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The story
Nippon Broadcasting announced that in the Video Research Tokyo-area radio ratings survey for August 24–30, 2026, it took first place in 28 of all 115 programs. Ranking No. 1 in the weekly average, weekday average, and weekend average alike, the result sparked discussion on 5ch about the shows’ lineups. The conversation centered on Hikaru Ijuin’s “undefeated” streak and the decline of once-mighty TBS Radio, with some posts even questioning the ratings survey’s methodology itself.
Oricon
2026-09-25 11:53
Nippon Broadcasting announced on the 25th the results of the Video Research Tokyo-area radio ratings survey conducted from August 24 to 30. Among listeners aged 12–69, men and women combined, it took first place not only in the weekly average but also in the weekday and weekend averages.
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What people said
Because during the day they've got Jane Su, who's huge with women and housewives
With a car radio you could probably go even further west
What decades-old method is this
A survey method so outdated 20 years wouldn't even cover how done it is
How do they even run the ratings survey? With radiko you could easily turn it into numbers, but for radio they can't exactly hook people up with a device like they do for TV ratings
JUNK producer Miyazaki has said they'll keep the current lineup unless a host steps down themselves, so that's not happening
Take it up with Producer Miyazaki
Isn't that actually driving listeners away?
It's not Moomin lol
You mean Yuming (Yumi Matsutoya)
Wow, Moomin's still that popular today? Amazing
"Don't be shyyy~" ♪ (a line from the Moomin theme song)
It's always been that way
Gen Hoshino pulled in fans of his who'd never normally listen to Ijuin, and he still lost?
Has Ijuin ever actually lost?
Even Fukuyama back in his red-hot younger days couldn't beat him, could he
Time for a lineup change
It's not unlistenable — better than TBS at least
Same show for several hours straight is a bit much
And that bonus vanished these past few years once enough time passed and those listeners aged out of the bracket
Even so, on Sundays Miyake, Tsuchida, and Tsurube are all still running into a wall named TBS
Don't tell me it's Imada
Maybe it's Ichizo
It's Miki Sumiyoshi (TOKYO FM's Blue Ocean), right
From 10 o'clock he's up against Yasumi in the same slot (announcer Shinichiro Yasumi)
He's losing because the competition in that slot is strong, but the ratings themselves aren't bad
It's no good without Omata
Bakusho Mondai has only lost to Gen Hoshino twice
Yamasato used to trade wins and losses with Nogizaka46 but hasn't won in years now
Ogiyahagi had a stretch of beating Ninety-Nine but that's over now
Bananaman used to be rock solid too, but they might finish under .500 this year
Saturdays, Audrey is a lock
I used to listen to Audrey, but Wakabayashi's constant seemingly-bad-mood vibe got to me and I switched to MBS
In 2028, every commercial radio station except those in Hokkaido (HBC Radio, STV Radio) and Akita (ABS Radio/Akita Broadcasting) is set to end AM broadcasts
NHK, plus Hokkaido's HBC and STV and Akita Broadcasting, are set to keep going
He's not doing anything new
He's just endlessly running the same "look at me doing pointless stuff, aren't I hilarious" routine
I don't listen live, but yeah, it's pure habit at this point
Then again, habit might just be the true nature of radio listening
Background and Talking Points
Radio ratings surveys mainly rely on respondents self-reporting which programs they listened to, rather than mechanical measurement like with TV ratings, and the thread raised doubts about this methodology — though no one nailed down exactly how it works. Behind this is the broader industry milestone that AM radio is set to end by around 2028 for all commercial stations except some in Hokkaido and Akita, meaning listening via radiko and other internet routes is expected to grow even more prominent going forward. As for TBS Radio’s decline, the thread floated the theory that it stemmed from the ratings survey’s target age range once being wider, but no follow-up report has confirmed this, so it’s worth treating as speculation.
*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Geisports Sokuhou+) thread “[AM1242] Nippon Broadcasting Takes Top Ratings Spot — 28 of 115 Programs Rank No. 1.”
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