Radio Today Tonight

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100

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Jul 2026

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Radio Today brings you the top radio, audio and podcast industry headlines every fortnight. Radio Today Tonight arrives on Thursdays, mixing news and analysis, along with a discussion of all the personalities, politics and pressures involved in the audio industry. Radio Today is the Australian audio media and marketing industry's go-to source for breaking news, analysis, ratings and jobs.

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August 13, 202637 min

Radio Today: Kyle Sandilands first shows analysed

Jen Seyderhelm and Steve Ahern analyse the first week of Kyle Sandilands Live shows. They also discuss SEN's acquisition of a New Zealand radio network. Further reading https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/am/how-sound-quality-affects-our-perception-of-facts/9643406 https://campbell139443.substack.com/p/the-high-stakes-art-of-managing-on?r=5sjj2p&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email www.radiotoday.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

July 30, 202637 min

Radio Today: Kyle Sandilands interviewed, Mamamia, the Brisbane radio market

Jen Seyderhelm and Steve Ahern discuss Kyle Sandilands' new show, with comments from Kyle about his health and his plans for the new show. Mamamia and Brisbane local content are also on the agenda this week. www.radiotoday.com.au  Full Kyle Sandliands interview here.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

July 14, 202612 min

Radio Today: Survey 4 wrap

In this episode, Jen Seyderhelm presents our GfK Radio 360 Survey 4 round up.  It was an uncomfortable one for ARN in Sydney and Melbourne, a good one for Nova Entertainment pretty much everywhere and a debut for Bunnings Tradio on DAB+ Survey 4 was measured from Sunday April 19 to Saturday June 27, 2026. To get their overview of the ratings results, Steve Ahern speaks to SCA's Matthew O'Reilly, Tapt Media's Greg Byrnes, ARN's Dave Cameron, Ace Radio's Jon Vertigan and ABC's Ben Latimer. Nova Entertainment was the only network not available.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

June 25, 202644 min

Radio Today: Kyle, Karl, Risk, Reward & Redundancies

Jen Seyderhelm speaks to Steve Ahern about a list of topics that has grown exponentially: On the table is Karl, Kyle, Kris and Jackie O For our audio listeners Jen will chat with Spencer Howson about his thoughts on the loss of more regional breakfast shows from the SCA Seven network. There's also the RCS song of the week. And a reminder, RadioDays Asia happens in Jakarta in September. Register here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

June 11, 202625 min

Radio Today: Survey 3 wrap

In this episode Jen takes a deep dive into GfK Radio 360 Survey 3 where KIIS Sydney saw the full impact of the departure of Kyle and Jackie O during the survey dates But in a brighter note for ARN, Jonesy and Amanda leapt to the top on Drive, in both Sydney hand Melbourne Steve Ahern chats with ARN, ACE and Tapt Radio  SCA generally had a good survey, but they started the day with the announcement of some 300 jobs cuts for the newly merged organisation Also, the National Radio Airplay Chart song of the week See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 21, 202634 min

Radio Today: Karl and Eddie, Gen Z views on media

Jen Seyderhelm and Steve Ahern dissect the fortnight's radio and podcast news: Feedback from Ian Wright Commuity Radio and Aussie music Gen Z views on social media news Public Service Media Asia Media Summit Karl and Eddie on ARN Radio Caroline kills the King Radio nightmares RCS Airplay Song of the Week: Martin Garrix & Ed Sheeran have teamed up on new track ‘Repeat It’, which debuts at #31 with 223 spins. https://radioinfo.com.au/news/justin-bieber-floors-it-on-speed-demon-rcs-media-monitors/   Links to stories mentioned: https://radioinfo.com.au/news/its-not-about-information-its-about-context-and-conversation-ams2026maldives/  https://radioinfo.com.au/news/karl-stefanovic-and-eddie-mcguire-join-arn/ Australian Audio Awards tickets available here.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 7, 202641 min

Radio Today: ARN annual meeting, Gold Coast ratings, AI podcasts

Steve Ahern joins Jen Seyderhelm for the Radio Today podcast.  Steve has just attended the ARN annual general meeting. Also in this episode: The Gold Coast survey results The Kyle and Jackie court case New Zealand Standards Authority AI podcasts Speculation after Vision Australia Radio announced they will drop some AM frequencies Do you have your ticket yet to the Australian Audio Awards yet? Go here to get a ticket  Voting for the People’s Choice Award is open now: Vote for Radio Finalists here Vote for Podcast Finalists here Review all the finalists here before you vote.   Disclosure: Steve Ahern is an expert witness for the court in the Kyle Jackie ARN case.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

April 23, 202624 min

Radio Today: Survey 2 wrap episode

In this episode Jen and Steve look at GfK Radio 360 Survey 2: Where there was less impact on ARN’s KIIS stations in Sydney and Melbourne than many thought Smooth 95.3 broke records for listenership and CADA ruled the DAB+ roost We hear from the content heads of each network, including an extended interview with ARN's Kerri and Dave and a tribute ABC Sydney’s James Valentine who has died aged 64. More at www.radioinfo.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

April 9, 202628 min

RadioToday: Kyle and Jackie's court cases and a hot tip on a surprising radio talent coming back to Australia.

Jen Seyderhelm and Steve Ahern discuss: Kyle Sandillands and Jackie O's court case contract revelations  The latest Canberra Survey results Super Radio Network's business strategy Takeaways from RadioDays Europe A hot tip on someone who could become Kyle's replacement We look ahead to Australian Metro Survey 2 The RCS National Radio Airplay chart features Rachael Fahim. www.radiotoday.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

March 19, 202611 min

RadioToday: Survey 1 2026 Bonus Episode

A wrap of all the results for GfK radio ratings survey 1 for 2026, with Jen Seyderhelm and Steve Ahern. All the highlights, including Kyle and Jackie O, Gold FM's Christian O'Connell, Jonesy and Amanda, Nova's Ricki-Lee and Tim, 2Day's Nath and Emma, Triple M's Beau, Catt and Woodsy, 2GB's Ben Fordham, 3AW's Ross and Russ and more. We hear from Content Directors Greg Byrnes, Jon Vertigan, Peter Clay and Matthew O'Reilly for their take on the survey. See our reports here: https://radiotoday.com.au/first-radio-ratings-survey-results-for-2026/ https://radiotoday.com.au/bob-still-the-builder-in-brisbane-breakfast/  https://radiotoday.com.au/jase-lauren-up-christian-down-and-better-news-for-2dayfm-in-survey-1-of-2026/  With Steve's analysis piece at https://radioinfo.com.au/news/radio-ratings-survey-1-analysis/     More at www.radiotoday.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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