Messages flood in for Perth breakfast radio king Eoin Cameron
Hundreds of people from around Western Australia have emailed, text messaged, called and used social media to send their wishes for a speedy recovery for 720 ABC Perth radio presenter Eoin Cameron.
18 May 2012
Nearly 30% of UK radio listening goes digital – but share of DAB radio slips
Digital platforms accounted for 29.2% of all listening in the first quarter of 2012, marginally up from 29.1% in the previous quarter and 26.5% at the start of 2011, according to the latest official Rajar figures published on Thursday.
18 May 2012
BBC's The Voice 'should have been on the radio', says Simon Cowell
Britain's Got Talent creator Simon Cowell has said he was "puzzled" by the BBC's singing contest The Voice, and questioned why it was not broadcast on the radio.
18 May 2012
Watchdog defends Kyle decision
Australia's media watchdog has defended its decision to stop short of banning controversial radio presenter Kyle Sandilands from making demeaning comments about women and girls.
18 May 2012
Watchdog backs down on vile Kyle slur ban
Australia's media watchdog has backed down in its battle with radio shock jock Kyle Sandilands.
17 May 2012
Digital radio driving the revolution, with a catch
DIGITAL radio may be booming in Australia, with more than 1.2 million listeners tuning in weekly, but an obstacle to greater success has been the difficulty of adding a digital radio to a car.
17 May 2012
Oldies but goodies win UK radio prize
The UK's country's latest up-and-coming entertainment talents, Beryl Renwick, 86, and Betty Smith, 90, earned a standing ovation on Monday night as they were handed the Sony Academy award for best entertainment show after being helped to the stage by presenters to collect their prize.
17 May 2012
Radio Maroon commentary team to honour the late Artie Beetson
BIG Artie loved it. As the unofficial father of State of Origin football - and a proud Queenslander - rugby league legend Arthur Beetson loved last year's launch of Radio Maroon.
15 May 2012
ABC presenter Eoin Cameron has brain surgery
His wife Wendy says Eoin was injured when he fell backwards over a wall at his apartment complex in Perth, about six weeks ago.
15 May 2012
Howard Stern a good judge of ‘Talent’ on first episode
The self-described “King of All Media” lived up to his lofty title on the season seven premiere of “America’s Got Talent.”
15 May 2012
America’s Got Schmaltz – Howard Stern’s disappointing America’s Got Talent debut
Very unfortunately, that is not the Howard Stern I saw during tonight’s AGT. In fact I barely recognized the AGT Stern.
15 May 2012
BitTorrent is the New Radio, Says Counting Crows Frontman
American rock band Counting Crows have sold more than 20 million albums worldwide, but this success hasn’t caused them to overlook the changing landscape of the music business. Today the band releases four tracks from their new album for free on BitTorrent. Talking to TorrentFreak, Counting Crows
15 May 2012
“HI, it’s will.i.am here, and i.am.downstairs.”
Radio station bosses were a bit surprised when The Voice star will.i.am turned up in their lobby unannounced yesterday morning and requested to play his new single.
15 May 2012
Missouri honors conservative talk radio host Limbaugh
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Controversial conservative radiotalk show host Rush Limbaugh was quietly inducted into a hall of famous Missouri natives on Monday in a ceremony held under tight security at the State Capitol in Jefferson City, a legislative spokesman said.
15 May 2012
India households with radios falls by 18.4 mn
Even as almost half of Indian households now own television sets, the number of Indian households with radios has fallen by almost 15 percentage points between 2001 and 2011.
15 May 2012
Community Radio Gets Shafted By Gillard Government
The dust is beginning to settle on last week’s federal budget but for some, like the Australian Music Radio Airplay Project (AMRAP) who help local musicians get radio airtime on community radio, the battle has only just begun.
14 May 2012
Pilots complain of FM stations' static - The Australian - subscription required
RADIO stations are interfering with airline communications, as pilots complain of distorted music and chatter over the air traffic control frequency.
14 May 2012
Open Letter to the Miami Radio Stations
Dear Miami Radio Stations, Why have you not played any Beastie Boys songs since MCA died May 4?
14 May 2012
Howard Stern on His 'Leap of Faith' to 'America's Got Talent'
Though his judging experience is limited to decades of radio commentary on breast size and shape, Howard Stern is promising substance over shtick when he joins fellow judges Sharon Osbourne and Howie Mandel for Monday night's season seven premiere of NBC's America's Got Talent.
14 May 2012
Catholic radio broadcaster killed in Philippines
Colleagues said they were puzzled by Tuesday's killing of Radio DXHM broadcaster Nestor Sapidan Libaton along a remote section of a highway in Mati city.
14 May 2012
CBA Conference: More That Unites, Than Divides
The Commonwealth Broadcasting Association's annual conference was held in Australia last month. This report from the CBA's website.
