Metropolitan radio survey 2 will be released as scheduled on April 16, but Surveys 3, 4 and 5 will be put on hold due to Government restrictions related to the COVID-19 impact, Commercial Radio Australia says.

Chief executive officer Joan Warner said CRA had carefully considered the options for the way ahead, in consultation with official research provider GfK, and concluded that a pause in field work and surveys was necessary.

“While metropolitan survey 2 fieldwork has been successfully completed, it will become increasingly difficult over the next few months to continue with the surveys and maintain the integrity of the results, due to tightening Government travel restrictions and concerns for the health and safety of the field force and the community,” Warner said.

“This is an unpredictable situation and we will continue to monitor conditions with a view to recommencing surveys as soon as practical later in 2020.”