891 ABC Adelaide
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891 ABC Adelaide is the ABC Local Radio
station for Adelaide
. It is broadcast at 891 kHz on the AM band.
, the site of 5CL on 4 May 1944. The radio mast was moved from the east side of the building to the south side to make way for an airport road in 1952. The airport made the transmitter site inconvenient so it was moved to Pimpala, and opened on 20 September 1961 by Postmaster-General C W Davidson.
The ABC radio staff relocated to an eight story building in Collinswood
in 1974. In the 1980s the radio manager was David Hill
. In 2000 the 5AN branding was replaced with "891 ABC Adelaide".
The power level of 5AN was upgraded to 50 kw in the early 1950s. The transmitter for this was housed in the same building as for 5CL. The transmitter was manufactured by STC
. The final stage of the transmitter contained three parallel 3J/261E air cooled triode
s running in class C amplifier at 90% efficiency. These were driven by a class B modulator with the same type of valves.
It was announced on Friday 25 November, that Michael Smyth
would be returning to the ABC as the drive presenter for 2012. Sonya Feldhoff will move to afternoons to replace retiring Carole Whitelock.
ABC Local Radio
ABC Local Radio is a network of publicly owned radio stations in Australia, operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.ABC Local Radio stations broadcast across the continent using terrestrial transmitters and satellites...
station for Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
. It is broadcast at 891 kHz on the AM band.
History
5AN started transmitting in 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 ParkBrooklyn Park, South Australia
Brooklyn Park is a western suburb of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia.Lockleys Post Office opened on 1 September 1904 and was renamed Brooklyn Park in 1967.-References:...
, the site of 5CL on 4 May 1944. The radio mast was moved from the east side of the building to the south side to make way for an airport road in 1952. The airport made the transmitter site inconvenient so it was moved to Pimpala, and opened on 20 September 1961 by Postmaster-General C W Davidson.
The ABC radio staff relocated to an eight story building in Collinswood
Collinswood, South Australia
Collinswood is a suburb of Adelaide spanning the boundary of the Prospect and the Port Adelaide Enfield local government areas.Adelaide's Australian Broadcasting Corporation Studios are located in the suburb....
in 1974. In the 1980s the radio manager was David Hill
David Hill (businessman)
David Hill is a British-born Australian businessman who has held a number of high profile senior positions with public authorities in Australia. He is also a writer....
. In 2000 the 5AN branding was replaced with "891 ABC Adelaide".
The power level of 5AN was upgraded to 50 kw in the early 1950s. The transmitter for this was housed in the same building as for 5CL. The transmitter was manufactured by STC
Standard Telephones and Cables
Standard Telephones and Cables Ltd was a British telephone, telegraph, radio, telecommunications and related equipment R&D manufacturer. During its history STC invented and developed several groundbreaking new technologies including PCM and optical fibres.The company began life in London as...
. The final stage of the transmitter contained three parallel 3J/261E air cooled triode
Triode
A triode is an electronic amplification device having three active electrodes. The term most commonly applies to a vacuum tube with three elements: the filament or cathode, the grid, and the plate or anode. The triode vacuum tube was the first electronic amplification device...
s running in class C amplifier at 90% efficiency. These were driven by a class B modulator with the same type of valves.
Local Announcers
- 2:00am–6:00am Trevor Chappell (Monday to Thursday) or Rod Quinn (Friday), Overnights (broadcast nationally)
- 6:00am–7:45am Matthew Abraham and David Bevan, Breakfast
- 7:45am–8:00am Matthew Coleman, News
- 8:00am–8:30am Tony Eastley, AM (broadcast nationally)
- 8:30am-9:00am Matthew Abraham and David Bevan, Breakfast
- 9:00am–11:00am Ian Henschke, Mornings
- 11:00am–12:00pm Richard Fidler, Conversations
- 12:00pm–1:00pm Eleanor Hall, World at Noon (broadcast nationally)
- 1:00pm–4:00pm Carole Whitelock, Afternoons
- 4:00pm–6:00pm Sonya Feldhoff, Drive
- 6:00pm–7:00pm Mark Colvin, PM (Broadcast nationally)
- 7:00pm–10:00pm Peter GoersPeter GoersPeter Goers is an actor, director, reviewer, former academic and current host of the radio program The Evening Show on 891 ABC Adelaide, which broadcasts throughout South Australia and to the city of Broken Hill...
, Evenings (broadcast throughout South Australia and Broken Hill) - 10:00pm–2:00am Tony Delroy, Nightlife (broadcast nationally)
It was announced on Friday 25 November, that Michael Smyth
Michael Smyth
Michael Smyth is an Australian journalist.-Career:Smyth was a newsreader and reporter with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for almost 12 years. He read the weekend edition of ABC TV News with Neil Cross, and for many years read the weekday news. His work also featured on the weekly current...
would be returning to the ABC as the drive presenter for 2012. Sonya Feldhoff will move to afternoons to replace retiring Carole Whitelock.