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)

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Equipment

[edit] Studios

[edit] 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

[edit] Production

  • digital post-production studio
  • voice-only studio
  • CD-R and tape library
  • recorded music library

[edit] Transmitters and antennas

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

[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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