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West Australian
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- West Australian
Radio ratings: 6PR slumps as 96FM triumphs with midday listeners
Nine Radio's Perth station has been hit with a midday slump, with 6PR's morning and afternoon programming dropping listeners. New GFK radio ratings released on Tuesday for the March to May period show 6PR hosts Simon Beaumont and Oliver Peterson both lost 1.2 per cent in their ratings. Overall, the station's weekday audience dropped 0.9 per cent to 6.6 per cent, after a turbulent year, including losing 4.3 per cent of listeners aged 55 to 64 — a key demographic for the station, Both Beaumont and Peterson were shifted as part of a programming overhaul late last year, with Nine's east coast bosses dumping the afternoon's show, forcing the pair to cover the space. Peterson's ratings of 4.5 per cent are now lower than when Nine dumped former host Julie-anne Sprague's show. Once a Drive host from 3pm to 6pm, Peterson was relegated to a 1pm to 5pm shift — now missing out crucial listeners after 5pm. Instead, 6PR now runs sports talkback into the early evening. Across town, ABC Perth saw a rise of 0.6 per cent — lead by new Drive host Gary Adshead, who defected from 6PR late last year, who saw ratings grow to 5.7 per cent, up 1.2 per cent. It follows new ABC managing director Hugh Marks visiting the ABC Perth offices last week, telling staff of a renewed importance of traditional broadcast — such as radio and TV. On the FM dial, after reaching stratospheric highs last survey, Nova dropped 2.3 per cent as a station, while breakfast crew Nat Locke and Shaun McManus were hit with a 2.2 per cent drop, as speculation continues over the absence of the pair's partner Nathan Morris. 96FM maintained a solid midday audience between 9am and 4pm, winning a fifth of the Perth market.
The Age
05-06-2025
- Politics
- The Age
WA news LIVE: Vision reveals passengers' scramble as Bali fast ferry capsizes
Latest posts Latest posts 9.47am New vision of Bali fast ferry horror Yesterday we brought you the story of Perth tourists being rescued from the waters off Bali along with a crowd of travellers after their fast ferry capsized. Andy Wood told Simon Beaumont on 6PR's Perth Today that about 100 people were on board when the ferry capsized, and many were not from Australia and couldn't swim. 'The people particularly up the back where the water was coming were in a real panic state, so people were smashing the windows to try and get out on the sides,' he said. New vision of the ordeal in Nusa Lembongan's Mushroom Bay shows a crowd of passengers clinging to the boat's bow as it lists on its side in choppy waters. Video from inside the ferry shows a frantic rush as passengers scramble for the exit. Thankfully, there were no serious injuries reported. Watch 9News Perth 's story below: 9.47am Across Australia and around the world Here's what's making news elsewhere this morning. Tensions between Donald Trump and his former 'first buddy' Elon Musk have erupted into open warfare. US beef could be allowed into Australia for the first time in decades through a biosecurity rule review to secure the removal of tariffs. In Queensland, the housemates of missing teenager Pheobe Bishop have been charged with murder, as her mother describes how the family's world has been shattered. In NSW, Police Minister Yasmin Catley has warned that law enforcement officers cannot be expected to regulate the ballooning tobacco black market. In Victoria, a major cruise operator's decision to quit berthing two of its premier cruise lines in Melbourne this year is set to blow an estimated $37.6 million hole in the state's economy. punish Ukraine as well as Russia if he does not believe they are sincere about peace.
Sydney Morning Herald
05-06-2025
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
WA news LIVE: Vision reveals passengers' scramble as Bali fast ferry capsizes
Latest posts Latest posts 9.47am New vision of Bali fast ferry horror Yesterday we brought you the story of Perth tourists being rescued from the waters off Bali along with a crowd of travellers after their fast ferry capsized. Andy Wood told Simon Beaumont on 6PR's Perth Today that about 100 people were on board when the ferry capsized, and many were not from Australia and couldn't swim. 'The people particularly up the back where the water was coming were in a real panic state, so people were smashing the windows to try and get out on the sides,' he said. New vision of the ordeal in Nusa Lembongan's Mushroom Bay shows a crowd of passengers clinging to the boat's bow as it lists on its side in choppy waters. Video from inside the ferry shows a frantic rush as passengers scramble for the exit. Thankfully, there were no serious injuries reported. Watch 9News Perth 's story below: 9.47am Across Australia and around the world Here's what's making news elsewhere this morning. Tensions between Donald Trump and his former 'first buddy' Elon Musk have erupted into open warfare. US beef could be allowed into Australia for the first time in decades through a biosecurity rule review to secure the removal of tariffs. In Queensland, the housemates of missing teenager Pheobe Bishop have been charged with murder, as her mother describes how the family's world has been shattered. In NSW, Police Minister Yasmin Catley has warned that law enforcement officers cannot be expected to regulate the ballooning tobacco black market. In Victoria, a major cruise operator's decision to quit berthing two of its premier cruise lines in Melbourne this year is set to blow an estimated $37.6 million hole in the state's economy. punish Ukraine as well as Russia if he does not believe they are sincere about peace.
