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Government Responds to the Small-Scale DAB Licencing Consultation

Today, 13th October, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport published it's response to the small scale DAB consultation that ran from January 4th to February 28th 2018. There was strong...

BHR Celebrates Charity of the Year Success

In June of 2017, Bridgend Hospital Radio were over the moon to discover that they had been selected as Sainsbury's Charity of the Year for the Bridgend store by the stores customers. This selection...

Bay Trust Radio Expands to Blackpool

A local charity which provides a radio station to patients in hospital is expanding the service they offer. Kendal-based Bay Trust Radio, which is run entirely by volunteers, will become available in...

Charity Celebrates 40 years of Bringing Sunshine to Patients!

There was a party atmosphere at a hotel in Weston super Mare as a charity that entertains hospital patients celebrated its 40th anniversary. Since first broadcasting in 1978, Sunshine Hospital Radio...

Ofcom Applications for Analogue FM Licences

It is HBA’s responsibility to, as far as possible, to safeguard the future of hospital broadcasting. Over recent years the Association has taken steps to encourage member stations to look beyond...

HBA Ofcom Announcement

Ofcom have recently published their plans for 2018/2019 for inviting...

On Air Issue 160 - Available Now

Issue 160 of your On-Air magazine is now available to download and view.  In this issue: Michael Eavis opens newly refurbished Sunshine Hospital Radio studios. Sainsburys continue to support...

From fields to wards - Festival founder finds some Sunshine

Glastonbury Festival's Michael Eavis CBE found some sunshine at Weston Super Mare General Hospital last weekend when he was invited by the Sunshine Hospital Radio team to open their refurbished...

Patients Turn Ward Visit into Song with Radio Grapevine

Back in July, two ward visitors from Radio Grapevine visited the psychiatric ward in St Johns Hospital to collect requests.    Two patients, Laura and Jake, were really challenged by the visit but...

HBA Publishes Vision & Mission Statement

Since our AGM earlier this year, we've been working hard to work on delivering new vision and mission statements. Thanks primarily to your feedback from our consultation, both in previous newsletters...