Outgoing ABC Sydney presenter Josh Szeps.
Szeps on Wednesday claimed he had grown the audience for the afternoons show since taking the chair at the beginning of 2022.
“The only shows on this station that are competitive with 2GB are afternoons and drive,” Szeps claimed,adding “this show does better than its Melbourne counterpart in the ratings”.
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In fact,Trevor Chappell saw his share rise from 5.1 to 5.9 per cent of the audience for afternoons in Melbourne,and an increase in his average audience from 36,000 to 42,000 listeners.
Szeps’s average audience,meanwhile,dropped from 35,000 to 31,000 over the survey period,which ran from August 13 to October 28.
2GB,the commercial talk station owned,like this masthead,by Nine,saw an increase of 1.3 points to a market-leading 12.4 per cent share of audience across the week.
The afternoon slot is categorised as noon to 4pm by ratings agency GFK,so time periods and programs do not always align perfectly.