8HA is a radio station based in

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. It broadcasts on the medium wave radio band, at a frequency of 900 kHz. It also broadcasts on radio channel 42 on the

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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

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