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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. 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.


PROGRAMMING

(typical; times Australian Eastern)


Monday-Friday


0615-0630 Weather, TV and 1RPH programs

0630-0700 religious program

0700-0900 live readings from morning newspapers

0900-1300 pre-produced specialised programming from printed resources

1300-1400 cross to BBC World Service

1400-1500 repeat of morning readings from Canberra Times newspaper

1500-1700 pre-produced specialised programming from printed resources

1700-1755 National Press Hour (network)

1755-2000 live readings of themed articles from newspapers

2000-2300 pre-produced specialised programming from printed resources

2300-0615 cross to BBC World Service


Saturday


0700-0945 pre-produced specialised programming from printed resources

0945-1200 live readings from morning newspapers

1200-2100 pre-produced specialised programming from printed resources

2100-0700 cross to BBC World Service


Sunday


0700-1000 pre-produced specialised programming from printed resources

1000-1230 live readings from morning newspapers

1230-1355 pre-produced specialised programming from printed resources

1355-1800 afternoon religious program

1800-2000 live readings of background articles from newspapers

2000-2100 pre-produced specialised programming from printed resources

2100-0630 cross to BBC World Service

full Program Guide


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



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