Commercial Radio Australia  and Presslaff Interactive Revenue have released the third in the series of Finding Consumer Trend (FCT) reports, offering insights into the lifestyle interests and buying habits of regional radio listeners.
 
The latest survey, on the topic of insurance, involved more than 1700 listeners from across 96 stations throughout Australia, providing their views on the types of insurance policies they purchased and the factors they considered important when choosing a policy.
 

An ad by George Patterson Y&R titled “Fast Conversation” for client Public Transport Victoria (PTV) has won round three overall and the single category of the 2016 Siren Awards.  The ad features two mates waiting for the train, speaking very fast, before the next train arrives. 
 

The Commercial Radio Industry has recorded growth in metropolitan advertising revenue of 12.43% for September, to a total of $70.823 million, according to figures sourced by Deloitte and released today by industry body Commercial Radio Australia (CRA).

The commercial radio industry’s National Radio Conference will be held at Jupiters on the Gold Coast tomorrow Friday, 9 October. 

Nearly 600 delegates including radio presenters, CEOs, station owners, senior executives, station managers, programmers, music directors, sales and marketing executives, creative teams, engineering and human resources from radio stations across Australia will attend.  

Queensland commercial radio station managers and executives, led by Commercial Radio Australia chief executive officer Joan Warner, met on the Gold Coast with senior Queensland emergency services personnel today to prepare for the upcoming fire and flood season.

Commercial Radio Australia has released the full conference program for this year's National Radio Conference, revealing industry-wide headline sessions to stimulate debate and encourage innovation.

Delegates including radio presenters, CEOs, station owners, senior executives, station managers, programmers, music directors, sales and marketing executives, creative teams, plus engineering and human resources representatives, from radio stations across Australia will attend the National Radio Conference to be held at Jupiters on the Gold Coast on Friday October 9.

The commercial radio industry today welcomed the appointment of Senator Mitch Fifield as Federal Minister for Communications.
 
CRA Chief Executive Joan Warner said: “CRA congratulates Minister Fifield on his appointment and we look forward to working closely with him.”