A radio communication system for an industrial automation system in which at least a first and a second communication device are redundantly linked to an industrial communication network, wherein the first and second communication devices are each connected indirectly or directly to a particular first radio subscriber station or radio base station and to a particular second radio subscriber station or radio base station via the first communication network connection and via the second communication network connection of the communication devices, where the radio subscriber stations interchange messages about available radio base stations among one another and use the messages to coordinate which of the radio subscriber stations has exclusive authorization for a radio link to a selected radio base station at present or within a definable period.