DAB+

VW expands DAB+ across the 2022 range

28 September 2021 Commercial Radio Australia has welcomed news that Volkswagen Australia has added DAB+ digital radio across most of its model year...

Coles radio retains its position on the top shelf

31 August 2021 Coles Radio serves up another top shelf survey result leading the DAB+ stations across the 5 metro survey areas. ...

ABC Melbourne is upgrading its DAB+ service next week

27 May 2021 The ABC is upgrading its DAB+ service in Melbourne on Tuesday June 1 and are expecting service interruptions and breaks...

Reducing driver distraction on the digital dash

13 May 2021 WorldDAB is working on features to give digital radios in the car’s dashboard the same voice control functionality as voice...

Latest digital radio standards explained at #DBS2021

5 April 2021 The BBC’s Lindsay Cornell delivered a Digital Radio technical update covering DAB, DRM and RadioDNS.Cornell is Chair of the World...

ACMA won’t adapt proposed deeming principles for digital expansion

18 March 2021 The ACMA has released the outcome of its consultation on proposed deeming principles for regional radio licence areas. In...

Weekly listeners for DAB+ exclusive radio stations climb to 2.35 million: GfK

1 March 2021 Australia’s DAB+ digital radio-only stations attracted a weekly audience of 2.35 million people in 2020, an increase of 15% from...

WorldDAB turns its attention to voice control in the car

10 December 2020 The world body behind DAB+, WorldDAB, continues to plan the future of the in-car user experience for digital radio and...

2CH is at the top of the DAB ladder in Sydney

7 December 2020 Double J has jumped to the top of the DAB+ stations nationally for the final survey of 2020, just in...

SCA and Soundcloud launch Soundcloud Radio on DAB+

17 August 2020 SCA and SoundCloud have extended their exclusive advertising partnership to bring SoundCloud Radio to the Australian market on 24 August...

Proposed deeming principles for regional radio licence areas

30 June 2020 The ACMA is proposing to adopt a set of principles to use as guidance when considering whether to deem a...

Good Times for Nine Radio in Perth

23 April 2020 One of our regular readers, the sharp eyed Marcus Fitz-Gerald, noticed something strange in our recent article about Steve Jacobs’...

Kath Brown leaves Commercial Radio Australia

7 April 2020 Kathryn Sabel Brown (Kath Brown) has left Commercial Radio Australia.Looking back on her 25 years with the industry body, Kath...

Cars & Trucks top the ad categories for radio: AirCheck

3 April 2020 This week AirCheck Australia have compared the top categories between FM/AM and DAB+ radio for the first quarter of 2020.Cars...

ACMA’s report on the future delivery of radio

26 March 2020 The ACMA has released its Future delivery of radio report, that lays out its priorities for the future delivery of...

DAB+ digital radio coming to Mandurah for Christmas

17 December 2019 Mandurah will be the ninth city in Australia and the first non-capital to have DAB+ digital radio, when the free...

DAB+ Ratings: Elf Radio a Christmas Gift for ARN

16 December 2019 Coles Radio (249,000) is still at the top nationally in the latest survey of DAB+ stations, and while Elf Radio...

Edge Radio gains access to DAB+ service in Hobart

8 December 2019 Youth broadcaster, and community radio station, Edge Radio, will be allowed to provide a DAB+ digital radio service in Hobart...

Commercial radio launches largest DAB+ consumer campaign to date

1 December 2019 The commercial radio industry has launched a landmark consumer-focused DAB+ digital radio campaign, which highlights that “radio is the ultimate...

SCA Podcast Division now in profit: Grant Blackley

27 November 2019 SCA’s podcast division PodcastOne moved to its break even point a few months ago and is now beginning to make...

DRM not inferior but complimentary says Ruxandra Obreja

10 October 2019 The expansion of digital radio to regional areas in Australia’s vast continent is an issue that has been challenging broadcasters...