Radioland, with James Cridland - radio futurologist

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Radioland, with James Cridland - radio futurologist

A regular audio column with the most interesting news about radio's future. James is a radio futurologist - a writer, speaker and consultant concentrating on the effect that new platforms and technology are having on the radio business across the world. He has a website at https://james.cridland.net where you can subscribe to Radioland, his newsletter.

  1. 234

    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/

  2. 233

    SiriusXM and iHeart to merge?

    And a new radio streaming app for iOS.More at https://radioland.email

  3. 232

    Longwave closures and job cuts from the BBC

    See the baker's van at https://radioland.email

  4. 231

    The AI top 40, and the BBC News channel in Australia

    https://radioland.email to subscribe and get this in your inbox!

  5. 230

    Should you pull your radio station off TuneIn?

    Well, should you?More at https://radioland.email

  6. 229

    What the radio figures actually say about multiplatform radio

    There's a nice graph here: https://james.cridland.net/blog/2026/multiplatform-radio-figures/

  7. 228

    The world of radio goes to Rīga

    Latvia is the home of Radiodays Europe this yearhttps://radioland.email for more!

  8. 227

    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

  9. 226

    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.

  10. 225

    Ofcom's news rules to cool FM band?

    Read this at https://radioland.email

  11. 224
  12. 223

    Why TV's decline matters for radio

    Read this, see the links and more at https://radioland.email

  13. 222

    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!

  14. 221

    Your emergency broadcaster - except when you're not

    Links and more at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2026/emergency-broadcasters/

  15. 220

    ABC comes off iHeart

    Links and more - https://james.cridland.net/blog/2026/abc-comes-off-iheart/

  16. 219

    STV Radio launches, and more AM switchoffs

    https://james.cridland.net/blog/2026/stv-radio-launches/ for links and more

  17. 218

    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

  18. 217

    The future isn't AM in cities

    More including audio at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/arn-change-minds/

  19. 216

    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/

  20. 215

    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.

  21. 214

    Does a trademark application tell us anything about Global's plans?

    More at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/global-arn-australia

  22. 213

    WSQK - showing how radio innovates unlike no other

    https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/wsqk-and-obsession/ for all the links and more audio!

  23. 212

    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/

  24. 211

    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/

  25. 210

    News bulletins on radio, and AI

    Links and more here:https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/news-requirements-radio/

  26. 209

    Emergencies - and weekends

    Links and more over here: https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/emergencies-and-weekends/

  27. 208

    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.

  28. 207

    A visualised podcast - in the flesh

    https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/radiozeit-patent/ has links and lots more info

  29. 206

    ACMA: You Should Kick Kyle off FM Radio

    Links and more at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/kick-kyle-off/

  30. 205

    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/

  31. 204

    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/

  32. 203

    The BBC adds new stations to DAB

    All the links! All over here. https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/bbc-brand-extensions/

  33. 202

    Pennine Radio's reunion

    Links and stuff are over here: https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/to-bradford-and-pennine/

  34. 201

    Radiodays Asia in Jakarta

    Links and much more at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/radiodays-asia-jakarta/

  35. 200

    Apple's radio stations now everywhere

    Links! And more! https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/apple-radio-everywhere/

  36. 199

    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

  37. 198

    Multiplatform Christian O'Connell: coming soon across Australia

    Links and more info at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/australian-multiplatform-radio/

  38. 197

    So long, James Whale

    Read this over here: https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/so-long-james-whale/

  39. 196

    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/

  40. 195

    ABC Radio Brisbane celebrates 100 years on-air

    All the links and details at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/abc-radio-brisbane-100/

  41. 194

    The biggest radio stations in the US

    Links and more at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/annual-report/

  42. 193

    The end of local radio in the UK (almost)

    Links and more at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/bauer-local-radio-uk/

  43. 192

    The Voice of America gets cut

    More details and pictures and links at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/voa-and-world-service/

  44. 191

    Emergency radio broadcasting - ABC Radio Brisbane excels in Cyclone Alfred

    Links and more info at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/abc-cyclone-coverage/

  45. 190

    RAJAR’s MIDAS study, and a look ahead to Radiodays

    Links and more info at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/rajar-midas-q424/

  46. 189

    A tale of two sets of radio closures

    Info and links: https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/two-radio-closures/

  47. 188

    BBC audio for international users

    Info and links: https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/bbc-audio-international/

  48. 187

    Radio in the car: and bad software

    Links and more info: https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/in-car-radio/

  49. 186

    Triple J's Hottest 100; and Apple's stations

    Links and more info: https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/triple-j-hottest-100/

  50. 185

    Two big changes in radio in the UK - and what it means for everyone

    Lots of things to read over here: https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/global-regional-programming/

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A regular audio column with the most interesting news about radio's future. James is a radio futurologist - a writer, speaker and consultant concentrating on the effect that new platforms and technology are having on the radio business across the world. He has a website at https://james.cridland.net where you can subscribe to Radioland, his newsletter.

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