5RM (801 AM / 91.5 FM) is a

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...

radio station Radio broadcasting is the broadcasting of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based rad ...

broadcasting from its transmitter site at Renmark into the

Riverland The Riverland is a region of South Australia. It covers an area of along the Murray River, River Murray from where it flows into South Australia from New South Wales and Victoria (Australia), Victoria downstream to Blanchetown, South Australia ...

and

Mallee (Victoria) The Mallee is a sub-region of Loddon Mallee covering the most north-westerly part of Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia and is bounded by the South Australian and New South Wales borders. Definitions of the south-eastern boundary vary, ho ...

5RM was opened in 1935 and was originally part of the 5KA network along with sister station

5AU Radio 5AU 97.9 MHz FM is a South Australian radio station broadcasting a classic hits format from its transmitter site at The Bluff into the Whyalla, Port Augusta, Port Pirie, Kadina, Moonta and Wallaroo area and north into the Flinders ...

Port Augusta Port Augusta (''Goordnada'' in the revived indigenous Barngarla language) is a coastal city in South Australia about by road from the state capital, Adelaide. Most of the city is on the eastern shores of Spencer Gulf, immediately south of the ...

and the church run 5KA

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. The station broadcasts from studios located at Kay Avenue in Berri. As of February 2020, 5RMs Programming consists of Anthony Milich on the 5RM Breakfast Show 6–9 Weekdays, The

Leon Byner Leon Byner (born 17 September 1948) is a retired Australian broadcaster who started his radio career in 1966 in Shepparton, Victoria, Australia. Leon has worked successfully in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, and Hobart. Byner had been at ...

Morning Show (originating from

5AA FIVEAA (pronounced ''Five Double A'') is Adelaide's only commercial Talk radio, talkback radio station. The station has a range of programs including news, sports, current affairs, social issues, football calls, gardening, lifestyle, cars, trave ...

9–12 Weekdays and Lachie Winnall 12–6 Weekdays). In November 2021, 5RM, along with other stations owned by

Grant Broadcasters Grant Broadcasters is an Australian regional radio network. Founded in 1942, by 2019 it owned 53 radio stations. In 2022, it sold 46 to Here, There & Everywhere (company), Here, There & Everywhere, retaining shareholdings in seven in Canberra, G ...

, were acquired by the

Australian Radio Network ARN Media Ltd., formerly Here, There & Everywhere and APN News & Media, is an Australian media company. Divisions include broadcast radio and Out-of-home advertising. The company previously had assets in New Zealand, and previously owned Adsh ...

. This deal allows Grant's stations, including 5RM, to access ARN's iHeartRadio platform in regional areas. The deal was finalized on 4 January 2022.ARN and Grant Broadcasters unite to create Australia's leading radio and digital audio business
''AdNews Australia'' 4 January 2022 It is expected 5RM will integrate with ARN's

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, but will retain its current name according to the press release from ARN.

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* {{Australian Radio Network Radio stations in South Australia Classic hits radio stations in Australia Australian Radio Network