Editing 2RPH

{{short description|Radio reading service in Sydney, Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name             = 2RPH
| logo             = 2RPH-logo.svg
| city             =
| area             = Sydney
| branding         = 
| frequency        = 1224 [[Kilohertz|kHz]] [[amplitude modulation|AM]]<br>
100.5 [[Megahertz|MHz]] [[frequency modulation|FM]] Eastern Sydney<br>
100.5 [[Megahertz|MHz]] [[frequency modulation|FM]] Newcastle<br>
93.3 [[Megahertz|MHz]] [[frequency modulation|FM]] Wollongong
Radio Channel 7 – [[Optus Aurora]] C1 Satellite – (Free To Air)
| airdate          = 18 April 1983
| format           = [[Radio reading service]]
| power            = 
| erp              = 
| haat             = 
| class            = [[Community radio]]
| coordinates      = 
| callsign_meaning = '''2''' = New South Wales<br>'''R'''adio for the<br>'''P'''rint<br>'''H'''andicapped
| former_callsigns = 
| affiliations     = [[Radio Print Handicapped Network]]
| owner            = Radio 2RPH Co-operative Ltd
| licensee         = 
| sister_stations  = 
| webcast          = [http://27.100.36.118:8000/stream/1/ Sydney]<br> [http://27.100.36.118:8000/stream/2/ Newcastle and Lower Hunter]<br> [http://27.100.36.118:8000/stream/3/ Wollongong and Illawarra]<br>(direct MP3 streams)
| website          = {{official website|http://www.2rph.org.au}} 
}}

'''2RPH''' is an Australian [[radio reading service]] that reads newspapers and magazines for the benefit of those who have difficulties reading for themselves.<ref>{{cite web |title=Radio brings blind into focus |url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23493615-5001030,00.html |date=7 April 2008 |accessdate=4 August 2008 |author=Tory Maguire |publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)]] }}</ref> It is the [[Sydney]] station of the [[Radio Print Handicapped Network|RPH Network]].<ref>{{cite web
 |title=Value our Voices 
 |url=http://www.cbonline.org.au/%5Cmedia%5CElection_07%5CRPH_Summary1.1.pdf 
 |date=2007 
 |accessdate=4 August 2008 
 |publisher=[[Community Broadcasting Association of Australia|CBAA]] 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725125308/http://www.cbonline.org.au/media/Election_07/RPH_Summary1.1.pdf 
 |archivedate=25 July 2008 
}}</ref>

The 2RPH Sydney and 3RPH Melbourne were available free to air (no smartcard required) on the [[Optus Aurora]] radio platform via [[Optus C1]] before the switch over to the more restrictive [[Viewer Access Satellite Television|VAST]] platform.  Now only the [[3RPH]] Melbourne service is the only [[Radio Print Handicapped Network|RPH]] service available free-to-air on [[Optus C1]].

==History==
The need for a radio reading service was realised in [[New South Wales]] in 1983 with the establishment of 2RPH as a ''Community Benefit Organisation'', incorporated as a Co-operative Society. The station began operating on 18 April 1983.

The first broadcast frequency was off the main broadcast band (1629&nbsp;kHz), and was thus unsuitable, as many people could not receive the station. The problem was partly resolved by a move to a more suitable band location (1539&nbsp;kHz, in 1991), and further in 1993 when the [[Government of Australia|Commonwealth Government]] provided the station with transmission facilities previously used by commercial station [[2UUS|2WS]]. These facilities are still in use and provide a strong signal to most parts of Greater Sydney and some suburbs outside the metropolitan area.<ref>{{cite web |title=About 2RPH |url=http://www.2rph.org.au/about |date=2006 |accessdate=4 August 2008 |publisher=2RPH | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080719073415/http://2rph.org.au/about| archivedate= 19 July 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>

In 2023, the station changed its name from ''Radio for the Print Handicapped NSW Cooperative Limited'' to ''Radio 2RPH Co-operative Limited''. This was in response to the word [[wikt:handicapped|handicapped]] being no longer acceptable in current Australian and global usage.

==Audience==
Though specifically designed for the vision-impaired, elderly, and infirm, its accessibility and clear announcers are used by [[English as a second or foreign language|English as a second language]] [[English language learning and teaching|instructors]] to help their students understand the printed materials read from.

==Programming==
Volunteers prepare, produce, and present all the programs, including readings from magazines and other publications, which are pre-recorded. Many of these recorded programs are re-broadcast by RPH stations in other parts of Australia and the [[Radio Reading Service]] in New Zealand. 2RPH is the largest supplier of programs to the national network feed.

Applicants for on-air work must pass an audition carefully designed to demonstrate their skills at reading aloud. Volunteer positions are often available for behind-the-scenes duties.

==See also==
* [[List of radio stations in Australia]]
* [[Radio Print Handicapped Network]]
* [[Community Radio Network (Australia)]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.2rph.org.au}}

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[[Category:Radio reading services of Australia]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1983]]