28 April 2022 The commercial radio industry has warned of irreparable damage to Australian media businesses due to the expansion and market dominance of tech giants in a...
5 April 2022 Commercial Radio Australia has signed a three-year agreement with Triton Digital to continue publication of the Australian Podcast Ranker through to March 2024. The partnership...
25 March 2022 As the federal election approaches, the clock is ticking for the Morrison Government to complete its promise to level the playing field between news media...
16 March 2022 Advertising revenue for metropolitan commercial radio stations increased by 0.5% in February to $51.638 million compared to the same month a year ago, for a...
15 March 2022 Reuional Radio surveys will be conducted in 27 markets across Australia this year, with the first results for Karratha released later today. Commercial Radio Australia...
13 March 2022 It's been almost 6 months since Joan Warner announced she would step down from the post she'd held for almost 20 years as CEO of...
3 February 2022 Commercial radio performed strongly in another year impacted by COVID, with weekly audiences up by 1.3% to a record 11.2 million listeners in the five metropolitan...
19 January 2022 It was music to the ears of the Siren Award judges as a new twist on the traditional sea shanty and a modern-day love song...
15 December 2021 A new website for the Australian Podcast Ranker goes live today and the new easy-to-use site features more information on individual podcasts including show descriptions,...
25 November 2021 GfK’s fifth annual nationwide 2022 summer listening survey coming up in January 2022 will examine the radio and media consumption habits of Australians this summer...
16 November 2021 Commercial radio ad revenue remained in positive territory in the month of October with revenue up 6.1% compared to October 2020, according to data released...
29 October 2021 Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) can collectively negotiate with Facebook and Google over payment for their member stations’ news content featured on the platforms following an...
23 September 2021 Commercial Radio Australia chief executive officer Joan Warner has advised the CRA Board that she intends to step down early next year. The search for...
20 September 2021 Commercial radio ad revenue continued to grow in the month of August despite ongoing lockdown restrictions, with revenue up 16.8% compared to August 2020, according...
16 September 2021 Commercial Radio Australia has announced today that the release of the sixth metropolitan radio survey of the year will be delayed by one week to...
10 September 2021 The ACCC has issued a draft determination proposing to authorise Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) to collectively negotiate with Facebook and Google over payment for their...
21 July 2021 In response to Covid lockdowns, changes are expected for the next few radio surveys, with more surveys to be compleeted online. Commercial Radio Australia says...
4 July 2021 Peter Saxon speaks with Zac de Silva For many commercial stations, especially those with music formats, a three minute news bulletin at the top...
27 June 2021 Comment from Peter Saxon Now that ARIA’s new CEO, Annabelle Herd, has had time to put her feet under the desk, like any good...
29 April 2021 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,...
5 April 2021 In a session at the Digital Broadcasting Symposium today, titled Embracing Digital Change – Strategies and Results, CRA chief executive Joan Warner looked back over...
18 March 2021 The ACMA has released the outcome of its consultation on proposed deeming principles for regional radio licence areas. In June 2020, the ACMA consulted on adopting...
15 August 2020 Australia’s 222 regional commercial radio stations “play a crucial role during times of emergency,” CRA’s Joan Warner this week told the Parliamentary Committee inquiring into...
8 April 2020 The commercial radio industry has come together to share a message of support and unity to its community of listeners. Commencing this week, commercial radio...
7 April 2020 Kathryn Sabel Brown (Kath Brown) has left Commercial Radio Australia. Looking back on her 25 years with the industry body, Kath has told radioinfo...
9 March 2020 A new award condition came into force on 1st March that could affect you if you employ staff under the 2010 Broadcasting and Recorded Entertainment...
12 February 2020 On the eve of World Radio Day, Commercial Radio Australia has just finished hosting an event at Parliament House Canberra to focus political attention on...
29 January 2020 On the Daily Talkshow podcast this week, Josh Janssen has criticised subscribers to the Australian Podcast Ranker for gaming the system. After examining the way...
24 October 2019 Natalie Peters and Erin Molan won the ACRA for the Best On Air Team in AM Radio last weekend. It was a pivotal moment in...
22 October 2019 "It's all about the team you're with. As a comedian you need great support to keep the ball in the air," Lawrence Mooney told radioinfo...
