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1RPH
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory;
Broadcast area	Canberra RA2 ([1])
Frequency	AM: 1125 kHz Canberra
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Radio reading service
Affiliations	Radio Print Handicapped Network
Ownership
Owner	Print Handicapped Radio of ACT, Inc.
History
First air date	5 October 1992
Call sign meaning	1 = Australian Capital Territory; Radio for the; Print; Handicapped
Technical information
Power	2,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	35°12′52″S 149°7′0″E / 35.21444°S 149.11667°E
Translator(s)	FM: 89.5 MHz Wagga Wagga; FM: 99.5 MHz Junee;
Links
Website	Official website

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Radio 1RPH 1125 kHz Canberra (89.5FM Wagga, 99.5FM Junee) is a volunteer-staffed AM band radio broadcast station in the Australian Capital Territory serving all of the ACT and surrounding areas of NSW including Queanbeyan, Yass and Michelago, with FM repeaters at Wagga and Junee,^[2] and a streaming media on its web site.^[3]

Radio 1RPH is a member of the Radio Print Handicapped Network. Its catch-phrases are, Your information station and Turning print into sound, and it is intended to serve all those who are, for any reason, handicapped from reading printed material.^[4]

Newspapers, magazines, books, and other printed material are read to air. 1RPH used to have a frequency just outside the AM band on 1620 kHz,^[5] and so suffered little interference, and was heard as far away as the United States.^[6]

Equipment

Studios

On-air and production

Two studios, each with 16 channel Ogenic broadcast mixers:
- Audio channel sources:
  - computer
  - CD players
  - satellite channels
  - Tape-recorders
  - turntables
  - outside broadcast line
  - telephone-radio interface

Production

digital post-production studio
voice-only studio
CD-R and tape library
recorded music library

Transmitters and antennae

2,000 watt solid-state AM transmitter with standby
two 65-metre (213 ft) antenna masts providing directional coverage
emergency power-plant

Effect of NDIS

In February 2016, the station management announced that it had been advised that $38,000 would not be available from the ACT Government's Disability ACT as of July 2016, when these funds would become part of the general National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) funds administered by the Commonwealth Government. This amount represented roughly a quarter of the station's operating budget. Disability Minister Chris Bourke declined to promise funding from ACT resources, but said he would make enquiries of the Federal Minister for Disability. Leading the effort to publicise this funding shortfall were: President, Lorraine Litster; Vice President, and People With Disabilities ACT president, Robert Altamore; and volunteer broadcaster and ACT Legislative Assembly member, Vicki Dunne MLA. Litster pointed out that, of the $22 billion/year scheme, only $132 million has been set aside for services including the Radio Print Handicapped Network. The National Disability Insurance Authority (NDIA) has said it will be considering the matter.^[7]^[8]

References

^ "Community Radio Broadcasting Licences" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2007.
^ VHF FM RADIO Callsign order Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, ACMA, July 2012, accessed 8 August 2012
^ "1RPH History". radio1rph.org.au. 1RPH. 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2008.
^ "Value our Voices" (PDF). CBAA. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2008.
^ Rogers, Chris (24 December 1994). "Station News Australia". International DX Digest. 62 (14). National Radio Club. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2011. scheduled to move on 17 October
^ Burnell, Jean (6 August 1997). "MW DXpedition in Grayland WA". St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada: Hardcore. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
^ Fettes, James; Francis, Adrienne (11 February 2016). "Disability station Radio 1RPH 'left in the lurch' amid NDIS funding changes". ABC News Online. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
^ Burgess, Katie (10 February 2016). "Radio station for print-handicapped to lose out under NDIS: president". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 April 2019.

External links

[1] "Community Radio Broadcasting Licences" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2007.

[2] VHF FM RADIO Callsign order Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, ACMA, July 2012, accessed 8 August 2012

[3] "1RPH History". radio1rph.org.au. 1RPH. 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2008.

[4] "Value our Voices" (PDF). CBAA. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2008.

