Radio 531
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[edit] Adealide Radio : Radio 531 (Italian Language Radio)
Radio 531 is one of Adelaide'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 the Australian Broadcasting Authority Temporary Community Broadcasting Licence TCBL scheme. The broadcasts on 93.7 FM were time shared with youth/dance community broadcast station "Fresh FM", and in the licencing process both organisations applied for the full time permanent FM broadcasting licence.
While youth/dance broadcaster Fresh FM was ul;timately successful in gaining its licence, this left the Italian Language station without a frequency. In the months following the grant of the FM community licence to Fresh FM, an additional AM licence became available. This licence was to be issued on a frequency which became available upon the previous licencee 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 licenced as 5RTI.
More infirmation is required to provide a full radio station history and current profile.
