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Durham Hospitals Radio Celebrates 60th anniversary

Durham Hospitals Radio recently welcomed Steve Coleman from Smooth Radio to celebrate the station’s 60th anniversary. Steve co-presented a show with Eileen Thomson who won two awards at the HBA’s...

Radio Tyneside receives £50,000 to go digital - as their Chairman celebrates 50 years at the station

The volunteers of hospital and community Radio Tyneside got a huge surprise recently at a party organised to celebrate their Chairman, Dave Nicholson’s 50th anniversary with the station.  As part of...

Epsom Hospital Radio now broadcasting online as they mark their 45th anniversary

Epsom Hospital Radio celebrated their station’s 45th anniversary in style - you can now listen to the station wherever you are in the UK.  2023 marks a landmark year for the Surrey-based Hospital...

Winchester Radio approved for 5-year licence extension

Winchester Radio is celebrating a licence extension for their FM health and wellbeing community radio service, approved recently by Ofcom. The station has been broadcasting to patients in the Royal...

Radio Tyneside volunteer celebrates 50 years of service

A special celebration has been organised for Dave Nicholson after reaching 50 years of service at Radio Tyneside.  Dave Nicholson joined the station back in 1973 where he started presenting...

Radio Tyneside volunteer celebrates 50 years of service

A special celebration has been organised for Dave Nicholson after reaching 50 years of service at Radio Tyneside.  Dave Nicholson joined the station back in 1973 where he started presenting...

Ken Bruce returns to his hospital radio roots for NHS 75

As the NHS celebrates its 75th birthday, Greatest Hits Radio presenter, Ken Bruce goes ‘Back to the...

Tributes paid to Coventry Hospital Radio volunteer

Tributes have been paid to hospital radio volunteer, Andrew Colby (Happy) who passed away at home on Saturday 8th April 2023. A presenter and committee member at Coventry Hospital Radio, Andrew had...

The National Hospital Radio Awards 2023 - Winners

*/ Station of the Year Sponsored by PPL This award showcases the best of hospital radio, from the interaction with station listeners to the...

Fifty Years of Hospital Radio from Wrightington Hospital

This year sees the fiftieth anniversary of radio broadcasting from WWL Radio who were previously known as Hospital Radio Wrightington.   There is not much information about the first year of the...