5DN
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| City | Adelaide, South Australia |
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| Broadcast area | Adelaide |
| Slogan | Adelaide's Classic Hits |
| Frequency | 1323 kHz AM (also on DAB+) |
| First air date | 2 August 1930 |
| Format | Oldies |
| Language(s) | English |
| Power | 2,000 watts |
| Transmitter coordinates | 34°54′26″S 138°35′35″E / 34.907178°S 138.593063°ECoordinates: 34°54′26″S 138°35′35″E / 34.907178°S 138.593063°E |
| Affiliations | Pure Gold Network |
| Owner |
Australian Radio Network Pty Ltd (ARN Communications Pty Ltd) |
| Webcast | [2] |
| Website | Official website |
Cruise 1323 (call sign: 5DN) is one of Adelaide's longest running radio stations. In its 80+ years it has changed considerably. It was the first commercial station to begin broadcasting in South Australia.
Radio 5DN began operating as an experimental station in 1924 on a wavelength of "about 200 metres" (1500 kHz), with official services beginning on 24 February 1925. It began as the hobby of businessman and industrialist Ernest James Hume, a brother of Walter Reginald Hume, but soon grew to absorb the time and energy of the Hume family.
Hume bought his transmitter, and some other equipment from radio pioneer Lance C. Jones, who ran station 5BQ in Westbourne Park. The purchase included the original call sign: "5Don N", which had been allocated to Jones in 1923. The origin of that call sign has been lost in the mists of time, but it may be the result of an early spelling alphabet (A for Arthur, C for Charlie, D for Don, etc.).
The transmitter and studios were set up in the Hume family mansion, Peltonga, on Park Terrace (now Greenhill Road), in the suburb of Parkside. Hume installed landlines from the Elder Conservatorium and Adelaide University, allowing live broadcasts of concerts and lectures.
The original voice of 5Don N was E.J. Hume's wife Stella. As well as being an announcer, she also acted as program organiser, studio director, technical operator, pianist and producer. Their eldest son, Ernest Jeremy Hume took over as technical operator from Jones.
Initially, 5DN broadcast only a few hours a day, three days a week, but as the number of listeners grew, broadcasting hours were extended until it became a full-time 24 hours a day radio station. By 1928, transmissions from 5DN were accessed in almost every country.
5DN was one of the original members of the Macquarie Broadcasting Network, which provided programming and advertising sales services to its stations. Among the Macquarie stars to feature on 5DN in the early years were Australia's first real radio "star", Jack Davey, and Roy Rene and his character "Mo", after whom Australia's entertainment awards, the Mo Awards, are named.
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