3RPH

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3RPH
City of license Melbourne, Victoria
Frequency 1179 KHz[1]
First air date December 12, 1982[2][3]
Format Radio reading service
Power 3,000 watts[1]
Class Community[1]
Callsign meaning Radio Print Handicapped
Affiliations Radio Print Handicapped Network
Owner Vision Australia Foundation
Website www.visionaustralia.org.au

3RPH (1179 AM) is a radio station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

3RPH is part of the Vision Australia Radio network of eight stations owned by Vision Australia Foundation broadcasting newspaper and magazine articles for people unable to read print media in southern Victoria and New South Wales.[2][4]

The station began broadcasting in 1982 and is operated by a volunteer staff.[2]

3RPH is also a member of Radio Print Handicapped Network and a BBC World Service partner station.[5][6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c New radio services for Melbourne, Geelong and Colac. Australian Communications and Media Authority (27 June 2000). Retrieved on 2007-12-31.
  2. ^ a b c blindness and low vision services. Vision Australia. Retrieved on 2007-12-31.
  3. ^ Farah Farouque. "Why Leach is getting serious all over", The Age, 2002-12-12. Retrieved on 2007-12-31. 
  4. ^ Vision Australia Radio Stations. Vision Australia. Retrieved on 2007-12-31.
  5. ^ RPH Australia website. Retrieved on 2007-12-31.
  6. ^ FM/AM in the Asia and Pacific regions: English. BBC. Retrieved on 2007-12-31.


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