Broadcast area | Adelaide |
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Frequency | 1197 kHz AM |
Programming | |
Format | Radio reading service |
Affiliations | Radio Print Handicapped Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | RPH Adelaide Inc. |
History | |
Call sign meaning | 5 = South Australia Radio for the Handicapped |
Technical information | |
Class | Community radio |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°55′52″S 138°34′17″E / 34.931197°S 138.571406°E |
Links | |
Website | Official website |
Radio 5RPH (1197 kHz) is a volunteer manned AM band community radio station in Adelaide, South Australia Australia for the blind.[1]
Radio 5RPH is a member of the Radio Print Handicapped Network. Its stated mission is to "provide a quality reading and information service to those within its broadcast area who are unable (for whatever reason) to access daily printed material".[2][3]
Newspapers, magazines, books, and other printed material are read to air. The station also hosts a morning sports show weekday mornings and broadcasts matches from the South Australian National Football League.