South Central Audio Network ( SCAN) is a radio reading service for individuals who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise print impaired. Listeners receive news information, broadcasts of special events and other programming through the SCAN radio station. Print impaired individuals are issued special free radios that can dial into the necessary frequency for listening.

SCAN is a partnership with the Tri-County Association for the Blind (TCAB) and Susquehanna Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (SABVI). Both blind associations merged their separate stations into one station that will now encompass a five county listening area that includes; Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and Perry counties.

The new and improved SCAN radio reading station provides an integral service for the print impaired community by broadcasting the reading of national and local newspapers that includes: The New York Times, Wall Street Journal as well as the Patriot News, and the Paxton Herald. The station functions as a sub-carrier of WITF-89.5 FM and provides programming 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

Click here for a complete SCAN listening schedule

Other Services available through our Radio Reading department include the Talking Books program. Radio Reading partners with the "Free Library for Blind and Physically Handicapped people in Philadelphia, to act as a distributing agent of cassette players. The "Free Library of Philadelphia" also offers numerous cassettes and books on tape as well as books in large print.

For more information about the Radio Reading services that are available, contact Kathy Thomas at radioreading@tricountyblind.org or call 717-238-2531.

• What does this service provide?
Individuals who are print-impaired (unable to read standard print due to a visual or physical disability) receive news, information, broadcasts of special events and other programming through the Harrisburg Area Radio Reading Service.

• What programs are broadcast?
The service provides in-depth programming that is generally available only in printed form. The broadcasts focus on local news and events. The Patriot-News is read daily, along with other local papers. The Radio Reading Service also records several magazines, including Central PA, Harrisburg Magazine and Reminisce.

The station functions as a sub-carrier of WITF-FM. The combination of local programming and materials such as the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal from the national "IN-TOUCH Networks" enable the Radio Reading Service to fill a 24-hour schedule.

• Are recorded books and magazines available?
Yes. The Association also functions as a lending agent of the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped of Philadelphia and it serves as the distributor of "Talking Book Machines." This program allows people who are print-impaired to listen to a wide variety of recorded books and magazines.

Click here to read the online Radio Reading Service Schedule

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