80’s music leads the way: DAB+ survey results

9 November 2021 It is the 80’s mix of stations (WSFM,GOLD,97.3,Mix,96FM) that are again on top of the DAB+ stations for the five metro markets. With a combined...

GOLD104.3 raise $255,000 for a small local charity

9 November 2021 In 48 hours last week, the Christian O’Connell Show at GOLD104.3 in Melbourne raised over a quarter of a million dollars for Backpack 4 VIC Kids ....

Vale Brad McNally

8 November 2021 Brad McNally has passed away after a long battle with cancer. Brad grew up in Toronto, Canada, and had a distinguished career with CFNY before...

Former ABC broadcaster Derek Guille is joining Radio KLFM

8 November 2021 Derek Guille (pictured) is set to join Radio KLFM in Bendigo and Northern Victoria. He has already clocked up over 35 years with the ABC...

TikTok Trending is expanding, adding The Edge and NZME

8 November 2021 Following the launch April of TikTok Trending on iHeartRadio, it is now reaching 128k weekly listeners across Australia on DAB+* and many more streaming on...

SENZ nets the Otago Nuggets

8 November 2021 Sports Entertainment Network New Zealand (SENZ), have agreed to terms to acquire the licence for New Zealand National Basketball League (NZBL) team the Otago Nuggets....

Could today’s Survey 7 be the last hurrah for AM dominance?

8 November 2021 RESULTS NOW AVAILABLE HERE. It’s been a long cold winter of discontent for FM music stations in Sydney and Melbourne whilst their AM talk counterparts...

Radio Moves of the Week

7 November 2021 Australian Radio Industry People Movements over the past week or so... Chris Mac 7 November 2021 Chris McLenaghan has resigned from 2CC 1206 2CA...

When doing interviews – don’t be a fan. Be a pro.

7 November 2021 Content from BPR Interviews have long played a part in radio programs. Interviews are commonplace on news/talk formats and many breakfast programs consider interviews with...

Let’s Put Radio Advertising in Perspective

7 November 2021 Selling Radio Direct with Pat Bryson What CAN advertising do for businesses? In their heart of hearts, businesspeople want to run an ad today and...

The traditional model for delivering news is now under pressure and in decline: ABC’s David Anderson

6 November 2021 At a summit meeting about regional media this week, ABC Managing Director David Anderson acknowledged that Australians are rapidly moving away from linear programming to...

ACRA’s Live event in February has been cancelled

5 November 2021 Commercial Radio Australia announced today that the live Australian Commercial Radio Awards event (ACRAs), to recognise work across 2020 and 2021, will not proceed as...

In just 30 seconds, Stacey from Casula changed her life forever, becoming an instant millionaire on the Hit Network

5 November 2021 Australian radio history has been made as the Hit Network crowned its very first millionaire. Knowing a Justin Bieber song starting with the letter “A”...

New moves mean new opportunities open up at Wave FM in the Illawarra

5 November 2021 Summer has arrived early in The Illawarra with the locals set to enjoy some great radio conditions from Monday November 8th. 96.5 Wave FM will...

Local radio strikes the right vein for listeners in Ballarat: Xtra Insights

4 November 2021 Very little change in the latest Xtra Insights Survey for Ballarat, the first for the area since 2018. 103.1 Power FM are up by 0.7...

Ed Sheeran takes the fast lane to No. 22 with ‘Overpass Graffiti’: AirCheck

4 November 2021 Chart Highlights – November 4, 2021 Hot Debut: Ed Sheeran earns his fourth Top 40 debut of 2021 with 'Overpass Graffiti' Heating Up: Swedish House Mafia...

Alan Jones presents his final program on Sky News tonight

4 November 2021 Alan Jones has decided against a new role offered to him at Sky News for the coming year, and will depart at the end of...

MediaWorks will launch a new radio talk brand next year

4 November 2021 New Zealand’s MediaWorks is launching a new talk radio brand in 2022 headed by new breakfast host, current Newshub political editor Tova O’Brien. MediaWorks Director...

Mick Molloy is leaving Triple M at the end of the ratings year

3 November 2021 Mick Molloy has announced that he would be leaving his national Drive show Molloy at the end of the radio ratings year, after four years in the...

Peter Caligari decides the time is right to switch off after 65 years

3 November 2021 After 65 years involvement in commercial radio, including an association with 3BA spanning 55 years, well known Ballarat identity and radio veteran Peter Caligari has...

Adelaide gets a serve of Roo, Ditts and a side of Loz for breakfast on Triple M

3 November 2021 SCA have made a change to Triple M Breakfast in Adelaide with Laura ‘Loz’ O’Callaghan to join Mark ‘Roo’ Ricciuto and Chris ‘Ditts’ Dittmar. Previously...

Vale Chris Kearns

2 November 2021 FUNERAL DETAILS: MONDAY 22 NOVEMBER, 2PM at Macquarie Park North Ryde. Chris Kearns passed peaceful away today after a short and hard-fought battle with...

Lauren Phillips apologises to a murdered girls mother after a sick on-air joke

2 November 2021 The Daily Mail is reporting that a 'gutted' Lauren Phillips has made a tearful apology to the mother of a murdered Melbourne teenager after cracking...

Nova’s Red Room ARIAs At Home Edition is back

2 November 2021 Nova’s Red Room ARIAS At Home Edition returns to celebrate Australian artists, with three exclusive virtual performances on Tuesday 23 November. Hosted by Tim Blackwell,...

Has new media finally begun to kill off radio? No, says Tegan Kirkby

2 November 2021 Are more or less people listening to radio, and has new media finally begun to kill it off. Video was supposed to kill the radio...

Mark Geyer comes off the bench and into the main game at Triple M Sydney

2 November 2021 Penrith Panthers legend, ‘King of the West’, and beloved member of the Triple M family, Mark Geyer, is making a mighty return to Triple M...

2CA turns 90 this month and wants to contact past staff

2 November 2021 2CA turns 90 on Nov 14 and they are seeking past staff and announcers to share memories, mementoes, photos and stories. Jen Seyderhelm told radioinfo, "I...

Is this the oldest recording from 2FC? The 1932 Melbourne Cup

2 November 2021 While searching around for a story on the Melbourne Cup for today, radioinfo came across this little gem. It is what is claimed to be...

HT&E sells off oOh!media stake

2 November 2021 HT&E, owners of the ARN network, have sold their entire shareholding in oOh!media for $1.78 per share. The sales gives HT&E gross proceeds of $49Million...

NZME make some big changes to their executive team

2 November 2021 Chief Radio and Commercial Officer Wendy Palmer will step away from her full-time executive position at NZME. In changes announced today, current Head of Talk Jason...