Sydney and Melbourne markets neck-and-neck as radio revenues continue to recover

Tim Burrowes

October 4, 2013 3:25

Just $400,000 separates the Sydney and Melbourne radio markets after the first three quarters of the financial year.

According to figures released by Commercial Radio Australia this afternoon, Sydney’s radio revenues until the end of September stood at $54.841m while Melbourne is on $54.438m.

Thanks in part to big government spending, then big election spending, Sydney has seen growth for the year to date of 3.8 per cent while Melbourne has grown by 8.9 per cent.

Perth grew by 6.9 per cent to $24.064m, Adelaide by 3.74 per cent to $15.979m and Brisbane by 2.51 per cent to $26.586m.

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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.