List of radio station callsigns in the Northern Territory

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The following is a list of Australian radio station callsigns beginning with the number 8, indicating radio stations in the Northern Territory.

CallsignArea servedFrequencyBandOn-air IDPurposeSite
8ABCFM Northern Territory variousFMABC Classic FMNational
8ABCRN Northern Territory variousFMABC Radio NationalNational
8ABCRR Northern Territory variousFMABC Local RadioNational
8ACR Remote Aboriginal communities [1] various [1] FMNational Indigenous Radio ServiceCommunity
8AL Alice Springs 0783AMABC Alice SpringsNational
8CCC Alice Springs 102.1FM8CCCCommunity
8DDD Darwin 105.7FMABC DarwinNational
8EAR Nhulunbuy 106.9FMGove FMCommunity
8GGG Darwin 097.7FMDarwin's 97 SevenCommunity
8GO Nhulunbuy 0990AMABC DarwinNational
8HA Alice Springs 0900AM8HACommercial
8HOT Darwin 100.1FMHot 100Commercial
8JB Jabiru 0747AMABC DarwinNational
8JJJ Northern Territory variousFMTriple JNational
8KIN Central ZonevariousFMCAAMA RadioCommunity
8KNB Darwin 094.5FMRadio LarrakiaCommunity
8KTR Katherine 101.3FMKatherine FMCommunity
8MAB Borroloola 102.9FM8MABCommunity
8MIX Darwin 104.9FMMix 104.9Commercial
8PB Northern Territory variousAMABC NewsRadioNational
8PNN Northern Territory variousFMABC NewsRadioNational
8RN Northern Territory variousAMABC Radio NationalNational
8SAT Remote Commercial Radio Service Central ZonevariousFMFlow FMCommercial
8SBSFM Darwin 100.9FMSBS RadioNational
8SUN Alice Springs 096.9FMSun FMCommercial
8TOP Darwin 104.1FMTerritory FMCommunity
ARDS Darwin, East Arnhem Land 88.9, VariousFMYolngu RadioTCBL

Notes

  1. 1 2 Consists of 32 separately licensed stations using the same callsign: Ali Curung 106.1, Barunga 106.1, Bathurst Island 98.9, Beswick 105.7, Bulman 106.1, Daguragu 106.1, Finke 106.1, Galiwinku 106.7, Hermannsburg 106.1, Imanpa 106.1, Kintore 106.1, Lajamanu 106.1, Maningrida 106.1, Milikapiti 99.3, Milingimbi 106.1, Minjilang 106.1, Ngukurr 106.1, Numbulwar 106.1, Oenpelli 106.1, Palumpa 106.1, Papunya 106.1, Peppimenarti 106.1, Pmara Jutunta 106.1, Pularumpi 98.5, Ramingining 105.7, Santa Teresa 106.1, Umbakumba 106.3, Wadeye 106.1, Warruwi 106.1, Yirrkala 105.3, Yuelamu 105.9, and Yuendumu 106.1. At least two defunct stations used the 4ACR callsign: Nturiya 105.9 and Willowra 106.1.

Defunct Callsigns

CallsignArea servedFrequencyBandFateFreq currentlyPurpose
5AL Alice Springs 1530AMChanged call to 8AL in 1960 8AL (783 kHz)National
5DR Darwin 1500AMChanged call to 8DR in 1960see 8DR National
8DN Darwin 1242AMShut down in 1992 8TAB (HPON)Commercial
8DR Darwin 0657AMBecame a RN station when 8DDD signed on in 1989
Changed call to 8RN in 1991
8RN National
8EZY Darwin 104.9FMChanged call to 8MIX in 1998 8MIX Commercial
8KN Katherine 0639AMMoved to FM 106.1 in 1990s as 8ABCRR 8RN National
8TC Tennant Creek 0684AMMoved to FM 106.1 in 1991 as 8ABCRR 8RN National

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