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AirCheck puts the spotlight on fast food advertising during the month of October 2024.

Subway came out on top with 4800 instances across 36 stations. NOVA Entertainment-owned stations accounted for 44% of all Subways spots in October, led by smooth95.3 (323 instances), Nova 106.9 (307) and Nova 91.9 (279).

Yum! Restaurants – which operates KFC and Pizza Hut among others – notched up five brands in the Top 10. Yum! aired a total of 6015 spots across its brands in October, ranking seventh among all radio advertisers.

October was the second biggest month of the year for fast food advertising, behind January. Nova 100 aired the most fast food spots with 1056 instances, helping Melbourne secure the crown as the top market for fast food advertising.

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‘Did You Know’ is based on commercial and song airplay data from radio and television stations in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Gold Coast, Central Coast, Newcastle, Canberra, Wollongong & Geelong. CLICK HERE for a detailed list of stations monitored.

‘Did You Know’ mentions Top 5, Top 10 or Top 20. This refers to the number of times a song or commercial (excluding “Credits/Sponsorships”) played as stated, by single station or single market or multiple markets or ALL markets monitored. If the term ‘Radio’ is used, this means ALL radio stations monitored unless specific stations or markets are mentioned.

Ad Revenue reports reflect best estimate current market rates as provided by My Radio Rates and covers all spots on 63 AM/FM radio stations in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Gold Coast, Central Coast, Newcastle, Canberra, Wollongong and Geelong.