Radio Redhill 1431 kHz
Hospital radio marks 50 years of entertainment.
A radio service that has been entertaining patients and staff at the East Surrey Hospital has marked its 50th anniversary. The first experimental broadcast took place on Christmas Day 1974 at the former Redhill General Hospital, with regular programmes starting the following year.
The station acquired a studio in the then new East Surrey Hospital, with Jean Metcalfe, host of the BBC radio show Two Way Family Favourites, performing the opening ceremony in February 1985.
A week of programmes to mark the anniversary will begin on 13 April.
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The station became a 24-hour operation in 1988.
In the early years, patients would listen on an in-house intercom system but, in 2000, the station began broadcasting on AM medium wave [1431 kHz]. It can also be heard now on FM, online and via smart speakers.
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Ydun Ritz (2025-04-06)