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PD’s course goes international
  Commercial Radio Australia has announced the Radio Program Directors course will be delivered internationally, through a partnership with the International Media Broadcasting Academy. The ...
7AD Devonport’s birthday
  Later this year 7AD in Devonport will celebrate its 80th birthday, and to start preparing for the occasion the team is looking for old photos, airchecks or other memorabilia to help set ...
Another Million bucks gone!
Southern Cross Austereo are likely to be 'enemy number one' with insurance companies after the 'million dollar head in the sand' promotion today gave away a million dollars for the second time. ...
Nova Brisbane hits TV
Nova 106.9 is marketing the new Breakfast show during Survey 2 on Brisbane TV. It was a somewhat awkward start to the year after DMG axed it's high-profile poaching from B105, Camilla Severi, in ...
Punch ‘punches’ Radio
News Limited website ‘The Punch’ has today published an opinion piece attacking commercial radio and its support, or lack of in their view, for Australian music.   The ...
Fairfax report financials
Fairfax Media have released their half-year financial results to the market, and the broadcasting division has declined on the previous calendar period (pcp). For that division, revenue in FY12 ...
the ‘Ups and Downs’
    Each survey day we will print a brief outline of the 'ups and downs' for the various commercial radio networks. Of course, no station can go up every survey, and whilst some ...
Metro Survey 1 – 2012
The metropolitan surveys are out this morning. As we have noted in our article earlier this week, we don't believe over-analysing any one survey, particularly the first one of the year, ...
Uniqueness beats ‘better’
The Ten Network launched their new Breakfast show today, bringing it forward by four days due to the leadership issues in the Labor party. No doubt that there will be programming executives at ...
Sams back for the footy
After being dropped from Triple M Melbourne's football commentary team under controversial circumstances a few years ago, and following his public resignation from MTR a month ago, Triple M have ...
New Zealand radio awards
If you are a reader who works in New Zealand radio, and we are seeing quite a signficant amount of traffic from New Zealand – firstly welcome to Radio Today, we would encourage you to ...
SCA senior management changes
Southern Cross Austereo have this afternoon announced Jeremy Simpson as Sydney General Manager with responsibility for 2Day FM and Triple M. He has most recently been SCA's National Sales ...
3AW celebrates
Powerhouse Melbourne talk station 3AW today turns 80, having launched on 22 February 1932. It remains the only AM station in Melbourne to retain it's original call-sign, which came from the ...
‘Where are the Chicks?’
We appreciate all the comments that have been coming in on Radio Today, and encourage you to share your views on our content – even if you have an alternate perspective. We have ...