Each day of the year, listeners can enjoy a program mix of readings from current national newspapers and magazines supplemented with a wide variety of local publications, thanks to volunteer readers. Listeners require a subcarrier receiver in order to access the signal. The process of qualifying if simple. The RRS requires that a receiver application form be completed by the listener, a portion of which must be completed by a medical professional or public welfare agent to verify need. There is no set volunteer schedule.
Some people prefer to work weekly, while the majority make themselves available on an on-call basis.
To explore volunteer opportunities, contact RRS Director Ben Martin . Hometown News is a chief area of importance to those with visual impairments. In response, the RRS volunteers read from 12 area papers and three National papers. Other air time is devoted to readings from more than 50 magazines.