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TEAR HERE WHAT TO EXPECT IN JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC METROPOLITAN SURVEYS GfK Survey 1 TUE 14 Survey 2 THU 27 Survey 3 TUE 6 Survey 4 TUE 11 Survey 5 TUE 29 Survey 6 THU 5 Survey 7 TUE 14 Survey 8 TUE 19 NEWCASTLE REGIONAL SURVEY GfK Survey 1 FRI 19 Survey 2 FRI 18 Survey 3 FRI 24 CANBERRA REGIONAL SURVEY GfK Survey 1 WED 19 Survey 2 WED 5 Survey 3 WED 27 GOLD COAST REGIONAL SURVEY GfK Survey 1 THU 18 Survey 2 THU 17 Survey 3 THU 23 RADIO INSIGHTS (formerly AudienScope) GfK Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINDING CONSUMER TRENDS PRESSLAFF Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 CONSUMER INSIGHTS NIELSEN Jun Dec METROPOLITAN REVENUE FIGURES DELOITTE Dec 26 MON 9 Jan TUE 7 Feb TUE 7 Mar FRI 7 Apr FRI 5 May WED 7 Jun FRI 7 Jul MON 7 Aug THU 7 Sep FRI 6 Oct WED 8 Nov THU 7 DAB+ DIGITAL RADIO REPORT GfK Survey 1 TUE 21 Survey 2 THU 4 Survey 3 TUE 13 Survey 4 TUE 18 Survey 5 TUE 5 Survey 6 THU 12 Survey 7 TUE 21 Survey 8 JAN 28
TEAR HERE RADIO RATINGS SCHEDULE SURVEY WEEK SYDNEY MELBOURNE BRISBANE ADELAIDE PERTH NEWCASTLE CANBERRA GOLD COAST Jan - Jan 07 02 Jan 08 - Jan 14 03 Jan 15 - Jan 21 04 Jan 22 - Jan 28 05 Jan 29 - Feb 04 06 Feb 05 - Feb 11 07 Feb 12 - Feb 18 08 Feb 19 - Feb 25 09 Feb 26 - Mar 04 10 Mar 05 - Mar 11 11 Mar 12 - Mar 18 12 Mar 19 - Mar 25 13 Mar 26 - Apr 14 Apr 02 - Apr 08 S1: Apr 19 15 Apr 09 - Apr 15 16 Apr 16 - Apr 22 17 Apr 23 - Apr 29 18 Apr 30 - May 06 S1: May 19 S1: May 18 19 May 07 - May 13 20 May 14 - May 20 21 May 21 - May 27 22 May 28 - Jun 03 23 Jun 04 - Jun 10 24 Jun 11 - Jun 17 25 Jun 18 - Jun 24 26 Jun 25 - Jul S2: Jul 05 27 Jul 02 - Jul 08 28 Jul 09 - Jul 15 29 Jul 16 - Jul 22 30 Jul 23 - Jul 29 31 Jul 30 - Aug 05 32 Aug 06 - Aug 12 S2: Aug 18 S2: Aug 17 33 Aug 13 - Aug 19 34 Aug 20 - Aug 26 35 Aug 27 - Sep 02 36 Sep 03 - Sep 09 37 Sep 10 - Sep 16 38 Sep 17 - Sep 23 S3: Sep 27 39 Sep 24 - Sep 30 40 Oct - Oct 07 41 Oct 08 - Oct 14 42 Oct 15 - Oct 21 43 Oct 22 - Oct 28 44 Oct 29 - Nov 04 45 Nov 05 - Nov 11 46 Nov 12 - Nov 18 S3: Nov 24 S3: Nov 23 47 Nov 19 - Nov 25 48 Nov 26 - Dec 02 49 Dec 03 - Dec 09 METROPOLITAN RELEASES Survey 1 - Tue Mar 14 Survey 3 - Tue Jun 06 Survey 5 - Tue Aug 29 Survey 7 - Tue Nov 14 Survey 2 - Thu Apr 27 Survey 4 - Tue Jul 11 Survey 6 - Thu Oct 05 Survey 8 - Tue Dec 19 Easter Weekend School Holidays
JANUARY New Year s Day 02 Additional Public Holiday (NSW, NT, QLD, VIC, TAS, VIC, WA) 03 04 05 06 07 Sydney Festival (to 29 Jan) 08 09 10 11 Devonport Cup (TAS) 12 13 Oct-Dec APRA Census Disks due 14 15 16 Australian Open Tennis (to 29 Jan) 17 18 19 20 Dec Aus Music Content Return due 21 Dec IAS lodged DECEMBER 26 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 FEBRUARY 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 22 23 School Term 1 begins (QLD) 29 30 School Term 1 begins (NSW, NT, SA, VIC) 24 25 26 membership fees due Australia Day 31 27 Oct-Dec Complaints Return due School Term 1 begins (ACT) 28 Chinese New Year (Rooster) Country Music Awards of Australia (Tamworth) 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 AUSTRALIAN RADIO ACCOUNTS FOR 65% OF ALL AUDIO LISTENING Source: 26 GfK Australian Share of Audio
