List of Radio Station Callsigns in The Northern Territory - Defunct Callsigns

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
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
Australian radio station callsigns
Callsigns
  • 1 (ACT)
  • 2 (NSW)
  • 3 (VIC)
  • 4 (QLD)
  • 5 (SA)
  • 6 (WA)
  • 7 (TAS)
  • 8 (NT)
See also
  • List of Australian television callsigns

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