Melbourne
Frequency 1179 AM
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Vision Australia Radio in Melbourne
You can hear us on 1179 AM. We operate out of studios at Vision Australia's Kooyong centre and broadcast throughout Melbourne and its surrounds. We hope you enjoy our readings from papers, magazines and books, as well as community information programs and more.
Start your day with Eye Opener with Robyn Winslow at 6.30am; find out about the day's events with Today in Focus with Arthur Higgins, weekdays at 4.00pm; and keep up with the latest from the Stock Market at 12.50pm and 5.50pm daily.
Radio Guide effective August 2010
This is the Radio Guide for Vision Australia Radio 1179 AM. For regional programming information, please contact your local station.
On this page:
Monday
Regular news updates throughout the day
6:00 Insight for Living
6:30 Across the Globe - selected Current Affairs from associated radio networks
7:00 The Morning Paper Round: essential information to start your day with news and views, commuter information, readings from The Age and Herald Sun. and A Morning Conversation. Join Steve Curtis Monday and Friday and Robyn Winslow, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. (TV Highlights at 7.25 am, Movement to Music at 8.55 am.)
10:30 The Australian
11:30 The Australian Financial Review
12:50 Stock Market Report
1:00 Afternoon Live - short story 2.05 and horoscopes at 2.50
3:00 Bits and Bytes: all you need to know about computing
3:30 Time of Your Life: for those who are, or about to be, retired (RL)
4:00 Today in Focus with Arthur Higgins: includes Community Spotlight with Stock Market report at 5.50 and Vic News round-up at 6.00 pm
7:00 Opinion Hour - Letters to the Editor from The Age and Herald Sun
8:00 Talking Law: includes Rumpole reading
9:00 Behind the Scenes: exploring the world of arts and culture (RL)
9:30 As it Happened ... this week in history
10:00 Book at Bedtime
10:30 People of Note
11:00 The Funny Side (R)
11:30 Hear This (R)
0:00 BBC World Service to 6.00am
Tuesday
Regular news updates throughout the day
6:00 Insight for Living
6:30 Across the Globe - selected Current Affairs from associated radio networks
7:00 The Morning Paper Round: essential information to start your day with news and views. commuter information, readings from The Age and Herald Sun. and A Morning Conversation. Join Steve Curtis Monday and Friday and Robyn Winslow, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. (TV Highlights at 7.25 am, Movement to Music at 8.55 am.)
10:30 The Australian
11:30 The Australian Financial Review
12:50 Stock Market Report
1:00 Afternoon Live - short story 2.05 and horoscopes at 2.50
3:00 People in Profile
3:30 Money, Money, Money: The world of finance
4:00 Today in Focus with Arthur Higgins: includes Community Spotlight with Stock Market report at 5.50 and Vic News round-up at 6.00 pm
7:00 Opinion Hour - Letters to the Editor from The Age and Herald Sun
8:00 Health Matters
9:00 The Uncertainty Principle - exploring the world of science
10:00 Book at Bedtime
10:30 People of Note
11:00 At Home (R)
0:00 BBC World Service to 6.00am
Wednesday
Regular news updates throughout the day
6:00 Insight for Living
6:30 Across the Globe - selected Current Affairs from associated radio networks
7:00 The Morning Paper Round: essential information to start your day with news and views. commuter information, readings from The Age and Herald Sun. and A Morning Conversation. Join Steve Curtis Monday and Friday and Robyn Winslow, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. (TV Highlights at 7.25 am, Movement to Music at 8.55 am.)
10:30 The Australian
11:30 The Australian Financial Review
12:50 Stock Market Report
1:00 Afternoon Live - short story 2.05 and horoscopes at 2.50
3:00 Politically Correct - Australian politics
3:30 Talking Vision: living with vision loss (RL)
4:00 Today in Focus with Arthur Higgins: includes Community Spotlight with Stock Market report at 5.50 and Vic News round-up at 6.00 pm
7:00 Opinion Hour - Letters to the Editor from The Age and Herald Sun
8:00 Get about with Guide Dogs Victoria
8:15 New Horizons
8:30 Don't Hold Back: news, views and music with a focus on youth
10:00 Book at Bedtime
10:30 People of Note
11:00 Time of Your Life (R)
11:30 Money, Money, Money (R)
0:00 BBC World Service to 6.00am
Thursday
Regular news updates throughout the day
6:00 Insight for Living
6:30 Across the Globe - selected Current Affairs from associated radio networks
7:00 The Morning Paper Round: essential information to start your day with news and views. commuter information, readings from The Age and Herald Sun. and A Morning Conversation. Join Steve Curtis Monday and Friday and Robyn Winslow, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. (TV Highlights at 7.25 am, Movement to Music at 8.55 am.)
