Talk on top as Kyle and Jackie O gain ground in radio survey THERE were few changes at the top in the seventh radio survey of the year but Kyle and Jackie O gained ground ahead of their move from 2DAY FM and smoothfm surprised. SYDNEY 2Day FM zoomed into second place in all people with a 1.4-point rise to a 9.5 per cent share. Macquarie Radio Network's 2GB held the top spot despite a 0.9 point fall to a 12.1 per cent share, as its nearest rival, ABC702 shed 1.7 points for an 8.4 per cent share. DMG Radio Australia's smoothfm caused the biggest shock though, adding another 0.7 points to register a 7.5 per cent share, in the process consolidating its lead over ARN's WSFM (down 0.2 points to 6.1 per cent) and Mix (up 0.6 to 5.7 per cent) and rivalling Nova (up 0.2 to 7.8 per cent). The smooth listening, female-skewed format saw greater increases as the day progressed, adding 2.6 points in the evening shift for a 9.5 per cent share. In good news for their presumed next station (ARN's Mix), Kyle Sandilands' and Jackie O's The Kyle and Jackie O Show finally returned to its former highs with a 1.3-point jump in breakfast to an 11.2 per cent share, in the process moving into second overall behind 2GB's Alan Jones (down 0.7 to a 16.2 per cent share). ABC702"s Adam Spencer shed 0.9 points in his penultimate survey in breakfast to a 10.9 per cent share. The only other major movers in breakfast were RN's Fran Kelly, who dropped 0.9 points for a 2.0 per cent share, and 2CH, which shed 1.1 points for a 3.3 per cent share. In drive, 2GB's Ben Fordham and The Money Show were unchanged in the 4-7pm slot with a 10.0-point share ahead of 2Day's Fifi and Jules (up 0.6 to 9.8 per cent), Nova (9.3 per cent) and smoothfm 95.3 (up 1.5 points to a 9.2 per cent share). The crumbling Fairfax Media station 2UE moved insignificantly with a 0.2-point rise pushing it to a 4.8 per cent share, losing the ignominy of being the lowest-rating commercial station as 2CH fell to a 4.2 per cent share. MELBOURNE Fairfax Media's 3AW widened its lead in Melbourne as ABC774 dropped 0.8 points for an 11.4 per cent share. 3AW's Neil Mitchell wrested back ascendancy in mornings from the ABC's Jon Faine, adding 0.7 points for a 14.4 per cent share in the 9am-noon slot as Faine dropped 1.1 points to a share of 13.1 per cent. 3AW's Ross and John dominated breakfast, as always, with an 18.7 per cent share ahead of Red Symons and AM on ABC774 with a 14.2 per cent share (down 0.6 points). Nova's Hughesy and Kate continued their fond farewell winning FM breakfast again with a 9.0 per cent share (up 0.6 points) ahead of Triple M's The Hot Breakfast with Eddie McGuire and Mick Molloy (8.5 per cent, up 0.2) and FOX's Matt and Jo (stable with a 7.8 per cent share). Hughes and Langbroek helped Nova add 0.9 points for an 8.6 per cent station share overall. In drive, Meshel, Tim and Marty (and the Fitzy & WIppa highlights show) added 0.6 points for a 10.5 per cent share for Nova, leading FM in drive ahead of Fox's Fifi and Jules (and Kyle & Jackie O), who were down 1.3 points to an 8.9 per cent share. In drive, ABC774"s Rafael Epstein and PM with Mark Colvin won the 4pm-7pm slot with an 11.0 per cent share but 3AW's Tom Elliott won from 3pm-6pm for Nielsen survey seven, which covered the period from August 11 to October 26. Sports station SEN was up in the survey during the AFL finals season, rising 0.8 points to a 5.4 per cent share. Oldies station Magic was the other big mover with a 0.8 per cent fall to a 3.8 per cent share. DMG's smoothfm didn't move in Melbourne as it did in Sydney, adding an insignificant 0.2 points for a 5.8 per cent share. BRISBANE ARN's 97.3 FM won Brisbane's survey 7 with a 13.2 per cent share in a market in which the top stations were stable. It moved insignificantly (down 0.1 points), while Nova106.9 added just half a point to retain second spot with a 12.5 per cent share. B105 and ABC612 swapped places in third as the Southern Cross Austereo station dropped half a point for a 10.0-point share and ABC612 