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 had its origins in 1974, when the Radio for the Blind Committee began broadcasting a half-hour program on ABC radio and a 45-minute program on 3CR in Melbourne.[2]
The station was then licensed to commence programming on its own frequency, broadcasting from 12 December 1982 at 1705 kHz[3][4][5]
In 1983 the station moved its signal to 1629 kHz[6], before moving to 1179 kHz, vacated by 3KZ, in 1990. The switch to 1179 also led to the station expanding to 24-hour programming.[2]
3RPH is also a member of Radio Print Handicapped Network and a BBC World Service partner station.[7][8]
References
- ^ Radio and television broadcasting stations: Internet edition (PDF). Australian Communications and Media Authority. October 2019. pp. 8, 58, 123.
- ^ a b “3RPH spreads its wings for kids and night owls”. The Age. 30 August 1990.
- ^ “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.
- ^ “Green Guide”. The Age. David Syme & Co Limited. 26 August 1982.
- ^ “Green Guide”. The Age. David Syme & Co Limited. 24 March 1983.
- ^ “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.