The final radio ratings for 2017 are in.
Though there are some surprises and some expected results in the last survey of the year, all eyes are on triple j as the station farewells legends Zan Rowe and Dom Alessio who depart the youth broadcaster after 13 and eight years respectively.
"We're stoked to be ending the year with great ratings for triple j," Content Director, Ollie Wards, said in a statement given to The Music.
"It’s been a big few months announcing our Hottest 100 Weekend, voting opening, our new presenter line up and Zan Rowe’s last triple j show.
"Off the back of the first year for Ben, Liam and Brooke on Breakfast as well as other changes like Gen joining Lewis on Drive, these ratings show listeners have really got to know our new voices.
"Breakfast has had significant gains in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide while our overall listenership increased nationally."
See the metro ratings figures below. Click on image for larger version
sydney
Triple J experienced slight drops across the board excluding breakfast in the final survey of 2017. Rowe's morning slot fell by 0.6%, while the evenings slot (co-occupied by Alessio's Home & Hosed from 9pm Monday-Thursday) dropped by 0.2%.
Triple J pulled an overall market share of 4.9%, however KIIS1065 is again the city's most listened to FM station, clinching an overall market share of 9.9%.
melbourne
Triple J's market share increased by 0.9% to 5.4% overall thanks to spikes across the board. Rowe's morning slot increased by 0.9% while the evening slot surged by a massive 1.9% for an overall share of 4.1%
Breakfast, hosted by Ben & Liam, also jumped up by 1.0%.
Top honours for FM stations goes to Gold 104.3 which retains the #1 spot with an overall market share of 9.6%, ahead of second-placed Fox 101.9's share of 8.4%.
brisbane
Triple J's streak continues into the Brisbane market as well, with healthy increases again pushing the network's overall share up by 0.9% to an overall share of 8.8%.
The mornings slot enjoyed the biggest bump, jumping by 1.6%, while the evenings also increased by 0.8%.
Meanwhile, despite suffering drops in all categories, Nova 106.9 has retained the title of Brisbane's most listened to FM station, pulling an overall share of 13.3%.
adelaide
Triple J enjoyed its best numbers in the last survey for 2017 in the Adelaide market, with some huge increases, helping the station clinch an overall share of 6.6%; up 1.4% from the previous survey.
The biggest spike came in mornings which jumped up by a whopping 2.3%, followed by afternoons increasing by 1.7%, drive by 1.1%, evenings by 1.0% and breakfast by 0.9%.
Mix 102.3 is still Adelaide's most listened to FM station, pulling an overall market share of 12.3%, just beating out Nova 91.9's 12.0%.
perth
Conversely triple j suffered its biggest losses in the Perth market, as its overall market share fell by 1.2% due to some heavy drops.
Breakfast decreased its share by 1.6%, while the mornings slot also dropped by 0.9%.
The evenings slot still managed to produce great numbers despite the hits however, increasing by 1.6% for an overall share of 9.6%.
Mix 94.5 has finished the year as Perth's most listened to station with an overall share of 14.6% beating out Nova 93.7 with 13.7% and 96FM with 10.2%.
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