added a statistically insignificant 0.2 points for a 10.6 per cent share. SCA's Triple M was the survey's big loser, dropping 1.3 points for a 9.0 per cent share as The Grill Team still struggled to settle in breakfast, losing 2.2 points for a 9.1 per cent share. Triple J added 1.3 points for a 9.7 per cent share (with a two-point rise in drive). The ABC Local Radio station ABC612 dominated AM and talk as the next best talk competitor, Fairfax Media's 4BH dropped 0.4 points for a 6.2 per cent share. ABC's Spencer Howson won breakfast across all formats again with a 15.0 per cent share after adding 1.3 points. Nova's Ash, Kip & Luttsy were stable with an 11.7 per cent share giving them FM breakfast bragging rights ahead of 97.3's Robin, Terry and Bob (also static with a 11.0 per cent share) and B105's Labby, Stav & Abby (down 0.5 points to a 10.0 per cent share). 97.3 and Nova had a keen battle in drive with 97.3's 3pm Pick-Up and Campo holding a 16.0 per cent share after a slight 0.2 point rise ahead of Nova's Meshel, Tim and Marty with a 15.3 per cent share (up 0.1 points). ADELAIDE Australian Radio Network's Mix 102.3 registered its 30th consecutive win at the top of FM and its 10th overall survey win in Adelaide. The station added a minor 0.3 points for a 14.7 per cent share, enough to be well clear of the top AM station, ABC891, which dropped half a point for a 12.5 per cent share. DMG Radio Australia's FIVEaa lost 0.4 points for a 11.7 per share behind ABC891 while the next best FM station was Nova91.9 which added 0.3 points for a 11.4 per cent share in a particularly placid survey. No station added or lost more than half a ratings point in the survey. Mix's win was anchored by Jodie, Mark and Snowy maintaining their reign as the top FM breakfast show, although the station's best gains came between 9am and 4pm. Talk stations dominated breakfast with ABC891"s Matt and Dave adding half a point for a 17.4 per cent share and FIVEaa's Breakfast Show with Jane Reilly, Keith Conlon, Chris McDermott and Tim Ginever adding 0.8 points in Conlon's penultimate survey before retirement. Mix's Sean Craig Murphy also won drive with a stable 14.6 per cent share. The next best FM drive shift was Nova's Meshel, Tim and Marty with a 13.8 per cent share (up 0.6 points) well ahead of SAFM with a 9.5 per cent share after adding 0.8 points. FIVEaa's The Sports Show dominated AM drive with a static 13.4 per cent share. ABC891's Michael Smyth and PM lost 1.2 points in drive for nine per cent share. PERTH Mix94.5 zoomed to the top of the Perth ratings in survey 7, adding 1.3 points for a 13.5 per cent share. The Southern Cross Austereo station leapt past Fairfax's music station 96FM, which dropped one point for an 11.5 per cent share, and a stable Nova93.7 (12.4 per cent). Mix's Clairsy, Shayne and Kimba added almost two points (1.8) to rise to a 13.7 per cent share to lead FM breakfast, jumping over Nova's Nathan, Nat and Shaun (down 1.1 points to a 12.4 per cent share). ABC720's Eoin Cameron won breakfast overall with a static 15. 3 per cent share at a station registering a 10.8 per cent share overall. In mornings, ABC's Geoff Hutchison rose 0.6 points to a 10.0-point share ahead of 6PR's Paul Murray, who was up half a point to a 7.4 per cent share as 6IX's Gordon O'Byrne and his classic hits dropped 1.1 points for a 6.6 per cent share. Nevertheless, FM led mornings with the top three stations before noon Mix (14.2 per cent), 96FM (14.1 per cent) and Nova (10.6 per cent). Nova's Meshel, Tim and Marty won drive for Nova with a 14.6 per cent share ahead of a rising Lisa and Tim on Mix, who were up 2.2 points to a 13.2 per cent share. 92.9's Fifi and Jules also experienced a major rise of 1.1 points to an 11.6 per cent share. ABC720's Russell Woolf and PM lost half a point for an 8.6 per cent share. And after topping the ratings earlier this year in a surprise result, the ABC's youth station Triple J experienced a jolt, dropping 2.2 points for a 9.0 per cent share, which ranked it sixth overall.