A look at how COVID-19 and regional migration has affected population growth in regional Australia. Read More

14 April 2021: After a short hiatus, Xtra Insights is happy to announce that the RRAMS have resumed in 2021 with survey results already released for some markets and preparations underway for others. Read More

17 October 2019: With the results from the latest Warragul and Geelong regional radio audience measurement surveys (RRAMS) released last week, Xtra Insights proudly celebrates the 100th RRAMS to be released since the methodology was launched in 2014. Read More

8 October 2019: Commercial Radio Australia celebrates 100 regional radio audience surveys since 2014. Read More

15 May 2018: Peter Saxon chats with Grant Broadcasters’ Grant Cameron and SCA’s Brian Gallagher about what's driving the phenomenal growth of regional radio. Read More

15 January 2018: The commercial radio industry today announced Xtra Insights has been appointed to a further two years as the official provider of radio audience measurement surveys in regional Australia.  Read More

23 February 2017: National advertisers are being urged to take a fresh look at regional radio in 2017 as the industry prepares to undertake more than 30 regional radio surveys across Australia this year and rolls out software to provide ad agencies with free access to the data. Read More

16 December 2016: Radio industry body Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) today announced that, with the support of Southern Cross Austereo, media agencies and large direct advertisers across Australia will be offered a free software package called Frequency that will allow analysis of regional radio survey data. Read More

3 December 2016: Regional radio audience measurement surveys (RRAMS) were developed by Xtra Insights, in conjunction with Commercial Radio Australia, in response to the search for a new, cost-efficient research method for regional radio markets to gather up-to-date information. Read More

22 December 2015: Radio industry body Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) today announced it has appointed Xtra Research as the official provider of regional radio surveys, commencing January 2016. Read More