[Rogers-5] Rogers, Chris (24 December 1994). "Station News Australia". International DX Digest. 62 (14). National Radio Club. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2011. scheduled to move on 17 October

[Burnell-6] Burnell, Jean (6 August 1997). "MW DXpedition in Grayland WA". St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada: Hardcore. Retrieved 7 December 2011.

[2016-02-10_ABC-7] Fettes, James; Francis, Adrienne (11 February 2016). "Disability station Radio 1RPH 'left in the lurch' amid NDIS funding changes". ABC News Online. Retrieved 23 April 2019.

[2016-02-10_SMH-8] Burgess, Katie (10 February 2016). "Radio station for print-handicapped to lose out under NDIS: president". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 April 2019.

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+{{short description|Radio reading service in Canberra, Australia}}
-'''Radio 1RPH''' 1125 [[Kilohertz|kHz]] is a [[volunteer]] manned AM band [[radio]] [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] station in the [[Australian Capital Territory]].
+{{More citations needed|date=August 2023}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
+{{Use Australian English|date=June 2015}}
+{{Infobox radio station
+| name               = 1RPH
+| logo               = 1rph radio logo.png
+| city               = [[Canberra]], [[Australian Capital Territory]]
+| area               = Canberra RA2 ([http://www.acma.gov.au/licplan/defmaps/documents/maps/la_442.pdf])
+| branding           =
+| frequency          = [[AM broadcasting|AM]]: 1125 [[kilohertz|kHz]] Canberra
+| translator         = {{ubl|[[FM broadcasting|FM]]: 89.5 [[megahertz|MHz]] [[Wagga Wagga]]|FM: 99.5 MHz [[Junee]]}}
+| repeater           =
+| airdate            = {{start date|df=yes|1992|10|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/_assets/main/lib100052/lic031_community_radio_broadcasting_licences.pdf |title=Community Radio Broadcasting Licences |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007170115/http://www.acma.gov.au/WEBWR/_assets/main/LIB100052/lic031_community_radio_broadcasting_licences.pdf |archivedate=7 October 2007}}</ref>
+| format             = [[Radio reading service]]
+| language           = [[English language|English]]
+| power              = 2,000 [[watt]]s
+| erp                =
+| haat               =
+| class              =
+| facility_id        =
+| coordinates        = {{coord|35|12|52|S|149|7|0|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:AU}}
+| callsign_meaning   = '''1''' = [[Australian Capital Territory]]<br>'''R'''adio for the<br>'''P'''rint<br>'''H'''andicapped
+| former_callsigns   =
+| former_frequencies =
+| affiliations       = [[Radio Print Handicapped Network]]
+| owner              = Print Handicapped Radio of ACT, Inc.
+| licensee           =
+| sister_stations    =
+| webcast            =
+| website            = {{official website|http://www.radio1rph.org.au/}}
+}}
+'''Radio 1RPH''' 1125 [[Kilohertz|kHz]] [[Canberra, Australian Capital Territory|Canberra]] (89.5FM [[Wagga, New South Wales|Wagga]], 99.5FM [[Junee, New South Wales|Junee]]) is a [[Volunteering|volunteer]]-staffed AM band [[radio]] [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] station in the [[Australian Capital Territory]] serving all of the ACT and surrounding areas of NSW including Queanbeyan, Yass and Michelago, with FM repeaters at Wagga and Junee,<ref>[http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/_assets/main/lib100059/radio_2-jul2012.pdf VHF FM RADIO Callsign order] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214345/http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/_assets/main/lib100059/radio_2-jul2012.pdf |date=3 March 2016 }}, [[Australian Communications and Media Authority|ACMA]], July 2012, accessed 8 August 2012</ref> and a [[streaming media]] on its web site.<ref>
+{{cite web |title=1RPH History |url=http://www.radio1rph.org.au/history.htm |year=2008 |accessdate=4 August 2008 |website=radio1rph.org.au |publisher=1RPH |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719022224/http://radio1rph.org.au/history.htm |archivedate=19 July 2008 |url-status=dead }}
+</ref>
-Radio 1RPH is a member of the [[Radio Print Handicapped Network]]. Its catch-phrases are, '''Your information station''' and '''Turning print into sound''', and it is intended to serve all those who are, for any reason, handicapped from reading printed material.
+Radio 1RPH is a member of the [[Radio Print Handicapped Network]]. Its catch-phrases are, '''Your information station''' and '''Turning print into sound''', and it is intended to serve all those who are, for any reason, handicapped from reading printed material.<ref>{{cite web
+ |title=Value our Voices
+ |url=http://www.cbonline.org.au/%5Cmedia%5CElection_07%5CRPH_Summary1.1.pdf
+ |year=2007
+ |accessdate=4 August 2008
+ |publisher=[[Community Broadcasting Association of Australia|CBAA]]
+ |url-status=dead
+ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725125308/http://www.cbonline.org.au/media/Election_07/RPH_Summary1.1.pdf
+ |archivedate=25 July 2008
+ }}</ref>
-Newspapers, magazines, books, and other printed material are read to air.  1RPH used to have a frequency just outside of the AM band, and so suffered little interference, and was heard as far away as the United States.
