Radio 1RPH

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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.

Contents

[edit] Programming

(typical; times Australian Eastern)
Monday-Friday
0700-0900 live readings from morning newspapers
0900-1300 pre-produced specialised programming from printed resources
1300-1500 cross to BBC World Service
1500-1700 pre-produced specialised programming from printed resources
1700-1755 National Press Hour (network)
1755-2000 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
1200-2100 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 newspapers and sports round-up
1230-1355 pre-produced specialised programming from printed resources
1355-1800 afternoon religious program
1800-2000 live readings from newspapers
2000-2100 pre-produced specialised programming from printed resources
2100-0630 cross to BBC World Service

full Program Guide

[edit] Equipment

[edit] Studios

[edit] On-air and production

  • Two studios, each with 16 channel mixers:
    • dual equipment:
      • turntables
      • CD
      • Mini-Disc
      • Tape-recorders
    • single-channel inputs:
      • computer
      • satellite line
      • test-tone
      • telephone-radio interface

[edit] Production

  • digital post-production studio
  • read-to-tape studio
  • tape library
  • music library

[edit] Transmitters and antennas

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

[edit] External links

AM radio stations in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

666 ABC Canberra | 846 Radio National | 1053 2CA | 1125 Radio 1RPH | 1206 2CC | 1620 Radio 2

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