FEBRUARY School Term 1 begins (WA) 05 06 07 08 School Term 1 begins (TAS) 02 03 04 09 10 11 Siren Awards Round 5 closes 12 13 World Radio Day Royal Hobart Regatta (TAS) 14 Valentine s Day 15 16 17 18 JANUARY 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 19 20 21 Jan IAS to be lodged 22 Launceston Cup (TAS) 23 24 membership fees due 25 MARCH 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 26 27 AFTRS Semester 1 commences Charles Sturt Semester 1 commences 28 Dec Qtr BAS lodged 7.4 MILLION PEOPLE LISTEN TO COMMERCIAL RADIO DURING BREAKFAST EACH WEEK Source: GfK Radio Ratings, SMBAP, Survey 8 25 to Survey 7 26, Mon-Fri 5:30am-9:00am, All People 10+, all commercial and digital listening
MARCH 05 Clean Up Australia Day 06 Labour Day (WA) 28 Siren Awards Round 1 opens 02 03 04 07 08 09 10 11 FEBRUARY 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 APRIL 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 12 13 ACRAs entries open Canberra Day (ACT) Adelaide Cup Public Holiday (SA) Labour Day (VIC) 19 Radiodays Europe Conference, Amsterdam (to 21 Mar) 14 Metro Survey 1 results 20 21 DAB+ Report Survey 1 results Feb IAS lodged 15 16 World s Greatest Shave (to 19 Mar) 17 St Patrick s Day 22 23 24 membership fees due 26 27 28 29 30 31 School Term 1 ends (QLD, VIC) 18 25 International Earth Hour Day MORE THAN 3.6 MILLION PEOPLE LISTEN TO DAB+ EACH WEEK IN THE 5 METRO CAPITAL CITIES ALONE Source: GfK DAB+ Digital Radio Report 4, 26
APRIL SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 02 Daylight Saving ends (ACT, NSW, SA, TAS, VIC) 03 04 05 06 07 School Term 1 ends (ACT, NSW, NT, WA) April Fools Day 08 MARCH 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MAY 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 09 10 11 12 13 Jan-Mar APRA Census Disks due School Term 1 ends (SA, TAS) 16 Easter Sunday 17 Easter Monday 23 24 School Term 2 begins (WA) 30 18 School Term 2 begins (NT, QLD, VIC) 25 ANZAC Day Labour Day (QLD) 19 Canberra Survey 1 results 26 membership fees due School Term 2 begins (ACT, NSW) 14 Good Friday 20 21 Jan-Mar Aus Music Content Return due Mar IAS lodged 27 Metro Survey 2 results 28 Jan-Mar Complaints Return due Mar Qtr BAS lodged 15 22 29 6.9 MILLION PEOPLE LISTEN TO COMMERCIAL RADIO DURING DRIVE EACH WEEK Source: GfK Radio Ratings, SMBAP, Survey 8 25 to Survey 7 26, Mon-Fri 4:00pm-7:00pm, All People 10+, all commercial and digital listening
MAY 07 28 Siren Awards Round 2 opens School Term 2 begins (TAS) 02 03 Worldwide Radio Summit (to 5 May) 04 DAB+ Report Survey 2 results 05 06 28 Siren Awards Round 1 closes 08 09 10 11 12 13 APRIL 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 JUNE 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 14 Mother s Day 15 16 17 18 Gold Coast Survey 1 results 21 22 23 24 membership fees due 28 29 30 31 19 ACRAs entries close Newcastle Survey 1 results Apr IAS lodged 20 25 26 27 AUSTRALIAN RADIO IS THE #1 AUDIO PLATFORM FOR ALL DEMOGRAPHICS Source: 26 GfK Australian Share of Audio
JUNE 02 03 Mabo Day 04 05 Western Australia Day Public Holiday (WA) 06 Metro Survey 3 results 07 08 09 10 MAY 11 12 Queen s Birthday (exc. QLD, WA) 13 DAB+ Report Survey 3 results 14 15 16 17 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 JULY 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 18 19 20 21 May IAS lodged 22 23 membership fees due School Term 2 ends (NT, QLD) 25 26 27 28 29 30 Red Nose Day School Term 2 ends (ACT, NSW, VIC, WA) 24 AUSTRALIANS SPEND 15 HRS 35 MINS LISTENING TO COMMERCIAL RADIO AT WORK EACH WEEK Source: GfK Radio Ratings, SMBAP, Survey 8 25 to Survey 7 26, Mon-Sun midnight to midnight, All People 10+, all commercial and digital listening