10:30 The Australian
11:30 The Australian Financial Review
12:50 Stock Market Report
1:00 Afternoon Live - short story 2.05 and horoscopes at 2.50
3:00 Global Perspective: current affairs from a range of international magazines
4:00 Today in Focus with Arthur Higgins: includes Community Spotlight with Stock Market report at 5.50 and Vic News round-up at 6.00 pm
7:00 Opinion Hour - Letters to the Editor from The Age and Herald Sun
8:00 Age Green Guide
8:30 Consumer Talk
9:00 Planes, Trains and Automobiles
9:30 Education
10:00 Book at Bedtime
10:30 People of Note
11:00 The Uncertainty Principle (R)
0:00 BBC World Service to 6.00am
Friday
Regular news updates throughout the day
6:00 Insight for Living
6:30 Across the Globe - selected Current Affairs from associated radio networks
7:00 The Morning Paper Round: essential information to start your day with news and views, commuter information, readings from The Age and Herald Sun. and A Morning Conversation. Join Steve Curtis Monday and Friday and Robyn Winslow, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. (TV Highlights at 7.25 am, Movement to Music at 8.55 am.)
10:30 The Australian
11:30 The Australian Financial Review
12:50 Stock Market Report
1:00 Afternoon Live - short story 2.05 and horoscopes at 2.50
3:00 At Home
4:00 Today in Focus with Arthur Higgins: includes Community Spotlight with Stock Market report at 5.50 and Vic News round-up at 6.00 pm
6:15 The AFL Show - weekend football preview
7:00 Opinion Hour - Letters to the Editor from The Age and Herald Sun
8:00 Travel
9:00 The World around Us: our environment
10:00 Book at Bedtime
10:30 People of Note
11:00 Politically Correct (R)
11.30 People in Profile (R)
0:00 BBC World Service to 6.00am
Saturday
Regular news updates throughout the day
6:00 Travel (R)
7:00 Eye Opener - news, TV highlights, newspaper headlines and special features
7:30 The Age
9:00 The Herald Sun
10:00 Vision Sports - interviews and readings from daily sports press with "The Racing Show" at 10.30
12:00 The Australian
1:00 Suburban News
2:30 Bits and Bytes (R)
3:00 Weekend Magazine: the best of the weekend supplements
6:00 The Week
6:55 Highlights of Evening Television
7:00 Opinion Hour - Letters to the Editor from The Age and Herald Sun
8:00 Food Topics: tempting the tastebuds
8:30 Topical Island: lively and light-hearted readings, discussion and music
10:00 Heard It through the Grapevine
10:30 Musical Notes: an eclectic mix of history, anecdotes and, of course, the music!
0:00 BBC World Service to 6.00am
Sunday
6:00 Christian Science Sentinel
6:30 Digital Planet
7:00 Catholic Print - Catholic Broadcasting Ltd
7:30 Insight for Living
8:00 Hour of Power
9:00 A Way of Life - focus on a better lifestyle
10:00 Crossway Baptist Church Service
11:00 Sunday Age
12:30 Sunday Herald Sun
2:00 Talking Law - includes "Rumpole" reading
3:00 From Black Stump to Big Smoke: Australiania
4:00 Sunday Feature
4:30 Connections - comment from religious publications
5:00 Christian Science Sentinel (R)
5:30 Catholic Print (R) - Catholic Broadcasting Ltd
6:00 Face to Face - Lutheran Radio
6:15 The Lord's Challenge - Gospel Radio Broadcast
6:30 Christian Science Diary
6:45 SEDA - Seeing Eye Dogs Australia
6:55 Highlights of Evening Television
7:00 Stories of our Lives
7:30 Talking Vision (R)
8:00 The Funny Side: comedy
8:30 Sunday Night Crime - Australia's gangland
9:00 Sunday Night In: the world of books
9:30 Movie Nostalgia
10:00 Sunday Book at Bedtime
10:30 Behind the Scenes: exploring the world of arts and culture (R)
11:00 The Week (R)
0:00 BBC World Service to 6.00am