Radio posts tough quarter: Regional revenue down, digital up

Nathan Jolly

August 8, 2025 11:08

Commercial radio revenue has fallen slightly in the second quarter of 2025, which the CRA credits to a drop in election advertising spend, and the softening of “a few key brand categories.”

Total radio revenue for the quarter was $309.2 million, slightly down from $309.9m in the same quarter of 2024.

Broken down into categories, metro radio brought in $177.1 million, down from $178.2 million year-on-year.

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Nathan Jolly

Nathan Jolly is the Features Editor at Mumbrella. He joined the team in July, 2023.

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Radio posts tough quarter: Regional revenue down, digital up

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