James Cridland - radio futurologist

James Cridland

A weekly audio column with the most interesting news about radio's future.

  • 11 minutes 58 seconds
    Ofcom's news rules to cool FM band?

    Read this at https://radioland.email

    1 March 2026, 10:44 pm
  • 11 minutes 18 seconds
    Radioland gets a Marty; NRJ to leave national radio in Sweden

    More at https://radioland.email

    22 February 2026, 11:13 pm
  • 12 minutes 59 seconds
    Why TV's decline matters for radio

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

    16 February 2026, 9:19 am
  • 11 minutes 10 seconds
    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!

    10 February 2026, 4:37 am
  • 10 minutes 27 seconds
    Your 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 seconds
    ABC 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 seconds
    STV 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 seconds
    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

    4 January 2026, 9:57 am
  • 10 minutes 32 seconds
    The 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 seconds
    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/

    14 December 2025, 10:58 am
  • 6 minutes 25 seconds
    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.

    12 December 2025, 11:49 am
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