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RIS - Overview
To quickly apply for a receiver, please complete the Receiver Request Form. WUIS-WIPA Radio Information Service (RIS) is a member of the International Association of Audio Information Services and Illinois Radio Information Services Inc. WUIS-WIPA, the public radio station at the University of Illinois at Springfield, provides an information service for people who are print disabled (blind, visually impaired, learning disabled and physically disabled). Eligible individuals living in central and west central Illinois may apply for the Radio Information Service. The Radio Information Service is broadcast on a closed circuit sideband channel on WUIS-WIPA's main signal that can be heard on a special radio called a sideband receiver. The receivers are provided at no cost to listeners in central and west-central Illinois. If you would like to apply for a sideband receiver, please submit the Receiver Request Form. The service provides a wide variety of programming. Local, area and national newspapers, magazines and books are available to the listeners. The information service depends on volunteers to read the various programs. Volunteers are always needed to continue this valuable community service. To apply for the service, or to become a volunteer reader contact the RIS director at:
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