AU & NZ

Charles Darwin University’s homegrown community radio station Territory FM (TFM) has reported solid growth in its first six months broadcasting from its new studios at the Danala Education and Community Precinct. In the first half of 2025, the McNair Community Listener Survey Rating showed the number of monthly listeners increased to 64,000 people, an increase… Read More
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ACE Radio stations Coast FM and 3YB FM have both increased their overall listener numbers in the first Xtra Insights Survey of 2025 for Warrnambool. Coast FM was the station listened to most among all people, up a whopping 10.9% to 41.8. Combined audience for the two stations has grown by 9,500 since the last… Read More
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Millennials and Gen Z are leading Australia’s podcast listening evolution in 2025, with 69% of 25-34-year-olds listening each month, plus a surprising jump in tradespeople who represent the fastest growing demographic of podcast listeners. These findings come from PodPoll 2025, an annual survey into podcast listening habits and behaviours, conducted by podcast production house Deadset… Read More
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It’s said that laughter is the best medicine. And remarkably, Steve ‘Bedders’ Bedwell hasn’t lost his sense of humour, even though he’s about to face one of the most confronting days of his life. Today, at Melbourne’s Alfred Hospital, the former co-host of Triple M Melbourne’s Timbo & Bedders Breakfast show will undergo surgery to… Read More
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After six years as Content Director at Brisbane’s B105 and well over a decade with SCA, Jack Ball is departing radio for a different type of content creation. On LinkedIn, Jack said “Throughout my career, I’ve learned ‘ the magic happens outside your comfort zone’ … so that’s where I’m headed.” “From October, I’ll be joining… Read More
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There was a heady dose of nostalgia last week when Nova 100’s Breakfast team of Jase Hawkins, Lauren Phillips and Clint Stanaway took a road trip to Victoria’s very last all-you-can-eat Pizza Hut buffet restaurant. It followed a call from a listener, who said she missed all-you-can-eat buffets. It inspired the team to go on… Read More
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