The MFWs, a new BBC station, and more from Canada
Hell has no fury like an MFW - Duncan Campbell, former content director of ARN, writes about the pressure group Mad Fudging Witches. “Make n...
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20 of 250 episodesRadio listening data from Europe and the US
The EBU released its Radio Trends Report 2026 . Weekly reach across Europe is 81.3%, down 2.7% from five years ago. As above - time spent li...
AI gets a number 1 song
Links and much more to read at https://radioland.email
Linear audio vs ondemand audio
Data from Edison Research makes me question what radio is marketing for.
BBC Radio 4 long-wave closes down
More at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2026/radio-4-longwave-closes/
What Kyle does next; and doing shows away from your studio
More at https://radioland.email
No more Kyle and Jackie O: the effect on radio overall
All the links are here: https://james.cridland.net/blog/2026/no-kyle-jackie-no-switchoff/
ARN's thoughts about the ACMA licence conditions
More over at https://radioland.email
Should the ABC merge with the SBS?
https://james.cridland.net/blog/2026/abc-sbs/ is where to go to find links for all these stories
A 'clear-channel' AM station sells its transmitters for housing
Yikes! The economy! Plus, more news about radio's future
DAB+, DRM, Radio 4 LW and the death of radio news
I buy a new radio! I dig into the ownership of the BBC's longwave transmitters! More at radioland.email
Fakt Tapt video, the ACMA FoI, and how local is US radio really?
All the links at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2026/acma-foi-tapt/
SiriusXM and iHeart to merge?
And a new radio streaming app for iOS. More at https://radioland.email
Longwave closures and job cuts from the BBC
See the baker's van at https://radioland.email
The AI top 40, and the BBC News channel in Australia
https://radioland.email to subscribe and get this in your inbox!
Should you pull your radio station off TuneIn?
Well, should you? More at https://radioland.email
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 year https://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...