WRBH

WRBH studios on Magazine Street, Uptown New Orleans.
WRBH
Broadcast areaNew Orleans metropolitan area
Frequency88.3 (MHz)
Programming
FormatRadio reading service
Ownership
OwnerRadio For The Blind & Print Handicapped, Inc.
History
First air date
1982
Call sign meaning
Radio for the Blind & Handicapped
Technical information
Facility ID54575
ClassC1
ERP51,000 watts
HAAT190 meters (623 ft)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.WRBH.org

WRBH (88.3 MHz) is a non-commercial FM radio station in New Orleans, Louisiana. It primarily provides a radio reading service for the blind and print-handicapped, without the usual use of a private subcarrier decoder. It is one of three such stations in the United States.[1] Services include readings of books, original programming, and readings of periodicals, including The Wall Street Journal and The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. WYPL in Memphis, Tennessee, provides similar services. The station also carries Tulane Green Wave sports, including Tulane's women's basketball and baseball.

The station's licensee is Radio For The Blind & Print Handicapped. The station has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 51,000 watts. The transmitter is located on Tournefort Street in Chalmette, Louisiana.[2]

  1. ^ Santarella, Jordan. “A Trip to WRBH: America's Only Full Time Reading Radio Station for the Blind.” ViaNolaVie, https://www.vianolavie.org/2017/05/02/a-trip-to-wrbh-americas-only-full-time-reading-radio-station-for-the-blind/ .
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WRBH