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A weekly audio column with the most interesting news about radio's future. James Cridland 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. James has worked in radio since 1989…

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    WSQK - showing how radio innovates unlike no other

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2025 10:02


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

    innovate
    Hey, Google - when will you fix radio? Plus, ARN's compliance team

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2025 13:40 Transcription Available


    Links and lots more info at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/hey-google-acma/

    compliance hey google radio plus fix radio
    Tim Davie, Heart, AI traffic - and ACMA again

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2025 14:01 Transcription Available


    The whole thing with links and more of Heart - https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/tim-davie-traffic-acma/

    heart traffic acma tim davie
    News bulletins on radio, and AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2025 8:35 Transcription Available


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

    bulletins
    Emergencies - and weekends

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 7:13 Transcription Available


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

    emergencies
    New Tesla? It might not have a radio in it

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2025 6:55


    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.

    new tesla 4bc
    A visualised podcast - in the flesh

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2025 8:47 Transcription Available


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

    flesh
    ACMA: You Should Kick Kyle off FM Radio

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2025 7:44 Transcription Available


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

    kick fm radio acma
    A review of a Deepelec DP-666 radio receiver

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2025 8:37 Transcription Available


    It's amazing! See pictures here: https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/review-deepelec-dp-666/

    receiver
    No more awards in Australia; no more Radio in the UK Academy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2025 8:31 Transcription Available


    Links and more at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/acras-and-audio/

    awards australiano uk academy
    How to listen to BBC Radio overseas

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2025 8:55


    Links and all this written down over here: https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/how-to-listen-to-bbc-radio-overseas/

    bbc radio overseas
    The BBC adds new stations to DAB

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2025 4:34


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

    adds stations
    Pennine Radio's reunion

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2025 7:40


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

    reunions pennine
    Radiodays Asia in Jakarta

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2025 5:08 Transcription Available


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

    jakarta radio days
    Apple's radio stations now everywhere

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2025 4:38 Transcription Available


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

    apple radio stations
    Calls for legislation to protect radio in Australia, and BBC adds catch-up

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 6:50 Transcription Available


    Links and lots more at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/in-car-on-demand

    australia protect legislation adds
    Multiplatform Christian O'Connell: coming soon across Australia

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2025 6:25 Transcription Available


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

    australia coming soon christiano multiplatform
    So long, James Whale

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 4:00 Transcription Available


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

    whales james whale
    Time to Kiis goodbye in Brisbane?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2025 8:48 Transcription Available


    Lots of links to the stories and things I talk about here: https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/feedback-and-more/

    brisbane kiis
    ABC Radio Brisbane celebrates 100 years on-air

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025 7:14


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

    brisbane celebrates abc radio
    The biggest radio stations in the US

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2025 11:08


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

    radio stations
    The end of local radio in the UK (almost)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 9:17 Transcription Available


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

    local radio
    The Voice of America gets cut

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 6:57 Transcription Available


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

    voice of america
    Emergency radio broadcasting - ABC Radio Brisbane excels in Cyclone Alfred

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 8:19


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

    emergency brisbane cyclone abc radio excels radio broadcasting
    RAJAR's MIDAS study, and a look ahead to Radiodays

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 9:04


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

    study look ahead midas radio days rajar
    A tale of two sets of radio closures

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 6:32


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

    tale closures two sets
    BBC audio for international users

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 6:52


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

    international users bbc audio
    Radio in the car: and bad software

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 5:41


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

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 4:48


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

    apple stations triple j hottest 100
    Two big changes in radio in the UK - and what it means for everyone

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 13:26


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

    big changes two big
    BBC Sounds - is it going away internationally?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 6:21


    I think I've hit on the BBC's strategy.https://james.cridland.net/blog/2024/bbc-sounds-the-strategy/

    bbc internationally going away bbc sounds
    New radio, new talent, and AM

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 5:17


    https://james.cridland.net/blog/2024/radio-1-new-talent/I have a new radio, and things.

    new talent new radio
    Happy 100, Aussie Radio

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 5:33


    Links and more are at https://james.crid.land/update/happy-100-aussie-radio

    aussie
    Better user interfaces in cars change radio listening

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 5:27


    All the links and more here: https://james.crid.land/update/user-interface-car-radioThis was first published Oct 24

    cars user interfaces radiothis
    Careful what the numbers tell you

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2023 10:54


    All the links and everything else at https://james.crid.land/update/dab-numbers-australia

    numbers careful
    Link rot, RAJAR and the BBC's global numbers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2023 8:38


    For all the links and more, try https://james.crid.land/update/link-rot

    global numbers rajar
    Farewell All Access; congrats Kyle and Jackie O

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 10:28


    All the links and more at https://james.crid.land/update/farewell-all-access

    farewell jackie o
    What the world's first podcaster would do with radio

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2023 10:01


    What? What would he do? Listen on. Or read on - https://james.crid.land/update/lydon-and-radio

    podcasters
    AI and radio

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2023 7:25


    An audio version of my newsletter, at https://james.crid.land/update/ai-and-radio

    Behind the scenes for radio visualisation at BBC Radio 5 Live

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2023 5:41


    An audio version of my newsletter, at https://james.crid.land/update/5-live-nicky-visual

    behind the scenes bbc radio visualisation
    AM given reprieve; Long Wave to go away; radio on TV

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2023 8:33


    All the links etc at https://james.crid.land/update/radio-on-tv

    wave reprieve
    An excerpt of a trip report

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 5:36


    I needed to record something using an ALABS IRON MINI-WL, and so I recorded a bit of a recent trip report. The trip report is part of my blog at https://james.cridland.net/blog/

    excerpt trip report
    India tells phone manufacturers to get FM; and BBC local radio

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 11:27


    All the links and words at https://james.crid.land/update/india-fm

    phone manufacturers bbc local radio
    AM radio's US defenders

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2023 10:19


    All the links, and lots more, at https://james.crid.land/update/am-radio-us-defenders

    defenders
    Ken Bruce hits the air and Bauer hits its stride

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 10:36


    All the links at https://james.crid.land/update/bruce-bauer

    hits bauer stride ken bruce
    Can your presenters publish to your website?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 7:11


    Links and more at https://james.crid.land/update/publishing-tools-radio

    publish presenters
    AM radio to disappear from more cars

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 5:03


    Links and details at https://james.crid.land/update/am-disappearing

    cars disappear
    Robot radio comes closer, with RadioGPT - but is it any good?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 10:17


    Links and more details over here: https://james.crid.land/update/radiogpt

    robots closer radiogpt
    CBC to turn off transmitters (but not yet)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2023 11:10


    Links! Text! Fun! At https://james.crid.land/update/cbc-radio-transmitters

    fun turn off transmitters
    BBC pulls its stations from Radioplayer, and the RAJAR figures

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 11:06


    Links and more to read and listen to over here...https://james.crid.land/update/bbc-radioplayer-pull

    figures pulls stations rajar radioplayer
    Ken Bruce leaving BBC Radio 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2023 13:36


    Goodness me!Links and more to read and listen to over here...https://james.crid.land/update/ken-bruce

    leaving goodness radio2 ken bruce bbc radio 2

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