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ABC Radio Adelaide

January 01, 1970

Not to be confused with Radio Adelaide.

ABC Radio Adelaide (call sign: 5AN) is the ABC Local Radio station for Adelaide. It is broadcast at 891 kHz on the AM band, on DAB digital radio and on the ABC Listen app. It is also available on Digital TV on channel 24 in Adelaide.

ABC Radio Adelaide
Broadcast areaAdelaide
Frequency891 kHz AM
Programming
FormatTalk
Ownership
OwnerAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date
15 October 1937
Technical information
Power50 kW
Links
Websitehttps://www.abc.net.au/adelaide/

History edit

5AN started transmitting on 15 October 1937 with equipment located in the central telephone exchange, and a radio mast located in Post Office Place. The station transmitter moved to Brooklyn Park, already the site of 5CL's transmitter, on 4 May 1944.

The radio mast was moved from the east side of the building to the south side in 1952 to make way for a road to the projected new airport. The proximity of the transmitter site to the airport was inconvenient for both operations, so a new transmitter site was built in open fields at Pimpala, at the corner of Sherriffs and Hillier Roads, Reynella, and was opened on 20 September 1961 by the Postmaster-General C W Davidson.

New transmitters for 5AN and 5CL, rated at 50 kW, manufactured by STC, had been installed in the building by the Postmaster-General's Department. The final stage of each transmitter contained three parallel 3J/261E air cooled triodes running in class C at 90% efficiency. These were driven by a class B modulator with the same type of valves.[1] The outputs of the two transmitters were fed by separate transmission lines to the coupling hut at the base of the guyed mast antenna, which accepted and radiated both signals.

The ABC radio studios, previously in a converted church and stables on Hindmarsh Square, and "Football House", on the opposite side of the square, were in 1974 relocated to an eight-storey building in Collinswood, for many years the home of the ABC television studios.

In 2000 the "5AN" branding was replaced with "891 ABC Adelaide".[2] In the 1980s the radio manager was David Hill.

Name change controversy edit

In December 2016, the ABC was legally prevented from changing the name of 891 ABC Adelaide to ABC Radio Adelaide after local community station Radio Adelaide successfully applied for a court injunction.[3]

Radio Adelaide chairman Iain Evans said the station had pursued legal action to stop the ABC "hijacking" their station's name and accused the ABC of being "breathtakingly arrogant".[4] However, the ABC's local content manager Graeme Bennett said the name change wasn't about taking the community station's name or their audience and said it made sense for the ABC to drop the frequencies from the names of their stations given the rise in popularity of digital radio in Australia.[5]

In allowing the injunction, Justice Natalie Charlesworth said that while the logos and branding were quite different, there was the potential for confusion to arise when the station names were heard on air.[3] As a result, the ABC station was briefly named ABC Adelaide.[6] This prevented the station from being part of a national rebrand when metropolitan ABC stations dropped their respective frequencies from their names at the start of 2017, in favour of simply being called "ABC Radio" followed by the name of the respective cities which saw stations like 612 ABC Brisbane become ABC Radio Brisbane.[7]

The two stations reached an out-of-court agreement in March 2017, allowing the ABC to finally name the station ABC Radio Adelaide, bringing it in line with other capital city stations which had already dropped their frequencies from their names.[8] Radio Adelaide decided to settle after considering the risk of losing the case and the associated costs they would have had to pay along with a potential rebranding, while the ABC said they were pleased to reach a commercial resolution before the issue was required to proceed to trial.[8]

Local Announcers (Weekdays) edit

  • Overnights with Michael Pavlich (Monday to Thursday) & Rod Quinn (Friday) – 1:30am to 5:30am (National broadcast)
  • Breakfast with Sonya Feldholf & Jules Schiller – 5:30am to 8:00am
  • AM with Sabra Lane – 8:00am to 8:30am (National broadcast)
  • Breakfast with Sonya Feldholf, David Bevan & Jules Schiller – 8:30am to 9:00am
  • Mornings with David Bevan – 9:00am to 11:00am
  • Conversations with Richard Fidler – 11:00am to 12:00pm (National broadcast)
  • The Country Hour with Selina Green - 12:30pm-1:00pm
  • The World Today with Sally Sara (Monday to Thursday) – 12:00pm to 12:30pm (National broadcast)
  • Afternoons with Nikolai Beilharz– 1:00pm to 4:00pm
  • Drive with Jo Laverty (Monday to Friday) – 4:00pm to 6:30pm
  • PM with David Lipson – 6:30pm to 7:00pm (National broadcast)
  • Evenings with Jason Chong (Monday to Thursday, Simulcast to NT) & Sirine Demachkie (Fridays, National Broadcast) – 7:00pm to 9:30pm
  • Nightlife with Philip Clark (Monday-Thursday) & Suzanne Hill (Friday) – 10:00pm to 1:30am (National broadcast, Friday 9:30pm-1:30am)

