Print Radio Tasmania
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| 7RPH | |
| Broadcast area | Hobart and Northern Tasmania |
|---|---|
| Branding | Print Radio Tasmania |
| Frequency | 864 KHz AM (Hobart) 106.9 MHz FM (Northern Tasmania) |
| First air date | June 26, 1982 |
| Format | Radio reading service |
| Class | Community |
| Callsign meaning | Radio for the Print Handicapped |
| Affiliations | Radio Print Handicapped Network |
| Owner | RPH Print Radio Tasmania (Incorporated) |
| Website | www.7rph.org.au |
7RPH is a radio station based in Hobart, Tasmania. Branded on-air as Print Radio Tasmania, it is a reading and information service for those persons unable to read or easily access information in print. The station is run and operated by volunteers.
Programmes broadcast range from live reading of local and national newspapers to magazine and serialised book readings.
Print Radio Tasmania was the first RPH station to go on-air in Australia on June 26, 1982, originally broadcasting on 1620AM.[1] In 1991 the station changed frequency to 864AM. In December 2003 a second transmitter was established in Northern Tasmania to relay the station to Launceston and the Tamar Valley on 106.9FM.
7RPH is a member of Radio Print Handicapped Network and is a rebroadcaster of the BBC World Service.
[edit] References
- ^ The History of 7RPH. [1]. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.
