ARN has been named the official audio partner of the Australian Open 2025. The network’s brands – KIIS, GOLD, iHeart and CADA – will broadcast specially curated content across the Grand Slam.
ARN will also be the top seed for on-air giveaways, with the most tickets to be won on-air from now until the finals across some of the network’s most listened-to shows, including The Kyle & Jackie O Show, The Christian O’Connell Show and Will & Woody.
On 24 January, The Christian O’Connell Show will host Knock It into the Park. The game is brought to audiences by Racquet World and will see listeners test their tennis skills by trying to hit a tennis ball from the AO precinct up and over into Kia Arena.
The winner will get ultimate bragging rights but will take home a VIP package, including tickets to the women’s and men’s final.
That afternoon, KIIS Network’s Will & Woody will serve up the fun by bringing their national drive show to the AO, thanks to show sponsor and AO broadcast partner Stan Sport. The duo will broadcast live from the Courtside Bar on Court Six alongside some exciting guests, to be announced soon. AO fans on the ground can swing by and enjoy the live broadcast, while radio listeners will have the chance to win a free Stan subscription.
Throughout the Australian Open, iHeart and CADA will be smashing it on the main stage with their AUX COURT BATTLE powered by CADA, which will be part of the AO’s new Gen Z Topcourt zone. Hosted by CADA Breakfast presenter Sophie Nathan, every day, two bold contestants who think their playlist is an absolute ace will battle it out on stage.
The crowd will then decide who’s crowned the ultimate playlist champion. iHeart will collate all the top songs to create the Topcourt Playlist, plus one lucky entrant will be walking away with tickets for them and five friends to the Men’s Semi Final Singles Match, all thanks to Emirates and CADA.
Also popping up at Topcourt will be Australia’s finance podcast She’s On The Money, which is a part of the iHeart Podcast Network, bringing to life a live show on 17 January all about setting budgets and getting rich in 2025.
ARN’s iHeart will also be turning up the speakers as the entertainment partner of the Riverside Social and Courtside Bar, as well as hosting the Grand Slam’s dedicated radio station, ‘AO Radio,’ which offers live ball-by-ball match commentary and regular news updates from Melbourne Park. Fans can stream AO Radio and the official Australian Open podcast, ‘The Tennis,’ through the free iHeart app.
On their plans for the 2025 Australian Open, Claire Murphy, ARN national head of partnerships and promotions, said: “We are always so proud to activate our brands during the Australian Open, which has undoubtedly established itself as one of the country’s most premium and exciting events.
“ARN is dedicated to continuing to build on our partnership year-on-year and we are looking forward to bringing The KIIS Network, GOLD Network, CADA and iHeart to life for our listeners in what is set to be a fun summer in Melbourne.”
ARN’s partnership with the Australian Open officially kicked off on the 6 January and runs to 26 January 2025 and can be heard on The KIIS Network, GOLD Network, CADA and the free iHeart app.