JULY 30 31 National Wage Case decision comes into effect 02 NAIDOC Week (to 9 July) 03 04 05 Canberra Survey 2 results 06 07 School Term 2 ends (SA, TAS) 08 28 Siren Awards Round 2 closes JUNE 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 AUGUST 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 09 28 Siren Awards Round 3 opens 10 School Term 3 begins (QLD) 16 17 School Term 3 begins (ACT, VIC, WA) AFTRS Semester 2 commences 23 24 School Term 3 begins (NT, SA, TAS) 11 Metro Survey 4 results 18 DAB+ Report Survey 4 results School Term 3 begins (NSW) 25 26 membership fees due 12 13 14 Apr-Jun APRA Census Disks due PAYG Witholding Payment Summaries to employees 19 20 21 Apr-Jun Aus Music Content Return due Jun IAS lodged 27 28 Apr-Jun Complaints Return due Jun Qtr BAS lodged 15 22 29 1 IN 3 NEW VEHICLES SOLD IS FITTED WITH DAB+ DIGITAL RADIO Source: Total new vehicles sold with DAB+ in the 12 months to 30 September 26 vs. total new vehicle sales reported by ABS
AUGUST 02 03 04 05 06 07 Bank Holiday (NSW) 08 09 10 11 12 JULY 13 14 15 16 Royal Queensland Show Day (QLD) 17 Gold Coast Survey 2 results 18 Newcastle Survey 2 results 19 Jul IAS lodged 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 20 21 22 23 24 membership fees due 25 26 SEPTEMBER 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 27 28 29 Metro Survey 5 results 30 National Meals on Wheels Day 31 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 IN 4 AUSTRALIANS WHO INTEND TO BUY A CAR IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS HAVE LISTENED TO COMMERCIAL RADIO IN THE PAST WEEK Source: Radio On The Road Nielsen Consumer Insights, 26
SEPTEMBER 03 Father s Day 04 05 DAB+ Report Survey 5 results 02 06 07 08 09 28 Siren Awards Round 3 closes 10 28 Siren Awards Round 4 opens 11 12 13 14 15 School Term 3 ends (QLD) 16 AUGUST 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 OCTOBER 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 17 18 19 20 21 Aug IAS lodged 24 25 membership fees due Queen s Birthday Public Holiday (WA) 26 27 Canberra Survey 3 results 22 School Term 3 ends (ACT, NSW, VIC, WA) 28 29 School Term 3 ends (NT, SA, TAS) 23 30 AUSTRALIAN RADIO HAS >7 TIMES THE SHARE OF AUDIO LISTENING THAN SPOTIFY, PANDORA AND APPLE MUSIC COMBINED Source: 26 GfK Australian Share of Audio
OCTOBER Daylight Saving begins (ACT, NSW, SA, TAS, VIC) 02 Labour Day (ACT, NSW, SA) Queen s Birthday Public Holiday (QLD) 03 School Term 4 begins (QLD) 04 05 Metro Survey 6 results 06 07 08 09 School Term 4 begins (ACT, NSW, NT, VIC, WA) 10 11 12 DAB+ Report Survey 6 results 13 National Radio Conference Jul-Sep APRA Census Disks due 14 Australian Radio Awards (ACRAs) 15 16 School Term 4 begins (TAS) 17 18 19 20 Jul-Sep Aus Music Content Return due 21 Sep IAS lodged SEPTEMBER 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 NOVEMBER 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 22 23 24 United Nations Day 29 30 31 Halloween 25 26 membership fees due 27 Jul-Sep Complaints Return due Sep Qtr BAS lodged 28 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 RADIO AUDIENCES HAVE GROWN BY 8% IN THE LAST 5 YEARS Source: GfK Radio Ratings, SMBAP, Survey 1 22 to Survey 7 26, Mon-Sun midnight to midnight, All People 10+, all commercial and digital listening
NOVEMBER OCTOBER 05 06 07 Melbourne Cup Day 12 28 Siren Awards Round 5 opens 13 14 Metro Survey 7 results Movember begins 02 03 04 08 09 10 11 28 Siren Awards Round 4 closes Remembrance Day 15 16 17 18 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 DECEMBER 19 20 21 DAB+ Report Survey 7 results Oct IAS lodged 22 23 Gold Coast Survey 3 results 24 Newcastle Survey 3 results membership fees due 25 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 26 27 28 29 30 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MORE THAN A QUARTER OF ALL RADIO LISTENING IS VIA A DAB+ ENABLED DEVICE Source: GfK DAB+ Digital Radio Report 4, 26
