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Radio Reading Service

A self supported program.

When making your charitable gifts or planning your estate, please keep the KPBS Radio Reading Service in mind.

RRS Mailing Address:

KPBS Reading Service
5200 Campanile Dr.
San Diego, CA  92182

A great friend ...

In memory of
Thelma Reid

Radio Reading Service

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The KPBS Radio Reading Service broadcasts the readings of newspapers, books and magazines to those with low vision, blindness and other print impairments.
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Volunteer driven, donor funded.

Airing 24 hours a day over a private audio channel, the Reading Service is accessible to qualified recipients through two means:

• A specialized radio: for San Diego users obtained from KPBS. 
• Via webstream: for users worldwide.

Thanks to nearly 150 local volunteers as well as programming shared by similar operations across the country, the free service is able to help connect listeners to a wide variety of print materials, including but not limited to:

The San Diego Union-Tribune •  Grocery  Ads • Event Listings • Los Angeles Times • New York Times •  Newsweek • Time • Reader's Digest • National Geographic • Wall St. Journal •  The Economist • The New Yorker • The Smithsonian • Sports Illustrated
To have a Listener Information & Application Packet sent to you or someone you know, please leave a mailing address on our voice mail system: 619. 594. 8170.
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Reading Service Supporters

$ North Park Lions
$ Leslie Miller
$ Torrey Pines Kiwanis
$ La Jolla Arts Festival
$ Tom and Helen Karnes
$ Mission Valley Rotary
$ Coronado Lions
$ Daphne Triphon
$ El Cajon Heartland Lions
$ Carlsbad Lions
$ Rancho Bernardo Lions

  We are grateful for the
    generous support of
         'Our Friends'
              • • •

"I call my little
Reading Radio my
companion.  It gives
me hours of
enrichment and
enjoyment." -- Myra