Kate Ritchie will join the judging panel on Australia’s Got Talent

15 June 2021 Nova’s Kate Ritchie will join Neil Patrick-Harris as judges on Australia’s Got Talent. On Instagram today Kate said, “I am not only flattered to be sharing the...

Erin Phillips was named in the Queen’s honours list and Soda gave her the royal treatment

15 June 2021 Yesterday, Mix 102.3’s Erin Philips was named on this year’s Queens Birthday honours list for her service to AFL and Basketball and this morning Soda made sure...

Are Radio Commercials the Villain?

14 June 2021 Content from BPR One of the most contentious and misunderstood areas of radio content management is commercials and the degree to which they impact...

Metro radio revenue jumps by over $25M YOY in May

14 June 2021 Commercial radio advertising revenue for metropolitan stations jumped by 72.6% in the month of May to reach $59.605 million from $34.534 million a year ago,...

Friendlyjordies releases video of his producer’s arrest

14 June 2021 A couple of months ago, rising podcast and YouTube sensation Jordan Shanks, aka Friendlyjordies, said some not nice things about the NSW Deputy Premier, John Barilaro. In...

Radio Moves of the Week

14 June 2021 Australian Radio Industry People Movements of the past week or so... James Fennessy is now a Journalist / Newsreader at Power FM and 2EC, East Coast Radio on...

Queen’s Birthday honours those with connections to radio

13 June 2021 Here are the Queen's Birthday honours recipients who are inolved in broadcasting. Did we miss anyone? Tell us: [email protected] ...

Who rules on what is acceptable in political radio advertising?

13 June 2021 Comment from Peter Saxon Last week saw an intriguing incident involving a Clive Palmer radio ad that aired across Grant Broadcasters’ Qld stations. It...

i98FM gets a new Station Manager

11 June 2021 Tia Davis has been appointed Station Manager at i98FM after being a part of the WIN Radio team for the past 17 years. In her most...

Vale Howard Sattler

11 June 2021 Perth radio legend Howard Sattler has passed, and 6PR released the following tribute on their website. Former 6PR presenter and the ‘king of talkback’...

AFL welcomes a new radio partner, Aboriginal Radio Alliance

11 June 2021 The AFL is partnering with Aboriginal Radio Alliance to broadcast AFL matches to remote Indigenous communities in Australia. The partnership will see Aboriginal Radio Alliance travel...

AFTRS Radio students’ 2NRS broadcast is now live

10 June 2021 The Australian Film Television and Radio School’s Graduate Diploma in Radio students have been busy researching, recording and editing and are now on air for...

Did Fitzy & Wippa break up Human Nature?

10 June 2021 Today on Fitzy & Wippa the guys heard the news that, after 30 years together touring the globe, Phil from Human Nature has left the...

Baby pigeons and books that changed lives feature in new podcasts

10 June 2021 Where Are All The Baby Pigeons?’ is the latest original Nova Podcast to launch on the Nova Entertainment Podcast Network. Every Thursday, Lucinda Price (aka Froomes)...

Mike Hosking wins Broadcaster of the Year: NZ Radio Awards

10 June 2021 Newstalk ZB has won Station of the Year (Network) at the New Zealand Radio Awards announced today with Mike Hosking being awarded the Sir Paul...

Moves at Triple M Brisbane and B105 see Angels fly north

10 June 2021 Jamie Angel is returning to Brisbane to take up the role as Creative Director at Triple M Brisbane, as well as anchoring The Big Breakfast...

Tom Grennan gets romantic at No.9 with a ‘Little Bit Of Love’

10 June 2021 By Riarne Gale of AirCheck/RCS Australia Chart Highlights – 10 June 2021 Biggest Mover: Tom Grennan’s ‘Little Bit Of Love’ gains 170 spins, in at No.9 New...

Simon Hill returns to call the A League finals

9 June 2021 Simon Hill returns to call the start of the 2021 A League finals series this Saturday night on 1170 SEN. Hill will be joined by Central...

Casefile is still on top as total podcasts get to 52.2M: Triton Digital

9 June 2021 Some new entities appear in the Top 100 Podcast Ranker for May, including Equity Mates (Equity Mates) and Confronting: O.J. Simpson with Kim Goldman (Wondery). Casefile True Crime (Audioboom) remained in...

Adthos founder explains how his platform will change the way ads are broadcast on radio

9 June 2021 Content from Adthos The Adthos ad server was launched, globally, less than two weeks ago and has already generated thousands of downloads across the planet. It is the...

Grant Broadcasters pulls “misleading” Clive Palmer ads

9 June 2021 Grant Broadcasters has pulled a high rotation campaign for Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party after the material was found to be “misleading” by the Therapeutic Goods...

Broken Hill goes Heywire

9 June 2021 The ABC’s Heywire regional youth program descends on Broken Hill this week for the first ever Heywire Youth Ideas Lab. Thirty young people aged 15-17 from the Broken...

DAB+ reboot for ABC Sydney leaves listeners frustrated

9 June 2021 Despite warning of the impending DAB+ changes to ABC Sydney Stations, there were plenty of complaints from ABC listeners who were caught out after the...

LiSTNR achieves 10.9 million monthly streams, up 20% year on year

8 June 2021 SCA’S LiSTNR network has achieved a new record high of 10.9 million* active streams during May, an increase of 20% year on year, demonstrating the...

ABC launches First Nations Talent Portal to increase Indigenous voices and representation on all its platforms

8 June 2021 ABC content makers will be able to readily identify and promote First Nations voices and screen practitioners with the launch of the ABC's First Nations...

Could this be Radio Self Sabotage?

8 June 2021 Comment from Des DeCean, Past Director of Technology, Austereo It is a lovely winters day. Chilly outside but sunny and blue sky.

ARN’s digital listening in May grows to 8.2 million hours

8 June 2021 ARN has recorded its biggest ever month of digital listening with 8.2 million total listening hours in May. Total listening hours were up 25% year-on-year in May with 1 million unique listeners. The...

The real power behind great radio ads

8 June 2021 Comment from Peter Saxon This year’s Gold Sirens winner, Lilydale/Steggles turkeys, is a ripper of an ad that couldn’t be bothered ticking any boxes. Instead,...

Rick Rowland joins Wedel

8 June 2021 Wedel Software have appointed Rick Rowland as an Onboarding Manager for its brand new Adthos Platform. Rick has been working in the industry for more than...

River runs wild in Ipswich in a win for Live and Local: Xtra Insights

8 June 2021 River 94.9 has consolidated its lead in the latest Xtra Insights Survey up 3.2 overall to 29.6 and making it the station listened to most...