The number of listeners to Australian commercial radio is at a record high according to the latest data collected in the CRA’s annual listening summary, prepared by GfK.
 
10.891 million people listened to commercial radio each week across the five metro markets in 2019, up by 1.4% on 2018.
 
Of those 10.891 million people, 10.4% are aged 10-17, 11.6% are aged 18-24, 26.7% are aged 25-39, 22.5% are aged 40-54, 12.6% are aged 55-64 and 16.2% are aged 65+.
 

Advertising revenue for metropolitan commercial radio stations fell by 6.1% over the 2019 calendar year to $760.799 million, compared to the record high of $810.322 million achieved in 2018, according to data compiled by Deloitte and released today Commercial Radio Australia.
 

The winner of Round 4 of the 2020 Siren Awards has been decided, with advertising agency The Royals named overall winner after securing victory in the campaign category for the Athena Home Loans ad series ‘The Call’. They also placed first in the single category for the individual commercial ‘The Call – No Fees.’
 

Commercial Radio Australia has welcomed the Government’s response to the ACCC’s Digital Platforms Inquiry.

The Government’s immediate response includes:

Wil Anderson and Charlie Clausen, who produce the cult hit podcast series TOFOP (Thirty Odd Foot of Podcast), are among three new publishers that will have their shows included in the Australian Podcast Ranker, beginning January 2020.

The commercial radio industry has launched a landmark consumer-focused DAB+ digital radio campaign, which highlights that “radio is the ultimate soundtrack to any situation”.
 
The new multimedia marketing campaign is the largest ever DAB+ campaign commissioned by the commercial radio industry since DAB+ services launched in Australia 10 years ago.
 

AFTRS and CRA announced a new scholarship to support a regional student moving to Sydney to study AFTRS’ Graduate Diploma in Radio which covers all aspects of audio including podcasting.
 
The CRA Podcast Scholarship will provide $7,500 in 2020, to support the student’s living expenses and re-location to Sydney plus a 4-week internship at PodcastOne.
 

Advertising revenue for metropolitan commercial radio stations plunged by 10.2 percent to $181.432 million in the September quarter of 2019, from $202.109 million a year ago, according to data compiled by Deloitte and released today by CRA.
 
Ad revenue fell in all capital cities, with the largest market, Melbourne, down 8.68% to $59.371 million and Sydney down 11.44% to $55.043 million compared to the same period a year ago.