Local Announcers (Saturdays) edit

  • Overnights with Rod Quinn – 1:30am to 5:30am (National broadcast)
  • The Country Hour Catch Up - 5:30am-6:00am
  • Weekends with Deb Tribe – 6:00am-11:00am
  • SA Grandstand with Aaron Bryans – 11:00am to 11:30am
  • National Grandstand – 11:30am to 6:30pm
  • National Evenings with Christine Anu – 6:30pm to 9:30pm
  • Saturday Night Country with Beccy Cole - 9:35pm to 10:30pm (National Broadcast, originates in Adelaide)
  • Nightlife with Suzanne Hill – 10:30pm to 1:30am (National Broadcast)

Local Announcers (Sundays) edit

  • Overnights with Rod Quinn – 1:30am to 5:30am (National broadcast)
  • Australia All Over with Ian 'Macca' McNamara- 5:30am-10:00am
  • Sunday Mornings with Spence Denny– 10:00am-12:00pm
  • National Grandstand – 12:00pm to 6:00pm
  • Songs and Stories with Robbie Buck – 6:30pm to 8:30pm (National Broadcast)
  • Speaking Out with Larissa Behrendt – 8:30pm to 9:30pm (National Broadcast)
  • Nightlife with Suzanne Hill – 9:30pm to 1:30am (National Broadcast)

All ABC Local Radio stations in South Australia, as well as ABC Broken Hill (which is located in New South Wales, but is on Central Time) simulcast 891 programs when not airing local programming.

See also edit

  • John Kenneally, music director, producer, breakfast and evening radio presenter, 1984–2010

References edit

  1. ^ Winston T. Muscio (1984). Australian Radio the Technical Story 1923-83. Kangaroo Press. p. 76. ISBN 0-949924-82-2.
  2. ^ Aaron O'Brien (18 April 2008). "The History on 891 ABC Adelaide".
  3. ^ a b "Injunction granted to delay ABC Radio Adelaide name change". radioinfo. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  4. ^ Fedorowytsch, Tom (1 December 2016). "Radio Adelaide ready for battle over 891 ABC Adelaide name change". ABC News. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Radio Adelaide community station fights ABC over new branding". ABC News. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  6. ^ Washington, David (9 January 2017). "891 ABC "celebrates" new name after legal defeat". InDaily. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  7. ^ "ABC Local Radio rebranding for 2017". radioinfo. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  8. ^ a b "ABC and Radio Adelaide settle name dispute outside of court". radioinfo. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

