Radio 531

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Radio 531 is one of Adelaide, Australia's two "on band" dedicated non-English language commercial radio services. 531 broadcasts an Adelaide based Italian language radio service.

The radio station was established in the 1990s (exact date and circumstances required), and commenced transmissions under a Australian Broadcasting Authority Temporary Community Broadcasting License (TCBL). The broadcasts on 93.7 FM were time shared with youth/dance community broadcast station "Fresh FM", and in the licensing process both organisations applied for the full time permanent FM broadcasting license.

While youth/dance broadcaster Fresh FM was ultimately successful in gaining its license, this left the Italian Language station without a frequency. In the months following the grant of the FM community license to Fresh FM, an additional AM license became available. This license was to be issued on a frequency which became available upon the previous licensee 5UV (Radio Adelaide) moving to an FM frequency.

531 AM was auctioned by the Australian Broadcasting Authority for use as a narrowcast service, and the final and successful bid ($400,000 on 27/11/2002) was won by Radio Televisione Italiana (SA) Inc, and the station is licensed as 5RTI.

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AM Stations	Radio 531 · ABC Radio National 729 · 891 ABC Adelaide · ABC NewsRadio 972 · 5RPH 1197 · Cruise 1323 · FIVEaa 1395 · Radio TAB 1539 · New 1611 · Rete Italia 1629 · Radio ENA 1665

FM Stations	88.7 Coast FM · 5BBB 89.1 · PBA-FM 89.7 · Nova 91.9 · Fresh FM 92.7 · Three D Radio 93.7 · 5MBS 99.9 · Power FM 100.3 · WOW FM 100.5 · Radio Adelaide 101.5 · Mix 102.3 · 5EBI 103.1 · ABC Classic FM 103.9 · Triple M 104.7 · Triple J 105.5 · SBS Radio 106.3 · SAFM 107.1 · Life FM 107.9 · Various Non-BSB: Radio ENA

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