3RPH is a community radio station owned and operated by Vision Australia as part of the Vision Australia Radio network. The station broadcasts a radio reading service to Melbourne, Victoria, with repeater services in Warragul and Warrnambool, Victoria.
Broadcast area | Victorian Community RA1 |
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Programming | |
Format | Radio reading service |
Network | Vision Australia Radio |
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Ownership | |
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History | |
First air date | 12 December 1982 |
Former frequencies | AM: 1629 kHz (1982–1990) |
Call sign meaning | Radio for the Print Handicapped |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | ACMA |
Power | 5000 W[1] |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°44′31″S 145°06′47″E / 37.742016°S 145.113168°E |
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Public licence information | Profile |
Webcast | Listen live (via TuneIn) |
Website | radio |
The station commenced broadcasting on 12 December 1982 at 1692 kHz AM,[2][3] before moving to the 1179 kHz AM frequency vacated by 3KZ.
3RPH is also a member of Radio Print Handicapped Network and a BBC World Service partner station.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Radio and television broadcasting stations: Internet edition (PDF). Australian Communications and Media Authority. October 2019. pp. 8, 58, 123.
- ^ "blindness and low vision services". Vision Australia. Archived from the original on 5 January 2008.
- ^ Farouque, Farah (12 December 2002). "Why Leach is getting serious all over". The Age. Retrieved 1 January 2008.
- ^ "RPH Australia website". Retrieved 31 December 2007.
- ^ "FM/AM in the Asia and Pacific regions: English". BBC. Archived from the original on 1 January 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2008.