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1RPH
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory;
Broadcast area	Canberra RA2 ([1])
Frequency	1125 kHz AM Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
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	October 5, 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
Repeater(s)	89.5 MHz FM Wagga Wagga, New South Wales; 99.5 MHz FM Junee, New South Wales
Links
Website	Official website

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Radio 1RPH 1125 kHz Canberra (89.5FM Wagga, 99.5FM Junee) is a volunteer manned AM band radio broadcast station in the Australian Capital Territoryserving all of teh 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 of 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 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 antennas

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

References

^ http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/_assets/main/lib100052/lic031_community_radio_broadcasting_licences.pdf
^ VHF FM RADIO Callsign order, ACMA, July 2012, accessed 8 August 2012
^ "1RPH History". 1RPH. 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Value our Voices" (PDF). CBAA. 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
^ Rogers, Chris (24 December 1994). "Station News Australia". International DX Digest. 62 (14). National Radio Club. Retrieved 7 December 2011. scheduled to move on October 17
^ Burnell, Jean (6 Aug 1997). "MW DXpedition in Grayland WA". St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada: Hardcore. Retrieved 7 December 2011.

External links

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[1] ttp://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/_assets/main/lib100052/lic031_community_radio_broadcasting_licences.pdf

[2] VHF FM RADIO Callsign order, ACMA, July 2012, accessed 8 August 2012

[3] "1RPH History". 1RPH. 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[4] "Value our Voices" (PDF). CBAA. 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-04.

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

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

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-'''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 [[volunteer]] manned AM band [[radio]] [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] station in the [[Australian Capital Territory]]serving all of teh 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], [[ACMA]], July 2012, accessed 8 August 2012</ref>, and a [[streaming media]] on its web site. <ref>{{cite web |title=1RPH History
+'''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 [[volunteer]] manned AM band [[radio]] [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] station in the [[Australian Capital Territory]]serving all of teh 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], [[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 |date=2008 |accessdate=2008-08-04 |publisher=[http://www.radio1rph.org.au 1RPH]| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080719022224/http://radio1rph.org.au/history.htm| archivedate= 19 July 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
+|url= http://www.radio1rph.org.au/history.htm |year=2008 |accessdate=2008-08-04 |publisher=[http://www.radio1rph.org.au 1RPH]| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080719022224/http://radio1rph.org.au/history.htm| archivedate= 19 July 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</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. <ref>{{cite web |title=Value our Voices
+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 |date=2007 |accessdate=2008-08-04
+|url=http://www.cbonline.org.au/%5Cmedia%5CElection_07%5CRPH_Summary1.1.pdf |year=2007 |accessdate=2008-08-04
 |publisher=[[Community Broadcasting Association of Australia|CBAA]]}}</ref>
-Newspapers, magazines, books, and other printed material are read to air.  1RPH used to have a frequency just outside of the AM band on 1620kHz<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 October 17|url=http://www.chowdanet.com/markc/idxd/1994/IDX23DEC.A94| accessdate= 7 December 2011 <!--DASHBot-->}}</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 Aug 1997|publisher=Hardcore|accessdate=7 December 2011|location=St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada}}</ref>
+Newspapers, magazines, books, and other printed material are read to air.  1RPH used to have a frequency just outside of 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 October 17|url=http://www.chowdanet.com/markc/idxd/1994/IDX23DEC.A94| accessdate= 7 December 2011 <!--DASHBot-->}}</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 Aug 1997|publisher=Hardcore|accessdate=7 December 2011|location=St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada}}</ref>
 ==Equipment==
 ===Studios===
 ====On-air and production====
 *Two studios, each with 16 channel mixers:
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