Hospital radio back at KGH after service relaunches

Patients can tune in online
KGH Radio has relaunched.KGH Radio has relaunched.
KGH Radio has relaunched.

Patients at KGH can listen to hospital radio once more after the station was relaunched.

The service was taken off-air in 2018 when the original group behind it felt they could no longer continue because of 'a number of challenges'.

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But after volunteers worked to bring it back an opening event was held earlier this year and presenters returned to the airwaves in a brand new studio when Covid-19 lockdown restrictions were eased in June.

Ash Davies from KGH Radio said: "We are absolutely delighted to announce the recent relaunch of KGH Radio.

"Thanks to Kettering General Hospital and their charity fund, we now have a modern and professional studio which allows us to broadcast music online 24/7 with our daily live output growing each month as we recruit more volunteers.

"Having a hospital radio station will help to provide the patients of Kettering General Hospital with a great form of entertainment, and we welcome regular listener engagement to ensure the radio service is fully interactive."

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The station is entirely staffed by volunteers and will broadcast by using the hospital internet. It's hoped developments in technology will allow the station to expand its reach.

KGH Radio trustees worked closely with the KGH Charity Fund and hospital management to fund and deliver the brand new studio located in the main hospital building.

Volunteers at the station thanked the Hospital Broadcasting Association for their support and advice.

Speaking on behalf of the Hospital Broadcasting Association, vice chairman Graham Medhurst said: "It was a very sad moment when the Hospital Broadcasting Association was contacted by the original station to be advised they were calling time due to being faced with a number of challenges.

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"However, when we heard and took questions from both the hospital trust and the team trying to subsequently set up the new service we were very pleased to offer our expertise and suggested they look at a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) structure and provided a model constitution and guidance.

"I understand the team will be broadcasting via internet and intranet stream to patients via the hospital WiFi.

"In addition to patients' own devices, apparently there are tablets with Bluetooth speakers available for patient entertainment purposes. In this way the team at KGH Radio have innovatively tackled one of the challenges faced broadcasting onto the wards."

You can join the team as a volunteer and listen online 24/7 by visiting http://www.kghradio.co.uk/.

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