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| What's on SIRIS |
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A wide variety of local, regional, and national print publications
are read by our volunteers for the SIRIS listeners. Other reading
service programs round out our 24-hour, 7-day program schedule.
See the complete SIRIS schedule here...
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| The Southern Illinois Radio Information Service, SIRIS, is a non-profit
organization that provides a free, over-the-air reading and information service for blind,
visually impaired, and print-disabled individuals. |
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| Who is eligible? |
| Any person in the WSIU-FM (91.9) or WVSI-FM (88.9) listening area whose eyesight or physical condition makes it difficult or impossible to read a newspaper or book qualifies to receive the SIRIS broadcast. |
| How does it work? |
SIRIS programming is broadcast on a subcarrier
frequency of the WSIU-FM and WVSI-FM main signal. The broadcast can only be heard on
a special radio called a subcarrier receiver. These receivers are
provided at no cost to qualified users and are available through WSIU Public Broadcasting.
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| Can I receive the broadcast? |
If you tune your FM radio to either WSIU-FM (91.9) or WVSI-FM (88.9) and hear our regular broadcast then you should be able to receive the SIRIS broadcast.
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| How do I get more information? |
Contact the SIRIS director by phone at (618) 453-4344 or toll free at (866)
498-5561.
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| Become a SIRIS Volunteer |
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| SIRIS depends heavily on its volunteers. From reading to delivering
receivers, if you have the time we have the work to be done. |
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Volunteer Readers |
SIRIS volunteers read local newspapers and magazines and
record them into computers for broadcast to the blind and
sight-impaired.
All it takes to become a volunteer reader is a clear,
understandable voice, a love of reading, and at least one hour to spare.
To become a SIRIS volunteer reader, contact us... |
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Volunteer Office Assistants |
If you aren't interested in
reading, you can assist the SIRIS program with distribution of its
special radio receivers, answering calls from listeners, and other
general office work.
To become a SIRIS volunteer office assistanct, contact us...
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