Radio WRBH 88.3 FM
WRBH 88.3 FM began as the dream of a local mathematician, Dr. Robert McClean. Dr. McClean was blind, but he had a vision: a reading radio station that would operate on the FM dial, rather than on sideband frequencies that require special radios to pick up the signal, with strong programming content that would improve the lives of blind and visually impaired persons wanting to lead productive, fulfilling lives. In 1975, Dr. McClean began leasing airtime from WWNO and renting studio space from New Orleans’ Lighthouse for the Blind. By 1982, his efforts expanded when he purchased the 88.3 FM signal, officially making WRBH the United States’ first 24-hour reading radio station for the blind. Today, WRBH remains the nation’s only full-time FM reading radio service and is one of only three such stations in the world.
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