3RPH

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.

Vision Australia Radio (3RPH)
Broadcast areaVictorian Community RA1
Frequency
  • AM: 1179 kHz
  • DAB+: 9A/9B Melbourne
Programming
FormatRadio reading service
NetworkVision Australia Radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
12 December 1982 (1982-12-12)
Former frequencies
AM: 1629 kHz (1982–1990)
Call sign meaning
Radio for the Print Handicapped
Technical information
Licensing authority
ACMA
Power5000 W[1]
Transmitter coordinates
37.742016°S 145.113168°E / -37.742016; 145.113168
Repeater(s)
Links
Public licence information
Profile
WebcastListen live (via TuneIn)
Websiteradio.visionaustralia.org

The station commenced broadcasting on 12 December 1982 at 1692 kHz AM,[2][3] before moving to the 1179 kHz AM frequency vacated by 3KZ.

3RPH is also a member of Radio Print Handicapped Network and a BBC World Service partner station.[4][5]

References
  1. Radio and television broadcasting stations: Internet edition (PDF). Australian Communications and Media Authority. October 2019. pp. 8, 58, 123.
  2. "blindness and low vision services". Vision Australia. Archived from the original on 5 January 2008.
  3. Farouque, Farah (12 December 2002). "Why Leach is getting serious all over". The Age. Retrieved 1 January 2008.
  4. "RPH Australia website". Retrieved 31 December 2007.
  5. "FM/AM in the Asia and Pacific regions: English". BBC. Archived from the original on 1 January 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2008.


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