External links edit

  • ABC Radio Adelaide
  • ABC Radio Adelaide Program Schedule

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January 01, 1970
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Not to be confused with Radio Adelaide ABC Radio Adelaide call sign 5AN is the ABC Local Radio station for Adelaide It is broadcast at 891 kHz on the AM band on DAB digital radio and on the ABC Listen app It is also available on Digital TV on channel 24 in Adelaide ABC Radio AdelaideBroadcast areaAdelaideFrequency891 kHz AMProgrammingFormatTalkOwnershipOwnerAustralian Broadcasting CorporationHistoryFirst air date15 October 1937Technical informationPower50 kWLinksWebsitehttps www abc net au adelaide Contents 1 History 1 1 Name change controversy 1 2 Local Announcers Weekdays 1 3 Local Announcers Saturdays 1 4 Local Announcers Sundays 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit5AN started transmitting on 15 October 1937 with equipment located in the central telephone exchange and a radio mast located in Post Office Place The station transmitter moved to Brooklyn Park already the site of 5CL s transmitter on 4 May 1944 The radio mast was moved from the east side of the building to the south side in 1952 to make way for a road to the projected new airport The proximity of the transmitter site to the airport was inconvenient for both operations so a new transmitter site was built in open fields at Pimpala at the corner of Sherriffs and Hillier Roads Reynella and was opened on 20 September 1961 by the Postmaster General C W Davidson New transmitters for 5AN and 5CL rated at 50 kW manufactured by STC had been installed in the building by the Postmaster General s Department The final stage of each transmitter contained three parallel 3J 261E air cooled triodes running in class C at 90 efficiency These were driven by a class B modulator with the same type of valves 1 The outputs of the two transmitters were fed by separate transmission lines to the coupling hut at the base of the guyed mast antenna which accepted and radiated both signals The ABC radio studios previously in a converted church and stables on Hindmarsh Square and Football House on the opposite side of the square were in 1974 relocated to an eight storey building in Collinswood for many years the home of the ABC television studios In 2000 the 5AN branding was replaced with 891 ABC Adelaide 2 In the 1980s the radio manager was David Hill Name change controversy edit In December 2016 the ABC was legally prevented from changing the name of 891 ABC Adelaide to ABC Radio Adelaide after local community station Radio Adelaide successfully applied for a court injunction 3 Radio Adelaide chairman Iain Evans said the station had pursued legal action to stop the ABC hijacking their station s name and accused the ABC of being breathtakingly arrogant 4 However the ABC s local content manager Graeme Bennett said the name change wasn t about taking the community station s name or their audience and said it made sense for the ABC to drop the frequencies from the names of their stations given the rise in popularity of digital radio in Australia 5 In allowing the injunction Justice Natalie Charlesworth said that while the logos and branding were quite different there was the potential for confusion to arise when the station names were heard on air 3 As a result the ABC station was briefly named ABC Adelaide 6 This prevented the station from being part of a national rebrand when metropolitan ABC stations dropped their respective frequencies from their names at the start of 2017 in favour of simply being called ABC Radio followed by the name of the respective cities which saw stations like 612 ABC Brisbane become ABC Radio Brisbane 7 The two stations reached an out of court agreement in March 2017 allowing the ABC to finally name the station ABC Radio Adelaide bringing it in line with other capital city stations which had already dropped their frequencies from their names 8 Radio Adelaide decided to settle after considering the risk of losing the case and the associated costs they would have had to pay along with a potential rebranding while the ABC said they were pleased to reach a commercial resolution before the issue was required to proceed to trial 8 Local Announcers Weekdays edit Overnights with Michael Pavlich Monday to Thursday amp Rod Quinn Friday 1 30am to 5 30am National broadcast Breakfast with Sonya Feldholf amp Jules Schiller 5 30am to 8 00am AM with Sabra Lane 8 00am to 8 30am National broadcast Breakfast with Sonya Feldholf David Bevan amp Jules Schiller 8 30am to 9 00am Mornings with David Bevan 9 00am to 11 00am Conversations with Richard Fidler 11 00am to 12 00pm National broadcast The Country Hour with Selina Green 12 30pm 1 00pm The World Today with Sally Sara Monday to Thursday 12 00pm to 12 30pm National broadcast Afternoons with Nikolai Beilharz 1 00pm to 4 00pm Drive with Jo Laverty Monday to Friday 4 00pm to 6 30pm PM with David Lipson 6 30pm to 7 00pm National broadcast Evenings with Jason Chong Monday to Thursday Simulcast to NT amp Sirine Demachkie Fridays National Broadcast 7 00pm to 9 30pm Nightlife with Philip Clark Monday Thursday amp Suzanne Hill Friday 10 00pm to 1 30am National broadcast Friday 9 30pm 1 30am Local Announcers Saturdays edit Overnights with Rod Quinn 1 30am to 5 30am National broadcast The Country Hour Catch Up 5 30am 6 00am Weekends with Deb Tribe 6 00am 11 00am SA Grandstand with Aaron Bryans 11 00am to 11 30am National Grandstand 11 30am to 6 30pm National Evenings with Christine Anu 6 30pm to 9 30pm Saturday Night Country with Beccy Cole 9 35pm to 10 30pm National Broadcast originates in Adelaide Nightlife with Suzanne Hill 10 30pm to 1 30am National Broadcast Local Announcers Sundays edit Overnights with Rod Quinn 1 30am to 5 30am National broadcast Australia All Over with Ian Macca McNamara 5 30am 10 00am Sunday Mornings with Spence Denny 10 00am 12 00pm National Grandstand 12 00pm to 6 00pm Songs and Stories with Robbie Buck 6 30pm to 8 30pm National Broadcast Speaking Out with Larissa Behrendt 8 30pm to 9 30pm National Broadcast Nightlife with Suzanne Hill 9 30pm to 1 30am National Broadcast All ABC Local Radio stations in South Australia as well as ABC Broken Hill which is located in New South Wales but is on Central Time simulcast 891 programs when not airing local programming See also editJohn Kenneally music director producer breakfast and evening radio presenter 1984 2010References edit Winston T Muscio 1984 Australian Radio the Technical Story 1923 83 Kangaroo Press p 76 ISBN 0 949924 82 2 Aaron O Brien 18 April 2008 The History on 891 ABC Adelaide a b Injunction granted to delay ABC Radio Adelaide name change radioinfo 31 December 2016 Retrieved 17 April 2022 Fedorowytsch Tom 1 December 2016 Radio Adelaide ready for battle over 891 ABC Adelaide name change ABC News Retrieved 17 April 2022 Radio Adelaide community station fights ABC over new branding ABC News 2 December 2016 Retrieved 17 April 2022 Washington David 9 January 2017 891 ABC celebrates new name after legal defeat InDaily Retrieved 17 April 2022 ABC Local Radio rebranding for 2017 radioinfo 30 November 2016 Retrieved 17 April 2022 a b ABC and Radio Adelaide settle name dispute outside of court radioinfo 2 March 2017 Retrieved 17 April 2022 External links editABC Radio Adelaide ABC Radio Adelaide Program Schedule 34 53 18 S 138 36 51 E 34 888211 S 138 614220 E 34 888211 138 614220 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title ABC Radio Adelaide amp oldid 1203024412, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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