DECEMBER 31 New Year s Eve 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 School Term 4 ends (QLD) 09 10 11 12 13 14 School Term 4 ends (NT, WA) 15 School Term 4 ends (ACT, NSW, SA) 16 NOVEMBER 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 JANUARY 28 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 17 18 19 Metro Survey 8 results 24 Christmas Eve 25 Christmas Day 26 Boxing Day 20 21 Nov IAS lodged School Term 4 ends (TAS) 22 membership fees due School Term 4 ends (VIC) 23 27 28 29 30 10.4 MILLION PEOPLE LISTEN TO COMMERCIAL RADIO EACH WEEK Source: GfK Radio Ratings, SMBAP, Survey 8 25 to Survey 7 26, Mon-Sun midnight to midnight, All People 10+, all commercial and digital listening
NIELSEN ADEX TOP TWENTY TOP 20 ADVERTISERS FINANCIAL YEAR 5 July 25 26 June 26 Advertisers Name Key Brands Total $m Radio $m Radio % Share of Total Wesfarmers Limited Bunnings, Coles, Target, Officeworks, Kmart 196.4 12.9 6.6% Woolworths Limited Woolworths, Dan Murphys, Masters, Big W 178.8 10.9 6.1% Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd Harvey Norman, Domayne, Joyce Mayne 170.8 12.7 7.4% Government Commonwealth Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Limited Government NSW Medibank, Intergenerational Rpt, Higher Education, Navy 128.4 10.6 8.3% Range, Kluger, Hilux, Camry, Corolla, Lexus 86.6 3.4 3.9% Uni of New Eng., Transport, Anti Smoking, Taronga Zoo 68.8 4.5 6.6% Telstra Corp Limited Telstra, Telstra mobile, 4G, Pre-paid 64.1 3.4 5.4% Suncorp Group Terri Scheer, Bingle, AAMI, APIA, GIO 62.5 5.2 8.3% Government Victoria TAC, WorkSafe, Moving VIC, Electoral Comm., Swinburne 53.3 6.5 12.2% SingTel Group Optus Mobile, Virgin Mobile 51.3 3.9 7.6% Nestle Australia Group Nescafe, Maggi, Uncle Tobys, Nespresso 51.0 1.4 2.8% Fairfax Media The Age, Weatherzone, Drive, Domain 50.5 0.7 1.5% Village Roadshow Group Village Cinemas, Warner Bros, Roadshow distribution 50.00 1.8 3.5% Westpac Banking Corporation Westpac Consumer Bank, St George Bank 49.4 1.4 2.9% Competitive Foods Hungry Jacks, KFC 49.2 4.0 8.2% Government Queensland QLD UT, Health, Transport, Treasury, TAFE 49.2 3.4 7.0% My Chemist Retail Group Chemist Warehouse, Discount Vitamin Warehouse 48.0 6.1 12.6% Volkswagen AG Group Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche 47.8 6.2 12.9% General Motors Holden Auto Ltd Holden, HSV 46.8 1.6 3.4% TOP 20 ADVERTISERS ALL MEDIA FINANCIAL YEAR 5 July 25 26 June 26 Category Total $m Radio $m Radio % Share of Total Retail 1,926.4 198.9 10.3% Motor Vehicles 1,040.1 104.5 10.0% Real Estate 790.4 45.9 5.8% Travel/Accommodation 632.8 26.3 4.2% Entertainment & Leisure 622.9 58.7 9.4% Finance 458.8 32.9 7.2% Communications 373.9 19.8 5.3% Insurance 351.4 30.2 8.6% Food 310.1 12.7 4.1% Services 308.6 65.8 21.3% Media 273.4 41.9 15.3% Pharmaceutical 250.0 12.4 5.0% Gambling/Gaming 210.5 17.9 8.5% Government 205.7 17.1 8.3% Community/Public Service 203.4 10.4 5.1% Appliances Home & Outdoor 172.7 6.4 3.7% Education & Learning 171.3 35.1 20.5% Toiletries/Cosmetics 163.7 0.9 0.6^ Beverages: Non-Alcoholic 129.8 4.1 3.2% Recruitment 117.0 2.7 2.3% Source: Nielsen AIS (including Metro TV, Regional TV, Metro Radio, Print, Magazines, Out-of-home, Cinema, Direct Mail, Online Display). Mitsubishi Motors Aust Ltd Vehicle range, Outlander, ASX, Triton, Pajero 46.2 2.8 6.0% Source: Nielsen AIS (including Metro TV, Regional TV, Metro Radio, Print, Magazines, Out-of-home, Cinema, Direct Mail, Online Display).
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