James Cridland - radio futurologist
James Cridland
A weekly audio column with the most interesting news about radio's future.
- 11 minutes 10 secondsNew 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!
10 February 2026, 4:37 am - 10 minutes 27 secondsYour emergency broadcaster - except when you're not
Links and more at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2026/emergency-broadcasters/
1 February 2026, 12:07 pm - 9 minutes 15 secondsABC comes off iHeart
Links and more - https://james.cridland.net/blog/2026/abc-comes-off-iheart/
27 January 2026, 11:19 am - 7 minutes 29 secondsSTV Radio launches, and more AM switchoffs
https://james.cridland.net/blog/2026/stv-radio-launches/ for links and more
18 January 2026, 11:17 am - 15 minutes 3 secondsRadiocentre'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
4 January 2026, 9:57 am - 10 minutes 32 secondsThe future isn't AM in cities
More including audio at https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/arn-change-minds/
21 December 2025, 12:17 pm - 11 minutes 32 secondsAM 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/
14 December 2025, 10:58 am - 6 minutes 25 secondsThe stupid bit of Australia's social media ban for kids
From https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/australia-social-media-ban/ - a little extra.
12 December 2025, 11:49 am - 10 minutes 24 secondsDoes a trademark application tell us anything about Global's plans?7 December 2025, 11:12 pm
- 10 minutes 2 secondsWSQK - showing how radio innovates unlike no other
https://james.cridland.net/blog/2025/wsqk-and-obsession/ for all the links and more audio!
30 November 2025, 11:30 am - 13 minutes 40 secondsHey, 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/
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