Radio station in Melbourne, Victoria
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| Broadcast area | Victorian Community RA1 |
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| Frequency | |
| Programming | |
| Format | Radio reading service |
| Network | Vision Australia Radio |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
| First air date | 12 December 1982 (1982-12-12) |
| Former frequencies | AM: 1629 kHz (1982–1990) |
| Call sign meaning | Radio for the Print Handicapped |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | ACMA |
| Power | 5000 W |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°44′31″S 145°06′47″E / 37.742016°S 145.113168°E / -37.742016; 145.113168 |
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| Links | |
| Public licence information | Profile |
| Webcast | Listen live (via TuneIn) |
| Website | radio |
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.
The station commenced broadcasting on 12 December 1982 at 1692 kHz AM, 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.
References
- 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.
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