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.” 
 

Malcolm Turnbull, who was only hours earlier slated to open this year’s National Radio Conference on the Gold Coast on October 9 in his role as Federal Communications Minister, must now be conseidered in doubt having won the Prime Ministership in a sudden leadership spill that played out over a 12 hour periodon Septenber 14.

The commercial radio industry has recorded growth in metropolitan advertising revenue of 5.23% for August

The Australian Communications and Media Authority is extending the current digital radio trials in Canberra and Darwin until 30 June 2016.

The trials are being conducted by Commercial Radio Australia and use DAB+ digital radio technology. Participants in the Canberra trial include The ABC and SBS with hopes that community services will join the trial soon.

Commercial Radio Australia says it looks forward to exploring how these services might become permanent as suggested in the Communications Department’s recently released Digital Radio Report.

Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) has flagged that price of spectrum will be an important issue as the recommendations are implemented.

The Government today announced it has considered and agreed to implement the recommendations of the Spectrum Review undertaken by the Department of Communications, in conjunction with the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

Spectrum is a critical enabler of Australia’s current and future communications infrastructure. However, the legislative framework for managing spectrum in Australia is outdated.

The commercial radio industry has recorded growth in metropolitan advertising revenue of 8.60% for July, to a total of $61.893 million.

Marketforce’s ad “iiNet NBN Buffering Cat Shark” for client iiNet has won the single category and round two overall of the 2016 Siren Awards.

Radio’s annual gala awards night the Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs) is set for an earlier start this year, Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) announced, as tickets went on sale today for both the ACRAs and the National Radio Conference.

The 27^th ACRAs will be held on Saturday, 10 October at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre and the National Radio Conference will take place the day before on Friday, 9 October at Jupiters.