6RPH Vision Australia Radio broadcasts on 990 kHz AM and was previously owned and operated by the Foundation for Information Radio of Western Australia Inc. It now broadcasts Vision Australia Radio and aims to provide access to printed information for Western Australians with a print disability.[1] Vision Australia Radio is a member of RPH Australia.[2][3]
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| Broadcast area | Western Australia |
| Frequency | 990 kHz AM |
| Branding | Vision Australia Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Radio reading service |
| Affiliations | Radio Print Handicapped Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Vision Australia Radio |
| History | |
Call sign meaning | 6 = Western Australia Radio for the Handicapped |
| Technical information | |
| Class | Community radio |
| Power | 5 kW |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°57′19″S 115°51′31″E / 31.9554°S 115.85859°E |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
Its radio reading service is available on 990 AM throughout the wider Perth metropolitan area. However, in the early part of 2015 the station started to play a recorded music loop, together with a repeated announcement that its service had been suspended due to "technical issues". In March/early April 2015, 6RPH ceased broadcasting, but has since recommenced transmission with the Vision Australia Radio service on 990AM and on IRIS digital.[citation needed]
Radio 6PM occupied the 990 kHz frequency until the late 1980s.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "6RPH History". 6RPH. 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Value our Voices" (PDF). CBAA. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2008.
- ^ Ben Wyatt MLA (11 May 2006). "Legislative Assembly statement - 6RPH Radiothon". Western Australian Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 4 August 2008. [dead link]
External links
edit- [1] 6RPH on Information Radio
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