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The winners and losers in brutal battle for Sydney radio supremacy

The Sydney radio market, where kings and queens are crowned – or decapitated – with astonishing speed, is undergoing a seismic shift.

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A little over two years ago Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O got everything they wanted out of their bosses at ARN.

Kyle and Jackie O lose listeners in final ratings survey

The year’s first radio ratings survey covered a period while the duo were mostly still on air together. But Jackie “O” Henderson’s exit after their blow-up appears to have damaged the show’s total audience.

  • Calum Jaspan
Kylie and Jackie O

I gave Kyle and Jackie O their big break. They were superb, but I know why they imploded

Craig Bruce discovered the now-warring duo in 2004 and put them on the air. The rest is history.

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Jackie O breaks her silence.

Jackie O lawyers up, declares she didn’t quit, after show iced

The KIIS FM host has declared her lawyers are addressing the situation and said she was deeply saddened by the “possibility” of the show ending.

  • Calum Jaspan and Michael Lallo
Kyle Sandilands and Jackie Henderson’s poor launch into Melbourne is not hurting ARN’s bottom line, its CEO says.

‘Kyle will definitely sue’: Sandilands and ARN face ugly legal stoush

Sources said Sandilands is preparing to sue his employer if the company sacks the controversial broadcaster.

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Jackie Henderson, photographed for Good Weekend in October 2024.

Why Jackie O decided it was time for a change, and what comes next

The end came suddenly. But for those watching closely, there were signs Jackie O may have had enough of her professional pairing with Kyle Sandilands.

  • Karl Quinn and Michael Lallo
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KIIS goodbye to FM radio’s longest lasting double act

Once Sydney’s top rating radio programme, Kyle and Jackie O fell from glory.

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Radio personalities Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O

Kyle and Jackie O: Radio’s biggest train wreck delivers a silver lining

The spiking of the duo’s $200 million contract raises questions about the wisdom of KIIS FM network owner ARN’s decisions to bet the farm on the pair.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Broadcaster Jackie “O” Henderson has taken a break from her radio show after a fight with co-host Kyle Sandilands.

The four words that destroyed a decades-long partnership

For 27 years Jackie O has stood beside Kyle Sandilands but success built on chemistry is inevitably doomed.

  • Michael Idato
Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson’s long-time on air partnership is over.

Kyle and Jackie O break-up not ‘engineered’ says source, staff ‘overjoyed’ at implosion

The decision to end The Kyle and Jackie O Show was not deliberately engineered by KIIS-network owners ARN, senior company sources have said after the pair’s new $200 million contract had contributed to hundreds of staff losing their jobs.

  • Michael Lallo, Karl Quinn and Calum Jaspan