8HA

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.[1]

8HA
Broadcast areaAlice Springs
Frequency900 kHz (Alice Springs) 100.5 MHz (Yulara)
Programming
FormatTalk/Adult Contemporary
Ownership
OwnerBroadcast Operations Group (Alice Springs Commercial Broadcasters)
Gold FM, Sun FM
History
First air date
2 March 1971
Links
Websitehttp://8ha.com.au

It also broadcasts on radio channel 42 on the Optus Aurora satellite service on Optus C1.

8HA has been on the air since 2 March 1971, and 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."

Announcers
  • Dave Peters (The Big Breakfast)
  • Sandee Beech (The Big Breakfast)
  • John Laws (Mornings)
  • Mel Elliot (AM News)
  • Adrian Renzie (Central Australia Today)
  • Brent Bultitude (Afternoons)
  • Dave Prior (Drive)
  • Cameron Jackson (PM News)
  • Graeme Gilbert (Talk Tonight)
  • Gary Stewart (Talk Overnight)

Networked Shows

Various shows are sourced from other Australian radio stations including A-League Nation, NRL Nation and Super Rugby Nation on (Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons / evenings / nights).

Notes
  1. "AM Radio NT". Australian Radio Stations. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2008.


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