Vision Australia Radio

Vision Australia Radio is a network of eight radio stations in Victoria and southern New South Wales owned by Vision Australia. The stations broadcast a range of programs, generally consisting of readings of newspapers and magazines for people unable to read print media. All the stations are operated by a volunteer staff and a small group of dedicated employees.

The Vision Australia Radio Network is headquartered at Kooyong and is licensed as a Community (RPH) Broadcaster to the print handicapped community. This can include people with vision impairment, a physical illness or disability which makes it difficult for them to hold a paper (such as MS or Parkinson’s), people with dyslexia or those who understand spoken but not written English.

A recent McNair Ingenuity Research study showed that Vision Australia Radio has a statewide audience of more than 250,000 every week – with the majority of listeners aged between 25-54. An estimated 38% of listeners are professionals or self-employed with a further 36% skilled workers.

The station originally broadcast as 3RPH in 1982 from Melbourne, however the station is now formally known as Vision Australia Radio.

Vision Australia Radio is a member of the Radio Print Handicapped Network and a BBC World Service partner station.

Melbourne station - VAR 1179AM

The chief station is:

• 3RPH 1179 kHz AM Melbourne

Regional stations

The other stations are affiliates and opt out of the 3RPH feed for local programmes:

• 2APH 101.7 MHz FM Albury-Wodonga
• 3BPH 88.7 MHz FM Bendigo
• 3GPH 99.5 kHz FM Geelong
• 3MPH 107.5 MHz FM Mildura
• 3SPH 100.1 MHz FM Shepparton
• 3RPH/T 93.5 MHz FM Warragul
• 3RPH/T 94.5 MHz FM Warrnambool

The Melbourne station is also heard in Australia and New Zealand on Optus Aurora satellite radio channel 12.

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