More Australians are embracing digital audio post the pandemic, with podcast listening soaring over the past year and more people listening to radio using apps, catch-up podcasts and smart speakers, according to the annual Infinite Dial Australia 2021 study, released to...read more

Advertising market conditions have continued to improve for commercial radio stations in 2021, with a positive result in the month of March helping metropolitan advertising revenue reach $153.418 million in the March quarter, a 3.76% decline compared to the same period ...read more

Commercial Radio Australia is now accepting applications for the 2021 Brian White Scholarship, which awards a final year university student with an eight-week paid internship at four of Australia’s leading radio newsrooms....read more

Peak industry body Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) today announced the appointment of Jo Dick as chief commercial officer, commencing on 17 May. The newly created role, reporting to the CEO, will be responsible for further...read more

M&C Saatchi has won round five of the Siren Awards for excellence in radio advertising for its “Ugly, but good for you” campaign for Steggles turkey. The “German Jog Techno” commercial was voted overall winner and best single ad, while t...read more

The 32^nd annual Australian Commercial Radio Awards (the ACRAs) will go ahead as a live in-person event in Sydney in 2021, organiser Commercial Radio Australia announced today....read more

Regional radio surveys will resume in 2021 following a hiatus last year, with 25 surveys planned for the year, industry body Commercial Radio Australia said today....read more

Australia’s DAB+ digital radio-only stations attracted a weekly audience of 2.35 million people in 2020, an increase of 15% from 2.04 million in 2019, according to GfK data released by industry body Commercial Radio Australia....read more

Radio plays an important part of everyday life over the holiday season, with GfK’s 2021 Summer Listening Report showing Australians are more likely to listen to media than watch it over summer....read more

The commercial radio industry has reported a strong year on year increase in the number of Australians listening to radio on their mobile phones....read more