5RPH

{{short description|Radio reading service in Adelaide, South Australia}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{Use Australian English|date=April 2015}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = 5RPH

| logo = 5rph radio logo.png

| logo_caption = Last logo used by RPH Adelaide before becoming a Vision Australia Radio network station.

| city =

| area = Adelaide

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| frequency = 1197 kHz AM

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| format = Radio reading service

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| class = Community radio

| coordinates = {{Coord|34.931197|S|138.571406|E|display=inline,title}}

| callsign_meaning = 5 = South Australia
Radio for the
Print
Handicapped

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| affiliations = Radio Print Handicapped Network
Vision Australia Radio

| owner = Vision Australia

| licensee = 5RPH Pty Ltd

| sister_stations = 3RPH
6RPH

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| website = {{official website|https://radio.visionaustralia.org/our-networks/adelaide}}

}}

{{update|date=July 2024}}

Radio 5RPH (1197 kHz) is a volunteer manned AM band community radio station in Adelaide, South Australia, providing a radio reading service for the vision-impaired and otherwise print handicapped.{{cite web |title=5RPH About US |url=http://www.rphadelaide.org.au/aboutus.htm |date=2008 |access-date=4 August 2008 |publisher=5RPH |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719035957/http://www.rphadelaide.org.au/aboutus.htm |archive-date=19 July 2008 |url-status=dead }}

Originally owned by association RPH Adelaide Inc., 5RPH has operated as a subsidiary of Vision Australia Radio since December 2011,{{cite report

| author = Vision Australia

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| date = 2012

| title = 2011/2012 annual report

| url = https://visionaustralia.org/sites/default/files/docs/about-us/annualreport_2012.pdf

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| page = 19

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| access-date = {{date|2024-07-26}}

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}} combining readings by local volunteers of South Australian media with programs from VA Radio's sister stations, such as 3RPH from Melbourne.

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".{{cite web

|title=Stan Wickham Awards Presentation

|url=http://www.governor.sa.gov.au/html/speeches_04/040224_rph_stanwickhamawards.html

|date=24 February 2004

|access-date=4 August 2008

|publisher=Governor of South Australia

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719171939/http://governor.sa.gov.au/html/speeches_04/040224_rph_stanwickhamawards.html

|archive-date=19 July 2008

|url-status=dead

|df=dmy

}}{{cite web |title=Adelaide Radio Switch |url=http://www.messengerwest.com.au/article/2008/07/23/5845_west_news.html |date=23 July 2008 |access-date=4 August 2008 |author=Chantelle Kroehn |publisher=Messenger Newspapers |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906200426/http://www.messengerwest.com.au/article/2008/07/23/5845_west_news.html |archive-date=6 September 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

Newspapers, magazines, books, and other printed material are read to air. The station also hosts a morning sports show weekday mornings and has previously{{when|date=July 2024|reason=To give date context}} broadcast matches from the South Australian National Football League.