COVID19

JOY 94.9 has had a big year with COVID and a move to new studios

5 October 2021 The last nine months have been an eventful time for LGBTIQA+ radio station JOY 94.9. From multiple large scale event broadcasts during COVID, new training...

The MNS celebrates its first year onair

27 September 2021 The Multilingual News Service established by the NEMBC is celebrating its first anniversary and has now grown to provide a daily news service in 19...

Covid clot warning: Media blaming or sensible advice?

16 April 2021 Health experts have warned the media to be cautious about reporting links between blood clots and the covid vaccines. Is this a case of...

Ace Radio’s tribute to the end of ‘ring of steel’ restrictions

7 November 2020 The 'Ring of Steel' around Melbourne will be lifted this weekend, with Melburnians once again allowed to leave the capital city to visit regional Victoria....

Constantly evolving and discovering: SBS Radio’s approach to the pandemic

26 August 2020 SBS Radio is the world's most multilingual public broadcasting service, dedicated to the nearly five million Australians who speak a language other than English at...

Radio welcomes Government relief measures but says more action needed

15 April 2020 Commercial Radio Australia has welcomed the Federal Government’s relief package for Australian media, but said much more action was needed to address the severity of...

The Rush to Radio: How broadcast relations is responding to covid-19

14 April 2020 Comment By Fran Chalmers Like for most, the last few weeks have tested our wills and our ways. It has been a whirlwind of reassuring...

72% of Australians are listening to as much or more radio during the COVID-19 pandemic

13 April 2020 Australian audiences are turning to radio as a critical source of information, entertainment, and connection during the COVID-19 crisis. According to audience listening figures compiled...

Southern Cross Austereo hits more than 9 million listening hours in March

6 April 2020 SCA research unearths new consumer behaviour as Australians work from home. The company's audio-on-demand platforms are breaking all listener and download records, as audiences turn...

SCA to raise $169 million in equity and to aim at saving $45m

6 April 2020 SCA has flagged $40M to $45M savings in costs for the next year, and it is hoping to raise $169 million equity in fully underwritten...

ARN responds to the impact of COVID-19 by cutting wages and costs

5 April 2020 The decline in advertising revenue created by the Coronavirus COVID-19 crisis has had a significant impact on ARN with the company already cutting costs, reducing...

An Adelaide woman’s live on air plea over fears she will never see her husband again

1 April 2020 FIVEaa listener Mary from Christies Beach is not allowed to see her unwell husband in his aged care facility and has issued an on air...

Bathurst radio stations come together for ANZAC Day

30 March 2020 Bathurst community radio station 2MCE and commercial stations 2BS / B-Rock FM have united to promote an ANZAC Day dawn service ‘letterbox’ commemoration. Following the cancellation of...

NZ Radio Awards will proceed, but not as a live event

26 March 2020 Given the events of recent weeks, the NZ radio industry has agreed the 2020 NZ Radio Awards will not be proceeding as a live event...

3AW lineup changes now the AFL is suspended

26 March 2020 With the AFL season temporarily suspended due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, 3AW today announced the following changes to its schedule. Where AFL matches were scheduled...

ARN’s Jason Staveley tests positive to COVID19

25 March 2020 ARN’s Jason Staveley has tested positive to COVID-19 and is recovering at home. Jason notified friends via Facebook that “I have tested positive to #coronavirus and...

JOY 94.9 and the CRN launch a new national daily current affairs show

23 March 2020 JOY 94.9 has launched The Informer Daily, a daily current affair show covering news and information about the COVID-19 situation with a focus on how it's...

I want to run away and put my head in the sand and I can’t: Amanda Keller

23 March 2020 WSFM, Jonesy & Amanda reflected on how much life in Australia has changed over the past week and the struggles many people are now facing as a...

Is radio about to get its biggest reality check?

23 March 2020 Comment from Wayne Stamm One thing about all the most recent surveys on radio listening have continued to point to radio’s domination in cars, but...

SCA calls a halt to trading of ordinary shares

23 March 2020 Southern Cross Media has asked the Australian Stock Exchange for a trading halt in respect of its ordinary shares. In a letter to the ASX today,...

Nova stations join the world to play You’ll Never Walk Alone

20 March 2020 NOVA Entertainment has joined forces with radio stations around the world, to simultaneously play ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ It was a sign of unity in...

TuneIn sets up a dedicated coronavirus news channel

19 March 2020 TuneIn will offer listeners the Coronavirus News channel for the latest news on COVID-19. The news channel will use trusted community news via local radio stations...

Radio is more important than ever: Joan Warner

18 March 2020 Commercial Radio Australia’s CEO, Joan Warner, says the role of radio during the coronavirus outbreak is more important than ever. In a newsletter to the industry...

COVID19 campaign hits the airwaves

17 March 2020 The Federal Government is funding a Health Protection – COVID-19 National Communication Campaign. Already heard on some radio stations, the plan aims to ensure timely,...

Coronavirus continues to affect radio as Kyle, Jackie O & Amanda broadcast from home

16 March 2020 The effects of COVID-19 on the radio industry are only just beginning to be felt, and it’s more than likely that over coming weeks listeners...

Dr Andrew Rochford tells Ftizy & Wippa “We need to buy time” on coronavirus

12 March 2020 With the world in a state of hysteria thanks to Coronavirus, Fitzy & Wippa brought in Dr Andrew Rochford to give an experts down low...

Fox FM cancels it’s rooftop Key party because of coronavirus

12 March 2020 Fox FM told hundreds of its listeners that instead of gathering for the World Famous Rooftop and Key Party, they should live stream the event. Attendees...

Koori Radio closes offices after a positive COVID 19 test result

12 March 2020 A Secondee recently placed at Koori Radio has today tested positive for COVID-19. Gadigal Information Service, which operates Koori Radio, has acted quickly to enact a...

NABShow 2020 is cancelled due to coronavirus threat

11 March 2020 As the growing threat of COVID-19 continues to cross international borders, the NAB has made the decision to cancel NABShow 2020. In a letter to...