Commercial radio sees continued ad revenue growth

Tim Burrowes

February 5, 2010 2:35

The commercial radio industry has recorded the third consecutive month of growth in advertising revenue, up nearly four per cent to $43.61m during January.

The figures complied by Deloitte for industry body Commercial Radio Australia showed growth of 3.69 per cent in the five metropolitan markets to a total of $43.61m.

The strongest rise came from Brisbane, up 7.2 per cent to $7.12m. There was also growth in all markets except Adelaide.

In Sydney, ad revenue grew by 5.64 per cent to $13.36m, Melbourne grew by 1.51 per cent to $12.77m, Adelaide fell by 1.62 per cent to $4.07m and Perth grew by 3.96 per cent to $6.29m.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.