Radio Italiana 531 is one of

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, Australia's two "on band" dedicated non-English language

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services. Radio Italiana 531 broadcasts an Adelaide-based

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service. The radio station was established in the 1990s, and commenced transmissions under an

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Temporary Community Broadcasting Licence (TCBL). The broadcasts on 92.9 FM were time shared with youth/dance

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station

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, and in the licensing process both organisations applied for the full-time permanent FM broadcasting

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. While Fresh FM was ultimately successful in gaining its licence and moving frequency to 92.7, this left the Italian Language station without a

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. 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 licensee 5UV (

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) moving to an FM frequency. 531AM was auctioned by the Australian Broadcasting Authority for use as a

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service, and the final and successful bid was won by ''Radio Televisione Italiana (SA) Inc'', and the station is licensed as 5RTI.

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