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KPBS Radio Reading Service
The KPBS Radio Reading Service broadcasts the readings of newspapers, books and magazines to those with low vision, blindness and other impairments. The Reading Service is available 24 hours a day over a private audio channel, and online via audio webstream.
Listen to the KPBS Radio Reading Service online webstream in the player below:
KPBS Radio Reading Service Stream
This service is intended solely for individuals who cannot read conventional print due to a disability. Ineligible listeners risk infringing on copyright laws, and KPBS Radio Reading Service is not responsible for any violations that may occur. Our service may not be redistributed without our written consent. By clicking below, you agree with these conditions.
Schedule
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Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | ||
12:00 am | History Program | Pet Pause | Diabetic News | Pets + Us | Prevention Magazine | Health | Audio Book News | |
12:30 am | Good Old Days | Independent Living | AARP Report | Enabled | National Geographic | Opera News | Science/Computers/Technology | |
1:00 am | People Magazine | Comment & Commentary | Consumer News | The National Enquirer | Smithsonian Magazine | Entertainment Weekly | Science of Our Times | |
2:00 am | Financial News | Men’s Hour | Women’s Hour | Time Magazine - Culture | Living at Home | The Week | Touching the Future | |
3:00 am | Wellness & Fitness | To Your Health | Soap Opera Digest | New York Times Book Review | Pet Hour | Western Short Stories | The Economist | |
4:00 am | The Atlantic | Time Magazine | People Magazine | Keystrokes | In the Kitchen | African American Hour | The Op-Ed Hour | |
5:00 am | Travel | American History | The Week | The Lighter Side | O Magazine | Soap Opera Digest | Guideposts | |
6:00 am | New York Times Magazine | Sunday Comics | The Economist | Sports Illustrated | Travelogue | Women’s Hour | Christian Today | |
6:30 am | The Onion | |||||||
7:00 am | The Blindness & Disability News Hour | Down to Business | National Review | Newsweek | The Blindness & Disability News Hour | Men’s Hour | Catholic Today | |
8:00 am | The New Yorker | Business Week | The Weekly Standard | Time Magazine | Wellness & Fitness | Sports Illustrated | Jewish Light | |
9:00 am | Yoga | Mother Jones | Yoga | Poetry | Yoga | Looking Back | Body & Soul | |
9:30 am | Good Old Days | Independent Living | AARP Report | Enabled | National Geographic | The Atlantic | People Magazine | |
10:00 am | People Magazine | Comment & Commentary | Consumer News | The National Enquirer | Smithsonian Magazine | |||
10:30 am | National Geographic | Time Magazine | ||||||
11:00 am | Financial News | Men's Hour | Women's Hour | Time Magazine - Culture | Living at Home | Pet Pause | ||
11:30 am | Independent Living | Prevention Magazine | ||||||
12:00 pm | The Wall Street Journal | The Wall Street Journal | The Wall Street Journal | The Wall Street Journal | The Wall Street Journal | Comment and Commentary | Entertainment Weekly | |
1:00 pm | Christian Science Monitor | Christian Science Monitor | Christian Science Monitor | Christian Science Monitor | Christian Science Monitor | |||
2:00 pm | USA Today | USA Today | USA Today | USA Today | USA Today | American History | New York Times Book Review | |
3:00 pm | The Washington Post | The Washington Post | The Washington Post | The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Time Magazine - Culture | O Magazine | |
4:00 pm | The Wall Street Journal | The Wall Street Journal | The Wall Street Journal | The Wall Street Journal | The Wall Street Journal | Keystrokes | Travelogue | |
5:00 pm | New York Times | New York Times | New York Times | New York Times | New York Times | New York Times Book Review | In the Kitchen | |
6:00 pm | Pet Hour | Eyes on Success | Business Week | Esquire Magazine | Financial News | New York Times | Sunday Comics | |
6:30 pm | Silver Threads | Sound Body | Consumer News | The Onion | ||||
7:00 pm | Entertainment Weekly | Smithsonian Magazine | Travel | To Your Health | National Review | National Enquirer | Christian Today | |
7:30 pm | Reader's Digest | |||||||
8:00 pm | Western Short Stories | The Op-Ed Hour | American History | Eyes on Success | The Weekly Standard | People Magazine | Catholic Today | |
9:00 pm | Christian Science Monitor | Christian Science Monitor | Christian Science Monitor | Christian Science Monitor | Christian Science Monitor | New York Times Magazine | Jewish Light | |
10:00 pm | African American Hour | Science of Our Times | Rolling Stone | Entertainment Weekly | Newsweek | The Lighter Side | The New Yorker | |
11:00 pm | Comment & Commentary | Touching the Future | Living at Home | Down to Business | Time Magazine | Rolling Stone | Reader's Digest | |
11:30 pm | Looking Back |
Resources
There are a number of resources available for sight- and print-impaired individuals to access news and information. This is a partial list.
LINKS TO LOCAL NEWSPAPERS ON DEMAND:
- The LA Times on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/latimes
- To access audio for the San Diego Union Tribune, go to enewspaper.sandiegouniontribune.com. Highlight the article you want to hear, then click on the "Read Aloud" icon (top center of page)
- The San Diego Union Tribune is also available as an Alexa skill (Ask Alexa for the San Diego Union Tribune)
OTHER ONLINE RESOURCES FOR THE SIGHT AND PRINT IMPAIRED:
- National Federation of the Blind: nfb.org/nfbnewsline
- National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped / Library of Congress: www.loc.gov/nls/braille-audio-reading-materials/
- Accessible World / Helping Hands for the Blind: accessibleworld.org
- Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired: lighthouse-sf.org
- American Council of the Blind /ACB Radio: www.acbradio.org
- Accessible Media, Inc. (AMI): www.ami.ca/about-ami
- Insight Radio / Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB): www.insightradio.co.uk/
Some KPBS Radio Reading Service programming is made available courtesy of the IAAIS Program Share. Learn more about IAAIS.