Utah State Library for the Blind and Disabled

Radio Broadcast Schedule

The Utah Radio Reading Service is a Program of the Utah State Library Division, Program for the Blind and Disabled. The Program is produced at the State Library Division with the help of dedicated volunteer readers and is broadcast on the sideband of KBYU-FM radio in Provo, Utah and KREC-FM radio in St. George, Utah.

Broadcast hours:
8:30 AM to 6:00 PM Monday through Friday (Rebroadcast from 6:00 PM to 2:30 AM)
7:00 AM to 10:30 PM Saturday
7:00 AM to 10:30 PM Sunday (Rebroadcast from 10:30 PM to 7:30 AM)

The following schedule represents the current programming available through the Utah Radio Reading Service for the Blind and Disabled:

Radio Reading Service Broadcast Schedule
Wasatch Front and Southwestern Utah Areas

Current Utah Radio Reading Service Programming:

Daily Features:

Salt Lake Tribune | Deseret Morning News

Daily Programming Schedules:

Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday
Saturday
| Sunday

DESERET MORNING NEWS (Weekdays)

Time
Program
Rebroadcast
9:00 AM
Local and Regional News
6:00 PM
10:00 AM
Obituaries, Opinion Page and Sports
7:00 PM
10:30 AM
Weather, Syndicated Columns, Business, Comics and Entertainment Page
7:30 PM

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE (Weekdays)

Time
Program
Rebroadcast

12:00 PM

Local and Regional News
9:00 PM
1:00 PM
Opinion Page, Sports and Advertisements
10:00 PM
1:30 PM
Weather, Syndicated Columns, Business, Comics and Entertainment Page

10:30 PM

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Daily Programming Schedules:

MONDAY

Time
Program
Rebroadcast
8:30 AM
The Reader (Dick Estell - Michigan State)  

9:00 AM

Deseret Morning News

6:00 PM
11:00 AM
Old Time Radio Programs
8:00 PM
11:30 AM
Ogden Standard Examiner
8:30 PM
12:00 PM
Salt Lake Tribune
9:00 PM
2:00 PM
Radio Waves - Utah Connection to the Blind and Disabled (once a month this program will be replaced with news from the American Council of the Blind)
11:00 PM
2:30 PM
Local Serialized Book Reading Program
11:30 PM

3:00 PM

Science of Our Times (Current Technology)
12:00 AM
4:00 PM
Monday Potpourri (Featuring articles from the Sunday Tribune and Deseret Morning News)
1:00 AM
5:00 PM
Provo Daily Herald
2:00 AM
5:30 PM
Old Time Radio Programs
6:00 PM

Rebroadcast of Monday's Programming
(Same schedule as from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM)

 
2:30 AM
Regular KBYU Programming  

TUESDAY

Time
Program
Rebroadcast
8:30 AM
The Reader (Dick Estell - Michigan State)

9:00 AM

Deseret Morning News

6:00 PM
11:00 AM
Old Time Radio Programs
8:00 PM
11:30 AM
Ogden Standard Examiner
8:30 PM
12:00 PM
Salt Lake Tribune
9:00 PM
2:00 PM
Parade Magazine
11:00 PM
2:30 PM
Local Serialized Book Reading Program
11:30 PM

3:00 PM

The American Past
12:00 AM
4:00 PM
A Chef's Table
1:00 AM
5:00 PM
Provo Daily Herald
2:00 AM
5:30 PM
Old Time Radio Programs
6:00 PM

Rebroadcast of Tuesday's Programming
(Same schedule as from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM)

 
2:30 AM
Regular KBYU Programming  

WEDNESDAY

Time
Program
Rebroadcast
8:30 AM
The Reader (Dick Estell - Michigan State)

9:00 AM

Deseret Morning News

6:00 PM
11:00 AM
Old Time Radio Programs
8:00 PM
11:30 AM
Ogden Standard Examiner
8:30 PM
12:00 PM
Salt Lake Tribune
9:00 PM
2:00 PM
Health News Update
11:00 PM
2:30 PM
Local Serialized Book Reading Program
11:30 PM

3:00 PM

Magazine Rack
12:00 AM
4:00 PM
Your Money and You (Current Financial)
1:00 AM
5:00 PM
Provo Daily Herald
2:00 AM
5:30 PM
Old Time Radio Programs
6:00 PM
Rebroadcast of Wednesday's Programming
(Same schedule as from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM)
 
