Radio Print Handicapped Network

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RPH Australia is a network of Australian radio stations for people who, for any reason, are unable to access printed material. RPH stands for "Radio for the Print Handicapped."

Australian RPH services began in 1975 on Melbourne's 3ZZ.

On 23 July 1978 the Minister for Post and Telecommunications announced: "The establishment of a special radio communications service for the blind and other people with reading difficulties."

The federal government began its direct funding of the service with a $250,000 grant in the 1981/82 budget.

Initially using marine band (today's extended AM broadcast band) frequencies, stations in Hobart, Melbourne and Sydney began operating. 7RPH Hobart went to air in June 1982. 3RPH Melbourne was officially opened in December the same year.

By 1984/85 RPH services were also operating in Brisbane and Canberra. After another review, the specialised stations of the service transferred to normal broadcast band frequencies in 1990 and 1991.

Material from the network is heard on a small number of non-network community stations in Australia and on the Radio Reading Service of New Zealand.

Contents

[edit] RPH Australia Network Stations

[edit] Radio 1RPH

[edit] 2RPH

[edit] 4RPH

[edit] Vision Australia Radio 3RPH

[edit] 5RPH

[edit] Information Radio (6RPH)

[edit] Print Radio Tasmania (7RPH)

[edit] External links

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