1RPH

Radio 1RPH 1125 kHz is a volunteer manned AM band radio broadcast station in the Australian Capital Territory.

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.

Newspapers, magazines, books, and other printed material are read to air.

Programming

(typical; times Australian Eastern)
Monday-Friday
0700-0900 live readings from morning newspapers
0900-1300 pre-produced specialised programming from printed resources
1300-1600 cross to BBC World Service
1600-1700 network programming & daily news service
1700-1800 National Press Hour (network)
1800-2000 live readings of background newspaper material
2000-2300 pre-produced specialised programming from printed resources
2300-0630 cross to BBC World Service
0630-0700 religious program

Saturday
0700-0945 pre-produced specialised programming from printed resources
0945-1200 live readings from morning newspapers
1200-1900 pre-produced specialised programming from printed resources
1900-1000 cross to BBC World Service

Sunday
1000-1230 newspapers and sports round-up
1230-1800 afternoon religious program
1800-2000 live readings from newspapers
2000-2130 pre-produced specialised programming from printed resources
2130-0630 cross to BBC World Service

full Program Guide

Equipment

Studio

On-air

Two studios, each with 16 channel mixers:

- dual equipment:
  - turntables
  - CD
  - Mini-Disc
- single-channel inputs:
  - computer
  - satellite line
  - tone
  - telephone

Production

digital studio
read-to-tape studio
tape library
music library

Transmitters and antennas

dual 2,000 watt solid state
- generator back-up
dual vertical antennas providing phased (lobe) coverage

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