3RPH
Encyclopedia
3RPH is a radio station in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
.
3RPH is part of the Vision Australia Radio
network of eight stations owned by Vision Australia
broadcasting newspaper and magazine articles for people unable to read print media in southern Victoria
and New South Wales
.
The station began broadcasting in 1982 just off the AM band at 1629 kHz, and is operated by a volunteer staff.
Transmissions changed to 1179 kHz in 1990, after 3KZ
migrated to the FM band.
3RPH is also a member of Radio Print Handicapped Network
and a BBC World Service
partner station.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
3RPH is part of the Vision Australia Radio
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...
network of eight stations owned by Vision Australia
Vision Australia
Vision Australia is a not-for-profit organisation and Australia's largest provider of services for people with blindness and low vision.-Vision and Mission:...
broadcasting newspaper and magazine articles for people unable to read print media in southern Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
and New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
.
The station began broadcasting in 1982 just off the AM band at 1629 kHz, and is operated by a volunteer staff.
Transmissions changed to 1179 kHz in 1990, after 3KZ
3KZ
Gold 104.3 is a radio station broadcasting in Melbourne, Australia. Gold 104.3 is part of the Australian Radio Classic Hits Network and broadcasts on the 104.3 MHz frequency.- History :...
migrated to the FM band.
3RPH is also a member of Radio Print Handicapped Network
Radio Print Handicapped Network
RPH Australia is the national peak representative organisaion for a unique Australian network of radio reading service designed to meet the daily information needs of people who, for any reason, are unable to access normal printed material...
and a BBC World Service
BBC World Service
The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting in 27 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays...
partner station.