8HA

Radio station in Alice Springs, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

8HA is a radio station based in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia. It broadcasts on the medium wave radio band, at a frequency of 900 kHz.[1] It also broadcasts on radio channel 42 on the Optus Aurora satellite service on Optus C1.

Broadcast areaAlice Springs
Frequency900 kHz (Alice Springs) 100.5 MHz (Yulara)
OwnerBroadcast Operations Group (Alice Springs Commercial Broadcasters)
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8HA
Broadcast areaAlice Springs
Frequency900 kHz (Alice Springs) 100.5 MHz (Yulara)
Programming
FormatTalk/Adult Contemporary
Ownership
OwnerBroadcast Operations Group (Alice Springs Commercial Broadcasters)
Gold FM, Sun FM
History
First air date
2 March 1971
Links
Websitehttp://8ha.com.au
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8HA has been on the air since 2 March 1971, and is the only commercial radio station operating on the medium-wave (i.e. AM) band in the Northern Territory (the only other station to do so, 8DN in Darwin, was shut down in the 1990s).

The current format is a mixture of talk and music, with the positioning statement "The Best Songs Of All Time."

Announcers

  • Sandee Beech (Breakfast)
  • Chris Smith (Mornings)
  • Mel Elliot (AM News)
  • Adrian Renzie (Central Australia Today)
  • Steve Hooper (Afternoons)
  • Alan Peters (Drive) [Prior Manager]
  • Cameron Jackson (PM News)
  • Graeme Gilbert (Talk Tonight)
  • Gary Stewart (Talk Overnight)
  • David Wood [Died 1986]

Networked Shows

Various shows are sourced from other Australian radio stations including A-League Nation, NRL Nation and Super Rugby Nation on (Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons / evenings / nights).

Notes

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