WEEKS after they were voted the third “most liked” thing about Canberra, FM 104.7’s Scotty and Nige have taken over from 666 ABC’s Ross Solly as Canberra’s most popular breakfast radio program. 

According to the latest Nielsen radio ratings, Solly – who had dominated the breakfast slot for years – has now fallen second to Scotty and Nige, who had 22.5 per cent of the audience,  up from 18.7 per cent, compared to Solly’s 17.9 per cent – down from 19.3 per cent.

104.7’s sister station 106.3 also gained ratings in breakfast, with presenters Rod and Biggzy increasing its share from 7.6 per cent to 14.1 per cent since the last ratings were released in September.

666 ABC  also lost its overall No.2 spot to MIX 106.3, which increased its share by 4.5 percentage points.

Canberra FM Radio content director Drew Chapman believed the growth was from “pushing MIX 106.3, particularly Rod and Biggzy, into people’s communities.”

“They’ve made some very strong connections, while 104.7 just continues to build on a legacy of consistency with Scotty & Nige claiming the
number 1 spot in Breakfast and still delivering massive events such as Skyfire to the city for the past 25 years,” says Mr Chapman.

The overall ratings had 104.7 with a 23.9 per cent share followed by MIX 106.3 (16.8 per cent), 666 ABC Canberra (14 per cent), 2JJJ (8.4 per cent), ABCFM (7.1 per cent), Radio National (6.9 per cent), 2CA (6.8 per cent), 2CC (6.7 per cent) and News Radio (4.1 per cent).