+Newspapers, magazines, books, and other printed material are read to air. 1RPH used to have a frequency just outside the AM band on 1620&nbsp;kHz,<ref name="Rogers">{{cite journal|last=Rogers|first=Chris|date=24 December 1994|title=Station News Australia|journal=International DX Digest|publisher=National Radio Club|volume=62|issue=14|quote=scheduled to move on 17 October|url=http://www.chowdanet.com/markc/idxd/1994/IDX23DEC.A94|accessdate=7 December 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119042246/http://www.chowdanet.com/markc/idxd/1994/IDX23DEC.A94|archive-date=19 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> and so suffered little interference, and was heard as far away as the United States.<ref name="Burnell">{{cite web|url=http://www.qsl.net/n7ecj/Logs/burnell%208-6-97.txt|title=MW DXpedition in Grayland WA|last=Burnell|first=Jean|date=6 August 1997|publisher=Hardcore|accessdate=7 December 2011|location=St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada}}</ref>
-==Programming==
-(typical; times Australian Eastern)
-====Monday-Friday====
-<br>0615-0630 Weather, TV and 1RPH programs
-<br>0630-0700 religious program
-<br>0700-0900 live readings from morning newspapers
-<br>0900-1300 pre-produced specialised programming from printed resources
-<br>1300-1500 cross to [[BBC World Service]]
-<br>1500-1600 repeat of morning readings from Canberra Times newspaper
-<br>1600-1755 pre-produced specialised programming from printed resources
-<br>1755-2000 live readings of themed articles from newspapers
-<br>2000-2300 pre-produced specialised programming from printed resources
-<br>2300-0615 cross to [[BBC World Service]]
-====Saturday====
-<br>0700-0945 pre-produced specialised programming from printed resources
-<br>0945-1200 live readings from morning newspapers
-<br>1200-2100 pre-produced specialised programming from printed resources
-<br>2100-0700 cross to [[BBC World Service]]
-====Sunday====
-<br>0700-1000 pre-produced specialised programming from printed resources
-<br>1000-1230 live readings from morning newspapers
-<br>1230-1355 pre-produced specialised programming from printed resources
-<br>1355-1800 afternoon religious program
-<br>1800-2000 live readings of background articles from newspapers
-<br>2000-2100 pre-produced specialised programming from printed resources
-<br>2100-0630 cross to [[BBC World Service]]
-[http://www.radio1rph.org.au/guide.htm full Program Guide]
 ==Equipment==
+[[File:Radio 1RPH studio and transmitter.jpg|thumb|L-R: Transmitter building, dual masts, car park and carport, studio building.]]
 ===Studios===
 ====On-air and production====
-*Two studios, each with 16 channel mixers:
+*Two studios, each with 16 channel Ogenic broadcast mixers:
 **Audio channel sources:
 ***computer
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 *recorded music library
-===Transmitters and antennas===
+===Transmitters and antennae===
 *2,000 [[watt]] solid-state AM transmitter with standby
-*two 65 metre antenna masts providing directional coverage
+*two {{convert|65|m|ft|adj=on}} antenna masts providing directional coverage
 *emergency power-plant
+==Effect of NDIS==
-== External links ==
+In February 2016, the station management announced that it had been advised that $38,000 would not be available from the [[Government of the Australian Capital Territory|ACT Government]]'s [[Disability ACT]] as of July 2016, when these funds would become part of the general [[National Disability Insurance Scheme]] (NDIS) funds administered by the [[Government of the Commonwealth of Australia|Commonwealth Government]]. This amount represented roughly a quarter of the station's operating budget. Disability Minister [[Chris Bourke]] declined to promise funding from ACT resources, but said he would make enquiries of the Federal Minister for Disability. Leading the effort to publicise this funding shortfall were: President, Lorraine Litster; Vice President, and People With Disabilities ACT president, Robert Altamore; and volunteer broadcaster and [[ACT Legislative Assembly]] member, [[Vicki Dunne]] MLA. Litster pointed out that, of the $22 billion/year scheme, only $132 million has been set aside for services including the [[Radio Print Handicapped Network]]. The National Disability Insurance Authority (NDIA) has said it will be considering the matter.<ref name="2016-02-10_ABC">{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-11/disability-radio-station-may-cut-services-after-funding-decision/7157868 |title=Disability station Radio 1RPH 'left in the lurch' amid NDIS funding changes |first1=James |last1=Fettes |first2=Adrienne |last2=Francis |work=[[ABC News Online]] |date=11 February 2016 |access-date=23 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="2016-02-10_SMH">{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/radio-station-for-printhandicapped-to-lose-out-under-ndis-president-20160210-gmq49q.html |title=Radio station for print-handicapped to lose out under NDIS: president |first=Katie |last=Burgess |newspaper=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=10 February 2016 |access-date=23 April 2019}}</ref>
-*[http://www.radio1rph.org.au '''Radio 1RPH''']
-*[http://www.rph.org.au/ '''RPH Australia''' (network)]
+==See also==
-*[http://www.cbaa.org.au Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA)]
+* [[List of radio stations in Australia]]
+* [[Radio Print Handicapped Network]]
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
+==External links==
+*[http://www.radio1rph.org.au Radio 1RPH]
+*[http://www.rph.org.au/ RPH Australia Network]
 {{Canberra AM}}
-[[Category:Radio reading services]]
 [[Category:Radio stations in Canberra]]
-[[Category:Community radio stations in Australia]]
+[[Category:Radio reading services of Australia]]
+[[Category:Radio stations established in 1992]]

