Radioland, with James Cridland - radio futurologist
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A 'clear-channel' AM station sells its transmitters for housing
DAB+, DRM, Radio 4 LW and the death of radio news
Fakt Tapt video, the ACMA FoI, and how local is US radio really?
SiriusXM and iHeart to merge?
Longwave closures and job cuts from the BBC
The AI top 40, and the BBC News channel in Australia
Should you pull your radio station off TuneIn?
What the radio figures actually say about multiplatform radio
There's a nice graph here: https://james.cridland.net/blog/2026/multiplatform-radio-figures/
The world of radio goes to Rīga
Latvia is the home of Radiodays Europe this yearhttps://radioland.email for more!
The big changes for radio's 55+ audience
New research shows that radio's core audience is changing rapidly.More on this and everything else at https://radioland.email
Kyle and Jackie O - what their show ending means for the radio industry
One of Australia’s biggest radio shows, Kyle & Jackie O, has ended. Tuesday’s announcement to the ASX, the Australian stock market, makes it clear that it isn’t a stunt. The show is now off the air: Kent Small is doing the breakfast show in both Sydney and Melbourne (this is Australian radio, so he has to have a nickname, which is “Smallzy”).Employment lawyers will now be involved, in two of the biggest media legal cases in the country, as things begin to get messy. Jackie “O” Henderson is now saying that she “did not quit or resign”, in a statement that, perhaps pointedly, didn’t mention Kyle’s name once. Kyle (who has also taken time away from TV duties) is also reported to be priming his lawyers for a reported $88mn; potentially arguing that a similar argument on-air last year wasn’t treated as serious by ARN, his whole show was based on controversy, and a slightly misguided view that ARN’s censors should have prevented the argument going out. There’s plenty more informed coverage in the Game Changers Radio podcast.This might look like a peculiarly Australian news story. But, actually, I think it raises questions for radio people everywhere. Here are some of them.
Ofcom's news rules to cool FM band?
Read this at https://radioland.email
Radioland gets a Marty; NRJ to leave national radio in Sweden
More at https://radioland.email
Why TV's decline matters for radio
Read this, see the links and more at https://radioland.email
New Australian broadcast rules - covering AI and kids
The new rules from CRA in Australia. What do they say?https://james.cridland.net/blog/2026/new-australian-rules for links and more!
Your emergency broadcaster - except when you're not
Links and more at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2026/emergency-broadcasters/
ABC comes off iHeart
Links and more - https://james.cridland.net/blog/2026/abc-comes-off-iheart/
STV Radio launches, and more AM switchoffs
https://james.cridland.net/blog/2026/stv-radio-launches/ for links and more
Radiocentre's 2025 - and closures as we move into 2026
https://james.cridland.net/blog/2026/closures-at-end-of-2025/ for links to everything I talk about, and more
The future isn't AM in cities
More including audio at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/arn-change-minds/
AM continues to be switched off worldwide, as FM gets a reprieve in Switzerland
There's links at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/am-switchoff-continues/
The stupid bit of Australia's social media ban for kids
From https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/australia-social-media-ban/ - a little extra.
Does a trademark application tell us anything about Global's plans?
More at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/global-arn-australia
WSQK - showing how radio innovates unlike no other
https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/wsqk-and-obsession/ for all the links and more audio!
Hey, Google - when will you fix radio? Plus, ARN's compliance team
Links and lots more info at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/hey-google-acma/
Tim Davie, Heart, AI traffic - and ACMA again
The whole thing with links and more of Heart - https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/tim-davie-traffic-acma/
News bulletins on radio, and AI
Links and more here:https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/news-requirements-radio/
Emergencies - and weekends
Links and more over here: https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/emergencies-and-weekends/
New Tesla? It might not have a radio in it
And, 4BC loses a breakfast presenter.https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/tesla-model-3-no-radio/ to read all of this, and see the links.
A visualised podcast - in the flesh
https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/radiozeit-patent/ has links and lots more info
ACMA: You Should Kick Kyle off FM Radio
Links and more at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/kick-kyle-off/
A review of a Deepelec DP-666 radio receiver
It's amazing! See pictures here: https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/review-deepelec-dp-666/
No more awards in Australia; no more Radio in the UK Academy
Links and more at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/acras-and-audio/
The BBC adds new stations to DAB
All the links! All over here. https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/bbc-brand-extensions/
Pennine Radio's reunion
Links and stuff are over here: https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/to-bradford-and-pennine/
Radiodays Asia in Jakarta
Links and much more at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/radiodays-asia-jakarta/
Apple's radio stations now everywhere
Links! And more! https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/apple-radio-everywhere/
Calls for legislation to protect radio in Australia, and BBC adds catch-up
Links and lots more at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/in-car-on-demand
Multiplatform Christian O'Connell: coming soon across Australia
Links and more info at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/australian-multiplatform-radio/
So long, James Whale
Read this over here: https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/so-long-james-whale/
Time to Kiis goodbye in Brisbane?
Lots of links to the stories and things I talk about here: https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/feedback-and-more/
ABC Radio Brisbane celebrates 100 years on-air
All the links and details at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/abc-radio-brisbane-100/
The biggest radio stations in the US
Links and more at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/annual-report/
The end of local radio in the UK (almost)
Links and more at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/bauer-local-radio-uk/
The Voice of America gets cut
More details and pictures and links at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/voa-and-world-service/
Emergency radio broadcasting - ABC Radio Brisbane excels in Cyclone Alfred
Links and more info at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/abc-cyclone-coverage/
RAJAR’s MIDAS study, and a look ahead to Radiodays
Links and more info at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/rajar-midas-q424/
A tale of two sets of radio closures
Info and links: https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/two-radio-closures/
BBC audio for international users
Info and links: https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/bbc-audio-international/
Radio in the car: and bad software
Links and more info: https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/in-car-radio/