2:30 AM
Regular KBYU Programming  

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THURSDAY

Time
Program
Rebroadcast
8:30 AM
The Reader (Dick Estell - Michigan State)  

9:00 AM

Deseret Morning News

6:00 PM
11:00 AM
Old Time Radio Programs
8:00 PM
11:30 AM
Ogden Standard Examiner
8:30 PM
12:00 PM
Salt Lake Tribune
9:00 PM
2:00 PM
The Health Show
11:00 PM
2:30 PM
Local Serialized Book Reading Program
11:30 PM

3:00 PM

Especially for the Ladies (articles from women's magazines)

12:00 AM
4:00 PM
Broadway Revisited
1:00 AM
5:00 PM
Provo Daily Herald
2:00 AM
5:30 PM
The Market Basket (grocery specials)
6:00 PM

Rebroadcast of Thursday's programming
(Same schedule as from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM)

 
2:30 AM
Regular KBYU Programming  

FRIDAY

Time
Program
Rebroadcast
8:30 AM
The Reader (Dick Estell - Michigan State)

9:00 AM

Deseret Morning News

6:00 PM
11:00 AM
The Market Basket (replay of grocery specials)
8:00 PM
11:30 AM
Ogden Standard Examiner
8:30 PM
12:00 PM
Salt Lake Tribune
9:00 PM
2:00 PM
What's New? (Sample of new cassette books available for check out from the Utah Library for the Blind and Disabled)
11:00 PM
2:30 PM
Local Serialized Book Reading Program
11:30 PM

3:00 PM

Prime Time Radio (News and Information from AARP)
12:00 AM
4:00 PM
Salt Lake City Weekly - Utah's Independent Newspaper
1:00 AM
5:00 PM
Provo Daily Herald
2:00 AM
5:30 PM
Old Time Radio Programs
6:00 PM

Rebroadcast of Friday's Programming
(Same schedule as from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM)

 
2:30 AM
Regular KBYU Programming  

 

SATURDAY

Time
Program

7:00 AM

Announcements

7:15 AM

Top Shelf - Various topics relating to books and reading

7:30 AM
The Market Basket (grocery specials)
8:00 AM

What's New (sample of new cassette books available for check out from the Utah Library for the Blind and Disabled)

8:30 AM

Health News Update

9:00 AM
Parade Magazine
9:30 AM

American Council for the Blind Report

10:00 AM
Planetary Radio
10:30 AM
Sports Page
11:00 AM

Salt Lake City Weekly-Utah's Independent Newspaper

12:00 PM

American Past

1:00 PM

Magazine Rack

2:00 PM
Radio Waves
2:30 PM
Old Time Radio Programs
3:00 PM
LDS Church News and articles from the Religion Sections of the
Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret Morning News
4:30 PM
LDS Living Magazine
5:00 PM
Intermountain Catholic Newspaper
6:30 PM
Home Improvement
7:00 PM
Night at the Movies
9:15 PM
Rebroadcast of Top Shelf (if time permits)
9:30 PM
Regularly Scheduled KBYU Radio

SUNDAY

Time
Program
Rebroadcast
7:00 AM
Announcements  
7:30 AM
The Market Basket (grocery specials)  
8:00 AM
Health News Update  
8:30 AM
The Health Show  
9:00 AM
Science of Our Times (current technology)  
10:00 AM
Especially for the Ladies
(Articles from Women's Magazines)
 
11:00 AM
Radio Waves  
11:30 AM
Parade Magazine  
12:00 PM
Sunday Comics
10:00 PM
1:00 PM
Time Magazine
11:00 PM
2:00 PM
Your Money and You (current financial)
12:00 PM
3:00 PM
Old Time Radio Program
1:00 AM
3:30 PM
TV Guide
1:30 AM
4:00 PM
Planetary Radio
2:00 AM
4:30 PM
Sports Page
2:30 AM
5:00 PM
What's New (sample of new cassette books available for check out from the Utah Library for the Blind and Disabled)
3:00 AM
5:30 PM
Old Time Radio Programs
3:30 AM
6:00 PM
Rebroadcast of LDS Church News and articles from the Religion Sections of the Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret Morning News
4:00 AM
7:30 PM
LDS Living Magazine
5:30 AM
8:00 PM
Intermountain Catholic Newspaper
6:00 AM
9:30 PM
Old Time Radio Programs
10:00 PM

Rebroadcast of Sunday's Program
(Same schedule as from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM)

 
7:30 AM
Regular KBYU programming  

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