Kyle and Jackie O to deliver keynote speech at IMAA’s inaugural Sound-Byte audio conference

11 June 2025 Independent Media Agencies of Australia (IMAA), the national, not-for-profit industry association for the independent media agency industry have announced their inaugural Sound-Byte conference – a...

Third The Audio Edge event demonstrates radio’s cross channel benefits in Brisbane

22 August 2024 Commercial Radio and Audio (CRA) held their third The Audio Edge event in Brisbane yesterday (August 21) showing the results of a radio advertising trial with Dan...

CRA launches Power of Radio campaign

31 July 2024 A key takeaway from Commercial Radio and Audio's (CRA) The Audio Edge event in Melbourne earlier this month was that an investment of 11% in...

ACRA finalists for 2024 have been announced

25 July 2024 The finalists for the 35th Australian Commercial Radio & Audio (ACRA) Awards have been revealed, with the winners announced this year at The Star in...

Make the brand creative. Hold it for longer. Make it good: The Audio Edge, Melbourne

18 July 2024 I got a lot out of the second iteration of Commercial Radio and Audio (CRA)’s events advocating for our industry, this time called The Audio...

Big increase in digital audio ad revenue this quarter

18 July 2024 Metro ad revenue has increased in the second quarter of 2024, according to new figures released by CRA. For the first time the figures include...

The Audio Edge: CRA invites you next Thursday July 18

10 July 2024 Following on from February's HEARD event in Sydney, Commercial Radio and Audio (CRA) invites media, marketing, radio and advertising professionals and those who seek to...

ABC and Commercial Radio listening increases in Survey 4

9 July 2024 Commercial Radio and ABC both recorded growth in Survey 4. Australian commercial radio continues to experience sustained year-on-year growth, with 12.4 million listeners tuning in...

8 out of 10 Australians choose radio: Infinite Dial 2024

3 July 2024 Radio is the No 1 choice to listen to in the car and has increased its audience to reach to 81% of our population, according...

Lizzie Young the new CEO of CRA

27 June 2024 Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) have announced that Lizzie Young will be their new CEO. Young left her role as APAC CEO and global growth officer...

Inaugural Audio Edge event brings radio stars, trends and strategies to Melbourne

20 June 2024 After the success of Commercial Radio and Audio's HEARD event held in February in Sydney, a second chance to amplify your audio knowledge called Audio...

New insights to mark one year of Radio 360

30 May 2024 It is nearly a year, 360 days to be exact, since Radio 360 changed radio audience measurement in Australia to a holistic picture of listeners...

Closing date for ACRA entries extended & register for Infinite Dial 2024

27 May 2024 Commercial Radio and Audio have extended the closing date for entries to the 35th Australian Commercial Radio and Audio (ACRA) Awards, which will be held at...

Radio remains reliable in challenging conditions: CRA

10 May 2024 Radio is holding relatively steady despite ongoing market challenges, with metro ad revenue down 5.8% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to Q1 2023, according to figures released by Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA). The total broadcast radio ad revenue for the first quarter across the five major metropolitan markets was $146.754 million, compared… Read More

Applications open for Brian White scholarship

1 May 2024 Applications have opened for the Brian White scholarship which provides students or recent graduates opportunities to kickstart a career in radio news. This annual scholarship,...

Revamp for Siren Awards

22 April 2024 Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) taking a new approach with the Siren Awards with two new partnerships aiming at reflecting excellence across all audio platforms,...

Ford Ennals resigns as CEO of CRA, effective immediately

15 April 2024 The CEO of Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA), Ford Ennals, has announced his resignation effective from Monday April 15, 2024. Ennals has been CEO for...

Audio event HEARD 2024 launched by CRA

29 January 2024 To highlight the value and power of audio, Commercial Radio and Audio (CRA) have launched HEARD 2024, a free event to be held on February...

Never ending evolution for radio ratings #RDA23

10 September 2023 “Our radio audiences have never been stronger, in the last two years one million more people are listening,” Commercial Radio…

Advertisers and broadcasters get together at #AudioUnlimited Conference

28 October 2022 Advertising agencies and clients reunited in person with radio leaders and personalities in the first CRA conference for three years. The post covid event in...

CRA appoints Jo Dick to newly created role of Chief Commercial Officer

30 March 2021 Commercial Radio Australia have announced the appointment of Jo Dick as Chief Commercial Officer, commencing on 17 May. The newly created role, reporting to the CEO,...