8HA
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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.
It also broadcasts on radio channel 42 on the Optus Aurora
satellite service on Optus C1.
8HA 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."
8HA's sister station, Sun 96.9
, is based in the same building.
.
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
, Australia
Australia
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. It broadcasts on the medium wave radio band, at a frequency of 900 kHz.
It also broadcasts on radio channel 42 on the Optus Aurora
Optus Aurora
Optus Aurora is a free-to-view satellite television platform in Australia, aimed at providing television and radio services to remote and black spot areas using the Optus C1 and B3 satellites...
satellite service on Optus C1.
8HA 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
Darwin, Northern Territory
Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...
, was shut down in the 1990s
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).
The current format is a mixture of talk and music, with the positioning statement "The Best Songs Of All Time."
8HA's sister station, Sun 96.9
Sun 96.9
Sun 96.9 FM is Alice Springs only local commercial radio station on the FM frequency.The station broadcasts from its premises on the Stuart Highway just outside Alice Springs with nightly, syndicated broadcasts from a local pub, Bojangles....
, is based in the same building.
Announcers
- Dave Peters (The Big Breakfast)
- Mez Elliot (The Big Breakfast)
- Adrian Renzie (Territory Today)
- Dave Prior (Today's Best Country)
- Bruce Davenport (Afternoons with Bruce)
- Cameron Jackson (PM News)
- Rowdy Rodriquez (Thursday evening Sports Show)
- John Boyle (Saturday Morning Sports Show)
- Mary Meldrum (Saturday Morning Sports Show)
- Mick Gallagher (Saturday Morning Sports Show)
Local Shows
- Big Breakfast (6.00am - 9.00am Weekdays)
- Territory Today (12.00pm - 1.00pm Weekdays)
- Solid Gold Lunch (1.00pm - 2.00pm Weekdays)
- Afternoons with Bruce (2.00pm - 4.00pm Weekdays)
- Saturday Morning Sports (8.00am - 10.00am Saturday)
- Jukebox Saturday Night (6.00pm - midnight Saturday)
- Today's Best Country (6.00am - 8.00am Sunday)
Networked Shows
Various shows are sourced from other Australian Radio Stations including Better Homes and Gardens and Jono and DanoJono and Dano
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.