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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.

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

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  1. ^ 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

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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