Radioland, with James Cridland - radio futurologist

The Voice of America gets cut 16.03.2025 6:57 ↓

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

Emergency radio broadcasting - ABC Radio Brisbane excels in Cyclone Alfred 09.03.2025 8:19 ↓

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

RAJAR’s MIDAS study, and a look ahead to Radiodays 02.03.2025 9:04 ↓

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

A tale of two sets of radio closures 23.02.2025 6:32 ↓

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

BBC audio for international users 23.02.2025 6:52 ↓

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

Radio in the car: and bad software 23.02.2025 5:41 ↓

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

Triple J's Hottest 100; and Apple's stations 23.02.2025 4:48 ↓

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

Two big changes in radio in the UK - and what it means for everyone 12.01.2025 13:26 ↓

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

BBC Sounds - is it going away internationally? 27.11.2024 6:21 ↓

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

New radio, new talent, and AM 22.09.2024 5:17 ↓

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

Happy 100, Aussie Radio 01.02.2024 5:33 ↓

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

Better user interfaces in cars change radio listening 26.01.2024 5:27 ↓

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

Careful what the numbers tell you 10.10.2023 10:54 ↓

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

Link rot, RAJAR and the BBC's global numbers 06.08.2023 8:38 ↓

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

Farewell All Access; congrats Kyle and Jackie O 27.07.2023 10:28 ↓

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

What the world's first podcaster would do with radio 11.07.2023 10:01 ↓

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

AI and radio 23.06.2023 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 23.06.2023 5:41 ↓

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

AM given reprieve; Long Wave to go away; radio on TV 04.06.2023 8:33 ↓

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

An excerpt of a trip report 30.05.2023 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/

India tells phone manufacturers to get FM; and BBC local radio 19.05.2023 11:27 ↓

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

AM radio's US defenders 02.05.2023 10:19 ↓

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

Ken Bruce hits the air and Bauer hits its stride 03.04.2023 10:36 ↓

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

Can your presenters publish to your website? 20.03.2023 7:11 ↓

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

AM radio to disappear from more cars 20.03.2023 5:03 ↓

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