Friday, April 11, 1997

Hospital radio getting better

HOSPITAL radio is getting better - and that's official.

Patients recovering in the city and East Yorkshire hospitals will soon be able to lie back and listen to a new improved radio station

Kingstown Radio, which is one of the oldest hospital radio stations in the UK, will shortly become one of the first to move on to wide band FM transmissions.

The station, now in its 36th year, will be able to provide high quality reception to hospitals in this region.

Run entirely by volunteers, the radio service now aims to provide a whole list of benefits to its listeners.

The improvements include new studios in Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital, 24 hour broadcasting and outside broadcasts.

The Chairman of Kingstown Radio, Mr John Fulstow, said the move to FM was one of the most exciting developments for hospital in the city.

He added: 'FM will provide a better quality of reception and enable us to extend our service to other institutions with a special receiver.'