List of radio station callsigns in the Northern Territory

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

Callsign	Area served	Frequency	Band	On-air ID	Purpose	Site
8ABCFM	Northern Territory	various	FM	ABC Classic FM	National	[1]
8ABCRN	Northern Territory	various	FM	ABC Radio National	National	[2]
8ABCRR	Northern Territory	various	FM	ABC Local Radio	National	[3]
8ACR	Remote Aboriginal communities^[1]	various^[1]	FM	National Indigenous Radio Service	Community	[4]
8AL	Alice Springs	0783	AM	ABC Alice Springs	National	[5]
8CCC	Alice Springs	102.1	FM	8CCC	Community	[6]
8DDD	Darwin	105.7	FM	ABC Darwin	National	[7]
8EAR	Nhulunbuy	106.9	FM	Gove FM	Community	[8]
8GGG	Darwin	097.7	FM	Darwin's 97 Seven	Community	[9]
8GO	Nhulunbuy	0990	AM	ABC Darwin	National	[10]
8HA	Alice Springs	0900	AM	8HA	Commercial	[11]
8HOT	Darwin	100.1	FM	Hot 100	Commercial	[12]
8JB	Jabiru	0747	AM	ABC Darwin	National	[13]
8JJJ	Northern Territory	various	FM	Triple J	National	[14]
8KIN	Central Zone	various	FM	CAAMA Radio	Community	[15]
8KNB	Darwin	094.5	FM	Radio Larrakia	Community	[16]
8KTR	Katherine	101.3	FM	Katherine FM	Community	[17]
8MAB	Borroloola	102.9	FM	8MAB	Community	[18]
8MIX	Darwin	104.9	FM	Mix 104.9	Commercial	[19]
8PB	Northern Territory	various	AM	ABC NewsRadio	National	[20]
8PNN	Northern Territory	various	FM	ABC NewsRadio	National	[21]
8RN	Northern Territory	various	AM	ABC Radio National	National	[22]
8SAT	Remote Commercial Radio Service Central Zone	various	FM	Flow FM	Commercial	[23]
8SBSFM	Darwin	100.9	FM	SBS Radio	National	[24]
8SUN	Alice Springs	096.9	FM	Sun FM	Commercial	[25]
8TOP	Darwin	104.1	FM	Territory FM	Community	[26]
ARDS	Darwin, East Arnhem Land	88.9, Various	FM	Yolngu Radio	TCBL	[27]

Notes

^ ^a ^b 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, Gunbalanya 106.1, 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, 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

Callsign	Area served	Frequency	Band	Fate	Freq currently	Purpose
5AL	Alice Springs	1530	AM	Changed call to 8AL in 1960	8AL (783 kHz)	National
5DR	Darwin	1500	AM	Changed call to 8DR in 1960	see 8DR	National
8DN	Darwin	1242	AM	Shut down in 1992	8TAB (HPON)	Commercial
8DR	Darwin	0657	AM	Became a RN station when 8DDD signed on in 1989 Changed call to 8RN in 1991	8RN	National
8EZY	Darwin	104.9	FM	Changed call to 8MIX in 1998	8MIX	Commercial
8KN	Katherine	0639	AM	Moved to FM 106.1 in 1990s as 8ABCRR	8RN	National
8TC	Tennant Creek	0684	AM	Moved to FM 106.1 in 1991 as 8ABCRR	8RN	National

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See also	List of Australian television callsigns

This page was last edited on 10 November 2023, at 07:29