11 May 2012
Southern Cross Austereo's director of radio, Guy Dobson, told the Sydney Morning Herald the results of the latest survey period, which covers 10 weeks to late April, are proof that the controversial radio identity is not a turn-off for listeners. And he said the outrage was more a preoccupation for journalists. ''It has never been an issue for us,'' he said. The ''octopus tentacles'' of social media and websites such as this paper's and that of the Daily Telegraph were feeding off the story because it was good for business, he said. ''I can understand why you guys do that but it is more of a story for you guys than it is for us."
09 May 2012
Merrick Watts return to Triple M drive show sees its listener share drop to 4.5 per cent
Merrick Watts' new Highway Patrol show was among radio elite to lose ground in the latest ratings survey, reports the Daily Telegraph.
09 May 2012
3AW jumps out of the blocks in callers' race
Football's radio ratings war has kicked off in earnest, with 3AW claiming an overall victory but Triple M insisting it dominated its most important market, reports The Age.
09 May 2012
Mitchell in command while ABC continues slide
TALK radio giant 3AW has extended its lead against arch-rival 774 ABC and demonstrated its powerful grip over Melbourne radio listeners in today's radio ratings survey. However, the strength of the station's morning show host, Neil Mitchell, was the big story of the survey.
09 May 2012
Billboards switch dials to WSFM
The Financial Review reports that oversized portraits of WSFM’s Jonesy and Amanda on billboards overlooking Sydney’s freeways has paid off for the breakfast duo in this ratings report.
09 May 2012
Nova the big mover in breakfast radio ratings
NOVA breakfast have shot up two points in the latest radio ratings survey to knock 97.3 off their perch of dominance in commercial breakfast radio, reports The Brisbane Courier Mail.
09 May 2012
Rise for 3AW's Neil Mitchell in radio ratings
3AW's Neil Mitchell went up a whopping 2.2 points to 18.4 to crush rival Jon Faine in the morning slot, reports the Herald Sun.
09 May 2012
Mix 94.5 makes it 100 number one results in a row as Nova 937 steps up
MIX 94.5 is Perth's number one rating radio station for the 100th consecutive time, reports PerthNow in this ratings story.
09 May 2012
Mix 102.3 spills breakfast cereal
MIX 102.3 has lost its stranglehold on the Adelaide radio market, slipping to third place overall - behind FIVEaa and then ABC 891. The Adelaide Advertiser reports on the latest ratings results.
09 May 2012
Budget 2012 spending boost for SBS, ABC
SBS has scored a $158.1 million funding coup over five years - described as the biggest in its history. Ten million ABC Radio listeners in regional, rural and remote areas are promised improved services. The ABC's regional radio services will get $2.6 million over four years to continue upgrading transmission sites and studios for compatibility with the new VAST signal, reports The Herald Sun.
09 May 2012
Still in the Radio Mix: 94.5 in Perth
Perth's number one radio station MIX 94.5 has celebrated it's 100th win in a row in the latest radio ratings survey but was very nearly toppled by 92.9FM.
08 May 2012
Kyle and Jackie O aren't winning us back
The numbers for the survey period covering February 12 - April 28 would seem to indicate that those who left the Kyle and Jackie O show last year have stayed away, according to Nielson's latest radio survey.
08 May 2012
Brisbane's highest-rating radio stations revealed
Brisbane’s 97.3FM retains its mantle as the city’s most popular radio station, but Nova 106.9 is gaining on it in the audience share stakes.
08 May 2012
Jelli Reinvents the Radio Spot
SAN MATEO, Calif., May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jelli (http://www.jelli.com) announced today the release of a revolutionary new advertising platform that combines the reach of terrestrial radio with the engagement and measurement of the social web.
06 May 2012
THE ABC and SBS would be answerable only to themselves when it comes to complaints about their journalism, under proposals before Communications Minister Stephen Conroy.
06 May 2012
Ray Hadley's son Daniel becomes a police constable
ON radio he's as tough as they come but yesterday 2GB host Ray Hadley was reduced to tears as he celebrated his son Daniel officially joining the NSW Police Force.
06 May 2012
Digital Thrills The Radio Star
Radio had a fairly formulaic model for decades. Music, news, talk and sports were put together in various combinations to an audience of estimated size and attentiveness. The same went for ads. Online content was rarely one-dimensional. It incorporated text, pictures, video and a host of other elements to tell the story, involve the audience and keep the user experience fresh
06 May 2012
UK Sony Radio Academy awards preview
Last year's Sony awards were dominated by men. Will things change this time round?
06 May 2012
Toss up: two digital car radios compared
The digital-radio revolution has reached our cars, offering crystal-clear sound and extra channels while we're behind the wheel.
06 May 2012