3GPH

Last updated

Vision Australia Radio (3GPH)
Repeater of 3RPH Melbourne
Broadcast areaGeelong RA2
Frequency FM: 99.5MHz
Programming
Format Radio reading service
Network Vision Australia Radio
Affiliations RPH Australia
Ownership
Owner
History
Call sign meaning
Geelong Radio for the Print Handicapped
Technical information
Licensing authority
ACMA
ERP 800 W [1]
Transmitter coordinates
38°10′25″S144°18′01″E / 38.173546°S 144.300291°E / -38.173546; 144.300291 Coordinates: 38°10′25″S144°18′01″E / 38.173546°S 144.300291°E / -38.173546; 144.300291
Links
Public licence information
Profile
Website radio.visionaustralia.org/our-networks/geelong-99-5fm

3GPH is a community radio station owned and operated by Vision Australia as part of the Vision Australia Radio network. The station broadcasts a radio reading service to Geelong, Victoria, with 18 hours of local programming each week. [2]

Outside of local hours, the station is a repeater of the 3RPH service from Melbourne.

Related Research Articles

Geelong is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay and the left bank of Barwon River, about 65 km (40 mi) southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria.

K Rock 95.5 is a commercial FM radio station based in Geelong, Australia. K Rock operates a mainstream Top 40 playlist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Colac, Victoria</span> Town in Victoria, Australia

Colac is a small city in the Western District of Victoria, Australia, approximately 150 kilometres south-west of Melbourne on the southern shore of Lake Colac.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">ABC Radio Melbourne</span> Radio station in Melbourne, Victoria

ABC Radio Melbourne is an ABC Local Radio station in Melbourne, Australia. It began transmission on 13 October 1924, and was Melbourne's second licensed radio station after 3AR.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carols by Candlelight</span> Annual Christmas song event in Australia

Carols by Candlelight is an annual Australian Christmas tradition that was popularised in Melbourne in 1938. The tradition has since spread around the world. It involves people gathering, usually outdoors in a park, to sing carols by candlelight, featuring live performances by both national and international celebrities accompanied by a symphony orchestra.

Lara is a town in Victoria, 18 km north-east of the Geelong CBD, inland from the Princes Freeway to Melbourne. Its population at the 2016 census was 16,355.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Geelong V/Line rail service</span>

The Geelong line is a regional passenger rail service operated by V/Line in Victoria, Australia. It serves passengers between state capital Melbourne and the regional city of Geelong.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Geelong railway station</span> Railway station in Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Geelong railway station is located on the Warrnambool line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the city of Geelong, and it opened on 1 November 1856.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1116 SEN</span> Sports radio station in Melbourne, Victoria

1116 SEN is an Australian radio station in Victoria. Owned and operated by Pacific Star Network, it broadcasts a sports radio format from Lower Plenty to Greater Melbourne. First broadcast on 29 November 1931 as 3AK, the station currently broadcasts from studios in South Melbourne.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rhema FM</span>

Rhema FM is the name used for a number of Christian radio stations established with the help of, and assisted for many years by United Christian Broadcasters (UCB) in Australia. Each station is independent, being run and programmed locally with many having moved away from the Rhema name. UCB has also established the Vision Radio Network across Australia, which is entirely networked from UCB's Brisbane studios.

Nine News is a radio news service providing the half-hourly radio news bulletins to radio stations across Australia.

94.7 The Pulse, is a community radio station which broadcasts to the region of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

United Christian Broadcasters (UCB) is an international Christian broadcasting and media group, founded by Rhema Media. Through affiliates in twenty five countries, it operates radio and television stations and publishes and broadcasts Bob Gass's daily devotionals The Word for You Today and Word For You.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John K. Watts</span> Australian rules footballer

John Albert Watts was an Australian rules football player and radio broadcaster and television personality.

Gene Bradley Fisk, born 1935 in Colac, Victoria is an Australian country singer. Gene's musical interests began when he joined a Banjo club at age 11 playing concerts and radio shows.

Vision Australia Radio is a network of eight radio stations in Victoria, amongst some other states in Australia. It is 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 employees.

This is a list of radio stations that broadcast on FM frequency 87.8 MHz:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Western Rail Plan</span>

The Western Rail Plan is a metropolitan rail infrastructure project being undertaken in Melbourne, Australia. The project was initially announced during the 2018 Victorian state election by the State Government. It includes the electrification of two currently existing regional lines to Melton and Wyndham Vale, as well as fast rail to Geelong, and other network capacity upgrades. The project will allow for much higher capacity on the Western Corridor. The electrification to Melton is part of Stage 3 of the PTV Network Development Plan. $100 million is being invested in detailed planning and design work, to deliver the full separation of regional and metro services on the Geelong and Ballarat lines. Staging of the works component of the plan are being developed alongside the business case for the Melbourne Airport Rail Link.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SEN Track</span>

SEN Track is an Australian radio network operated by Sports Entertainment Network, a division of Pacific Star Network. The network launched on 28 March 2020 and broadcasts live coverage of horse, thoroughbred and greyhound racing to nine cities and towns in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia. It is a sister network to the Melbourne-based 1116 SEN.

References

  1. Radio and television broadcasting stations: Internet edition (PDF). Australian Communications and Media Authority. October 2019. pp. 24, 79, 114.
  2. "Geelong 99.5FM". Vision Australia Radio. Vision Australia.