ABC Alice Springs

"5AL" redirects here. For the seaplane base in Alabama, United States with the FAA code 5AL, see Fish River Seaplane Base.

Radio station

ABC Alice SpringsBroadcast area| Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

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Frequency| 783 kHz AM
Programming
Format| Talk
Ownership
Owner| Australian Broadcasting Corporation
History

First air date

| 30 November 1948
Technical information

Transmitter coordinates

| 23°42′01″S 133°52′51″E﻿ / ﻿23.7004°S 133.8809°E﻿ / -23.7004; 133.8809
Links
Website| abc.net.au/alicesprings

ABC Alice Springs (call sign: 8AL) is the ABC Local Radio station in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. It broadcasts on 783 kHz on the AM band, with low-powered relay stations across the Northern Territory Outback.

The station was officially opened as 5AL on 30 November 1948 as a member of the ABC Regional Network relaying programmes out of Adelaide, and transmitting on a frequency of 1530 kHz.[1] The callsign was changed to 8AL in 1960 and transmitting frequency to 783 in 1978. Employment of local journalists began around 1970.

The station originates four local programs during the week: Breakfast with Stewart Brash, Mornings with Nadine Maloney, Drive with Tim Brunero and Saturday Breakfast with Antony Yoffa. At all other times, it is a relay of ABC Radio Darwin.

## See also

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* List of radio stations in Australia

## References

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1. ^ "New Radio Station for Alice Springs". Centralian Advocate. Vol. II, no. 78\. Northern Territory, Australia. 19 November 1948. p. 16. Retrieved 20 November 2017 - via National Library of Australia.

## External links

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* ABC Alice Springs Online

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