v t e Radio stations in Canberra
AM and FM stations with an asterisk are also available on digital (DAB+) radio
AM stations	ABC Radio Canberra 666* ABC Radio National 846* Sky Sports 1008 2CA 1053* 1RPH 1125* 2CC 1206* SEN Track 1323 SBS Radio 1440* Rete Italia 1620/1629
FM stations	Faith FM 87.6 87.8 UCFM Radio Austral 88.0 ACTTAB Racing Radio 88.7 Valley FM 89.5 (Tuggeranong) CMS Radio 91.1* 1WAY FM 91.9* ArtSound FM 92.7* QBN FM 96.7 (Queanbeyan) KIX Country 97.5* 2XX FM 98.3* Yass FM 100.3 (Yass) triple j 101.5* ABC Classic FM 102.3* ABC NewsRadio 103.9* Hit 104.7* SBS Radio 105.5* Mix 106.3*
Digital-only stations	ABC ABC Country ABC Sport ABC Jazz Double J Capital Radio Network My Canberra Digital Coles Radio SnowDAB+ amplifyCBR Club Lime Radio SBS Radio SBS Chill SBS PopAsia SBS PopDesi SBS Radio 3
By call sign	1ART 1CBR 1CMS 1EA 1PB 1RPH 1VFM 1WAY 1XXR 2ABCFM 2CA 2CC 2CN 2KY 2QBN 2RN 2ROC 2SBSFM 2YAS
Former and aspirant stations	1SSS Raw FM 87.6 China Radio International 1323 Radio 2 1620
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