{"id":625186,"date":"2026-04-23T06:46:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/625186\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T06:46:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:46:09","slug":"warm-welcome-to-melbourne-for-jonesy-amanda-as-gold-104-3-kicks-survey-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/625186\/","title":{"rendered":"Warm welcome to Melbourne for Jonesy &#038; Amanda as Gold 104.3 kicks survey goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                                <a href=\"https:\/\/radiotoday.com.au\/category\/whats-new\/\" class=\"tag color-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">What&#8217;s New<\/a> April 23, 2026                                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-4577.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJonesy &amp; Amanda. Image: ARN\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Melbourne listeners appear to have embraced long-time Sydney radio duo Brendan Jones and Amanda Keller following their much-publicised <a href=\"https:\/\/radiotoday.com.au\/this-is-beyond-our-control-jonesy-amanda-share-the-real-reason-behind-their-move-to-drive\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">move from Breakfast to Drive<\/a> on ARN\u2019s Gold Network.<\/p>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/radiotoday.com.au\/radio-ratings-survey-2-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">second metro radio survey <\/a>of the year, Jonesy &amp; Amanda grew their share on Gold 104.3 to be the overall #1 FM Drive show in Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p>This year, the pair shifted to the later timeslot when The Christian O\u2019Connell Show expanded into Sydney Breakfast.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst O\u2019Connell is still working to make inroads with his new Sydney audience, he has reclaimed the mantle as Melbourne\u2019s #1 FM Breakfast show in the latest book.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-1987.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-141619\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Dave \u2018Higgo\u2019 Higgins (pictured above) is #1 FM in Mornings and Toni Tenaglia #1 overall and a whopping 4.7 points clear in Afternoons.<\/p>\n<p>Gold 104.3 is Melbourne\u2019s #1 FM station.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrating the results on social media, Higgo said \u201cYes I\u2019m bragging, because I\u2019m so damn proud of everyone here. It\u2019s not hyperbole when I say I work alongside the best people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKind, hilarious, supportive, and passionate. It\u2019s a helluva place!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kerri Elstub, ARN Chief Content Officer, said: \u201cGOLD Melbourne continues to be a juggernaut station, delivering its highest cume since 2023 and powered right across the day by a #1FM Breakfast show with Christian O\u2019Connell and a brand\u2011new Drive show in Jonesy &amp; Amanda that\u2019s pulling ahead of the market in leaps and bounds.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Images supplied.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s New April 23, 2026 Jonesy &amp; Amanda. 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