4BH rates well in Brisbane now because of the absence of 4KQ. Ace Radio saw this as an opportunity and 4BH went to 4KQ’s old Classic Hits format and the listeners came flooding in as soon as 4KQ became SENQ.
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It’s the same on Melbourne: 3EE (Magic 1278) and 3MP. Neither of these stations rate particularly well. But we do have Smooth on FM.
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CRA: Radio revenue flat in June quarter 2025 post election
Total radio revenue was flat at $309.2 million in the June quarter 2025 as digital growth offsets softer regional performance and shifts in election-related ad spend, according to Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA).
Metro broadcast radio revenue held steady at $177.1 million, while regional radio fell 5.3% to $103.4 million.
Digital audio revenue rose 27.4% to $28.7 million.
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That’s a massive jump for Digital Audio revenue.
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New CRA campaign showcases the power of audio
Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) and leading independent agency Thinkerbell have joined forces in a new Power of Audio advertising campaign, demonstrating just how potent audio can be.
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Audio and not radio.
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From an advertising perspective, other than podcasts, to me, audio means radio (including internet radio).
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It appears from listening last night that 92.7 Mix FM Sunshine Coast is now taking Triple M Nights with Dave Gleeson, its a bit jarring to hear all the Mix FM positioners next to Dave saying Triple M Nights… Seems oddly out of place.
Seems it only started this week from Monday. Maybe due to them loosing the drive show last week.
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They’ve taken Dave Gleeson for a while
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Write to info@acma.gov.au if you want DRM to be adopted for Regional Australia? The Vacant 46-68 MHz that was once used for Analogue TV Channels 0, 1 and 2 are going to waste.
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Here’s what a AI search determined for that (Global?) spectrum:
| Application Area | Description |
|---|---|
| Land Mobile Radio (LMR) | Used in some countries for public safety, emergency services, and utilities. |
| Rural Two-Way Radio | Employed for farm and mining communications due to long-range propagation. |
| Cordless Telephones (Legacy) | Older analog cordless phones in the US operated around 49 MHz. |
| Remote Control Devices | Garage doors, toys, and industrial remote systems sometimes use 49 MHz. |
| Low-Power Devices | Short-range transmitters for telemetry, alarms, and wireless sensors. |
| Military Communications | Some nations allocate parts of this band for tactical or training use. |
| Amateur Radio (6 m band) | The 50–54 MHz range is globally allocated to ham radio operators. |
| Broadcasting (Historic) | Former analog TV channels (e.g. VHF TV channels 2–4 in North America). |
I was kind of under the impression that the VHF 0-2 spectrum was deemed pretty much unusable in Australia because of too much interference?
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Also specifically not useful for digital broadcasting. Would need a longer antenna as well.
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The Ham’s will not like ACMA taking their “magic” band
Not only that.. remember how youd tell how a thunderstorm was coming in Brisbane when TV0 was on the air?
It makes more sense to use 84-87mhz for DRM… some FM arrays/combiners would be able to support this.. obviously some would not
This would make the cost of implementing of DRM quite a lot cheaper for non metro broadcasters
Obviously its pie in the sky because I cant see DRM happening.. althou it should!
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Forget about the 6m band, broadcasting in there has long since sailed. That being said, I’d be more inclined to see DRM make it to the MW band, despite the interference issues it can have, of which could be mostly resolved with a big enough buffer. After all the ABC had that trial on 747khz a few years back. There’s also the few DRM broadcasts in the SW bands, which can sometimes be received here at night.
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I remember receiving DRM hash on 747 during that trial from my area via Skywave. Let’s just say that while DRM has great promise, it would ruin MW DXing with all the hash.
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I imagine DRM reception via Skywave would be variable, similar to Digital TV in that it would be either “all or nothing” going from perfect to silence and back again with no in between.
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You realize that buffers dont fix errors?.. Buffers only fix jitter (changes in timing of data arriving)… more FEC (forward error correction) is what is needed and even then a 1/1 FEC on MW wont save you from lightning and VW combi vans interference
and the more FEC you add the less the audio bandwidth so somewhere between 15-24 kbits AAC-HE
My ears are hurting just thinking about listening to that
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Good thing there aren’t any Holden Camiras around anymore!
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