AUSTRALIAN PODCAST RANKER – JUNE
Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA), in partnership with Triton Digital, has released the June results for the Australian Podcast Ranker. The Ranker is the country’s only official, third-party verified...
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COMMERCIAL RADIO POWERS ON, REACHING 12.8 MILLION AUSTRALIANS WEEKLY
Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) has welcomed the GfK Metro Survey 4, 2026 results. Commercial radio reaches 12.8 million Australians weekly – up 356,000 listeners year-on-year (YOY).1 Lizzie Young,...
TEN YEARS OF THE BRIAN WHITE SCHOLARSHIP: COMMERCIAL RADIO & AUDIO OPENS 2026 APPLICATIONS
Applications for the 2026 Brian White Scholarship are now open on CRA's website, closing 30 September. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the scholarship, which was named in honour of the late...
LANDMARK GLOBAL STUDY PROVES AUDIO’S IMPACT IN THE MARKETING MIX – DRIVING PROFIT, TRUST AND BRAND OUTCOMES
Mark Ritson on the global stage at Cannes Lions: reinforces audio‘s role as the campaign catalyst. First time the audio industries of Australia, the UK, Ireland and the US have come together to...
AUSTRALIAN PODCAST RANKER – MAY
Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA), in partnership with Triton Digital, has released the May results for the Australian Podcast Ranker. The Ranker is the country’s only official, third-party verified...
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS: COMMERCIAL RADIO’S 12.8 MILLION WEEKLY LISTENERS
Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) has welcomed the GfK Metro Survey 3, 2026 results. Commercial radio reaches 12.8 million Australians weekly – up 350,000 listeners year-on-year (YOY). Nearly four...
COMMERCIAL RADIO & AUDIO Q1 2026 REVENUE TOTALS $257 MILLION
CRA members capture 30% of total digital audio market Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) members delivered digital audio revenue growth of 9.9% to $25.2 million for Q1 2026, versus the broader digital...
AUSTRALIAN PODCAST RANKER – APRIL
Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA), in partnership with Triton Digital, has released the April results for the Australian Podcast Ranker. The Ranker is the country’s only official, third-party verified...
COMMERCIAL RADIO & AUDIO WELCOMES THE GOVERNMENT’S SUSPENSION OF THE COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING TAX AND CALLS FOR FURTHER ACTION TO SUPPORT COMMERCIAL RADIO
Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) today welcomes the Albanese Government's decision to extend the suspension of the Commercial Broadcasting Tax (CBT) for a further two years as part of the forthcoming...
ON THE RECORD, YET AGAIN: COMMERCIAL RADIO REACHES 12.8 MILLION WEEKLY LISTENERS
Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) has welcomed the GfK Survey 2, 2026 results, with commercial radio reaching a record 12.8 million listeners weekly. For nearly four years commercial radio has sustained...
AUSTRALIAN PODCAST RANKER – MARCH
Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA), in partnership with Triton Digital, has released the March results for the Australian Podcast Ranker. The Ranker is the country’s only official, third-party verified...
COMMERCIAL RADIO REACHES 12.7 MILLION AUSTRALIANS
Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) has welcomed the GfK Survey 1, 2026 results. Survey 1 captured listening behaviour between 18 January and 28 February 2026 and is the first read of what promises to be...
AUSTRALIAN PODCAST RANKER – FEBRUARY
Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA), in partnership with Triton Digital, has released the February results for the Australian Podcast Ranker. The Ranker is the country’s only official, third-party...
THE AUDIO ANNUAL 2026: CRA UNVEILS INDUSTRY INNOVATION ROADMAP AT HEARD
Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) unveiled its industry roadmap at HEARD, with Australia's commercial audio networks uniting to deliver what agencies and advertisers have asked for: frictionless access...
HEARD '26: EFFIE’S DATA REVEALS AUDIO DELIVERS A 33% EFFECTIVENESS ADVANTAGE IN REGIONAL MARKETS
New analysis of the Advertising Council Australia's (ACA) Effectiveness Database (2018–2025), presented today at Commercial Radio & Audio's (CRA) HEARD 2026, reveals advertisers can unlock 33% more...
HEARD ‘26: AUDIO IS THE CAMPAIGN CATALYST THAT DRIVES GREATER EFFECTIVENESS
Commercial Radio &Audio (CRA) has revealed updated findings on audio's impact on campaign effectiveness at HEARD 2026. The research, drawn from the Advertising Council of Australia's (ACA)...
CRA APPOINTS HELENA O’DOWD HEAD OF COMMERCIAL STRATEGY
Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) today announced the appointment of Helena O’Dowd as Head of Commercial Strategy. The new role is focused on the delivery of key industry-wide initiatives, driving...
CRA WELCOMES REGISTRATION OF THE NEW COMMERCIAL RADIO CODE OF PRACTICE
New Code includes special care provisions during school commute times and establishes new framework designed to ensure transparency in emerging areas such as the use of synthetic AI voices Commercial...
AUSTRALIAN PODCAST RANKER – DECEMBER
Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA), in partnership with Triton Digital, has released the December results for the Australian Podcast Ranker. The Ranker is the country’s only official, third-party...
COMMERCIAL RADIO’S CONSISTENCY: OVER 12 MILLION LISTENERS REACHED WEEKLY SINCE 2022
Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) has welcomed the latest GfK Survey 8, 2025 results, with commercial radio reaching 12.4 million Australians weekly. Since mid-2022, through a post-COVID media...
AUSTRALIAN PODCAST RANKER – NOVEMBER
Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA), in partnership with Triton Digital, has released the November results for the Australian Podcast Ranker. The Ranker is the country’s only official, third-party...
KATE CLEAVER NAMED WINNER OF 2025 BRIAN WHITE SCHOLARSHIP
Hear from our winner here: Kate Cleaver Interview + Images Curtin University student Kate Cleaver has been named the winner of the prestigious 2025 Brian White Scholarship, announced today by...
CRA MEMBERS CAPTURE 33% OF AUSTRALIA’S DIGITAL AUDIO MARKET, Q3 REVENUE TOTALS $273 MILLION
Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) has reported total radio revenue of $273.1 million for Q3 2025, down 4% year-on-year (YOY). Digital audio revenue grew 12.1% to $26.7 million, while metro broadcast...
BREAKING NEWS: 12.4 MILLION AUSTRALIANS CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO COMMERCIAL RADIO WEEKLY
Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) has welcomed the latest GfK Survey 7, 2025 results, with commercial radio reaching 12.4 million weekly listeners, up 139,000 year-on-year (YOY). Breakfast delivered...