to something so patronising and one way as talkback radio? You can only engage *if* you are in a position to make a phone call, and then only if they want to talk to you. Might as well just read a paper §rolls eyes§ if all you are going to do is let other people tell you their fixed opinion. Radio is for nice background music and the news.

The owners of Canberra FM Radio must be raking it in. Since they never have to buy a new CD, their only expenses must be wages and electricity.
I for one have heard Eagle Rock (to give an example) enough times in my life. Same s*** everyday FFS….

00davist said :

Reprobate said :

00davist – sorry to suggest that the huge drop in 106’s popularity may happen to suggest that other people may also consider that Pete and Biggsy are crap and the station as a whole is stale. Please feel free to keep enjoying their inane stories about eating apple cores etc.

This is exactly what I mean, you cant seem to make your point without trying to be insulting to those who have different opinions, perhaps you need to get down from your high horse, and realise you are no better than me.

Your comments are patronising and insulting, simply becase you see yourself as being “right” and those with a differing taste as “Wrong” as opposed to just realising that the two are simply Different.

Or do you have a reason why you need to insult people, does it make you feel good?

Que? I read Reprobate’s informative post quoting the real stats, I didn’t see any abuse, other than the abuse you’re shelling out.

And this:

00davist said :

I actually don’t mind the new breakfast show on 106, and I would thank you not to go around trying to make people feel small, just because their tastes differ from your own, there is more than enough self-righteous and egotistical d*cks in the world to go around, you are more than welcome to leave your post.

Pretty unecessary.

The 106 breakfast show IS crap, and inane. They could save themselves some money by going back to just music… plenty of people driving to work are happy with music and it would give people real choice.

As soon as they start talking, I switch over.

OpenYourMind4:29 pm 14 Sep 11

My radio is almost always set to RawFM. No mindless chatter or news on a loop. When I flick back to 104 all I hear is advertising or self important douchebags. JJJ just feels too folk to me these days. I miss the 1990s JJJ music style.
RawFM won’t suit everybody as it’s electronica, dance, a bit of hip hop and urban etc. The nice thing is it’s all about the music!

Reprobate said :

00davist – sorry to suggest that the huge drop in 106’s popularity may happen to suggest that other people may also consider that Pete and Biggsy are crap and the station as a whole is stale. Please feel free to keep enjoying their inane stories about eating apple cores etc.

This is exactly what I mean, you cant seem to make your point without trying to be insulting to those who have different opinions, perhaps you need to get down from your high horse, and realise you are no better than me.

Your comments are patronising and insulting, simply becase you see yourself as being “right” and those with a differing taste as “Wrong” as opposed to just realising that the two are simply Different.

Or do you have a reason why you need to insult people, does it make you feel good?

00davist – sorry to suggest that the huge drop in 106’s popularity may happen to suggest that other people may also consider that Pete and Biggsy are crap and the station as a whole is stale. Please feel free to keep enjoying their inane stories about eating apple cores etc.

Little_Green_Bag said :

What a load of crap. I find it impossible to believe that in a politically aware city like Canberra, the talk stations 2CC and 666 are not the leading stations.

Where are they distributing the ratings books? The local kindergartens?

Between catching up with the news and current affairs of the world during my lunch break, and active disscussion here and at varios news sites, I get more than enough ‘Talk’

I have a long drive to work of a morning, and I want something i dont need to think about, a little music, and maybe, if i’m lucky, something i can laugh at.

You can be politically aware, without becomeing so absorbed in constant political and news discussion, that you become tired, and over-inflated. So no, just becase more people than you expected listen to a different radio station to yourself, does not mean the survey was taken by a kindergarten class, or any other form of patronisation you care to throw in.

Gungahlin Al3:14 pm 14 Sep 11

thumper109 said :

I now prefer pod casts and my own music collection. Even my kids avoid the Radio.

Yep lots of radio but almost all via podcasts here too. And on the phone I can listen to them at double speed. Still easily understood, and because it is talking I can still hear what’s going on around me while cycling. Ordinary radio just seems too slow now…

Reprobate said :

What Canberra FM’s spin doesn’t tell you:
Mix106 has dropped from 15.8% last survey (and 15.5% before that) to an appalling 11.5% now – nearly a third of their audience has deserted them in this period alone. Time for advertisers to start asking questions about rates now?
666 jumped from 15.9% to 19.0% – picking up some previous 106 stalwarts no doubt.
104’s increase from 18.8% to 20.3% would be pretty good for Canberra FM except that 1.5% is just a shuffle across of some 106 previous listeners who have (rightly) abandoned that station courtesy of the new breakfast team.

I’d like to see the breakfast figues to confirm how big the exedous from 106.3 in that timeslot was…

I actually don’t mind the new breakfast show on 106, and I would thank you not to go around trying to make people feel small, just because their tastes differ from your own, there is more than enough self-righteous and egotistical d*cks in the world to go around, you are more than welcome to leave your post.

Little_Green_Bag2:31 pm 14 Sep 11

What a load of crap. I find it impossible to believe that in a politically aware city like Canberra, the talk stations 2CC and 666 are not the leading stations.

Where are they distributing the ratings books? The local kindergartens?

I wonder if the overall Radio listener numbers are stable, going up or going down. I must admit to not listening to Radio in general for a few years now. (Ever since Adam Spencer and Will Anderson finished up on the triple J morning show).

I now prefer pod casts and my own music collection. Even my kids avoid the Radio.

What Canberra FM’s spin doesn’t tell you:
Mix106 has dropped from 15.8% last survey (and 15.5% before that) to an appalling 11.5% now – nearly a third of their audience has deserted them in this period alone. Time for advertisers to start asking questions about rates now?
666 jumped from 15.9% to 19.0% – picking up some previous 106 stalwarts no doubt.
104’s increase from 18.8% to 20.3% would be pretty good for Canberra FM except that 1.5% is just a shuffle across of some 106 previous listeners who have (rightly) abandoned that station courtesy of the new breakfast team.

I’d like to see the breakfast figues to confirm how big the exedous from 106.3 in that timeslot was…

Rawhide Kid Part32:16 pm 14 Sep 11

Gungahlin Al said :

“Fm 104 declare ratings victory”

20.3% to 666’s 19%? I call that “by the slimmest of margins”.

A margin I think would quickly evaporate if 666 would just move over to FM – please?
Regional ABC is on FM elsewhere – Sunshine Coast’s Coast FM for example.

Then they would lose their 666 call sign..

The beast give up its number?

More likely to go all digital methinks.

Gungahlin Al2:09 pm 14 Sep 11

“Fm 104 declare ratings victory”

20.3% to 666’s 19%? I call that “by the slimmest of margins”.

A margin I think would quickly evaporate if 666 would just move over to FM – please?
Regional ABC is on FM elsewhere – Sunshine Coast’s Coast FM for example.

I wonder if the 106 morning ratings figure was from when they had no “personalities” annoying people with their inane chatter, and just played music? I found that poached me right away from Scotty and Nige, whom I quite enjoy.

I often prefer the music on 106, but as soon as the vacuous yap starts up, I go to 104.

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