From 21st May 2012, the Rural Health Channel: a dedicated free-to-air health channel will begin broadcasting to rural and remote Australians on VAST (Viewer Access Satellite Television).
The Rural Health Channel (RHC 600), which is owned and managed by the Rural Health Education Foundation will begin broadcasting its professionally accredited programs as well as other health education information and programs.
The channel will be on-air, 24 hours per week; with sessions on weekday afternoons (1-3.30pm) and weekday evenings (7.30-9.30pm) and a late afternoon session on Sundays (4.30-6pm).
A variety of programs during the sessions will be screened; from live panel discussions to pre-recorded & encore screenings of educational programs. The first week’s schedule of programs during our themed Aged Care Week is listed on the Rural Health Channel TV Guide.
Our first Live panel discussion will be a program on Parkinson’s on the 22nd May. It will be a simultaneous online webcast and broadcast on NITV. Visit the Parkinson’s: The Latest Approaches webpage for more information.