Seaside Hospital Radio
Encyclopedia
Seaside Hospital Radio (known until 2004 as Radio Southlands) is a Hospital Radio
service broadcasting to both Worthing
and Southlands Hospitals
in West Sussex, England from a studio
site in Shoreham by Sea. The hospitals are considered to be one working hospital, however healthcare services operate between the two.
The station is a member of the Hospital Broadcasting Association and is also a registered charity in the UK, number 297515.
The station is run entirely by volunteers, who visit the wards to collect music requests from the patients and staff, fundraise and present programmes, along with maintaining our studio suite at Southlands Hospital.
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The station was recognised in 2008 with the Bronze award at the National Hospital Broadcasting Awards, in the best Station Promotion or Identification category. The promo was voiced by Jo Jensen and produced by Adam James.
which will allow the listeners to tune in and hear Seaside Hospital Radio anytime of the day or night.
Hospital radio
Hospital radio is a form of audio broadcasting produced specifically for the in-patients of hospitals. It is primarily found in the United Kingdom.-History:...
service broadcasting to both Worthing
Worthing Hospital
Worthing Hospital is a medium-sized District General Hospital located in Worthing, West Sussex, England. It has approximately 500 beds. In 2001 a £1.3m Children’s Centre opened, enabling almost all children’s healthcare needs to be met under one roof...
and Southlands Hospitals
Southlands Hospital
Southlands Hospital is based in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, and serves people living in Shoreham itself as well as Worthing and other towns and villages along the south coast and in the inland areas of West Sussex. The hospital's duties include day surgery, orthopaedics, intermediate...
in West Sussex, England from a studio
Studio
A studio is an artist's or worker's workroom, or the catchall term for an artist and his or her employees who work within that studio. This can be for the purpose of architecture, painting, pottery , sculpture, scrapbooking, photography, graphic design, filmmaking, animation, radio or television...
site in Shoreham by Sea. The hospitals are considered to be one working hospital, however healthcare services operate between the two.
The station is a member of the Hospital Broadcasting Association and is also a registered charity in the UK, number 297515.
The station is run entirely by volunteers, who visit the wards to collect music requests from the patients and staff, fundraise and present programmes, along with maintaining our studio suite at Southlands Hospital.
Achievement
At 11:00 a.m. on Saturday 25th August 2007 until 10:00 p.m. on Sunday 26th August, Stuart Penfold presented a non-stop radio broadcast to raise money for charityCharity (practice)
The practice of charity means the voluntary giving of help to those in need who are not related to the giver.- Etymology :The word "charity" entered the English language through the Old French word "charité" which was derived from the Latin "caritas".Originally in Latin the word caritas meant...
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The station was recognised in 2008 with the Bronze award at the National Hospital Broadcasting Awards, in the best Station Promotion or Identification category. The promo was voiced by Jo Jensen and produced by Adam James.
Current Project
The station's current project is to launch a 24 hour broadcast service early next year, with the installation of a computer automated playout systemBroadcast automation
Broadcast automation incorporates the use of broadcast programming technology to automate broadcasting operations. Used either at a broadcast network, radio station or a television station, it can run a facility in the absence of a human operator...
which will allow the listeners to tune in and hear Seaside Hospital Radio anytime of the day or night.