It was 2008, and my sister Amanda had just been born. I remember this young enthusiast chap with a clip board in hand visiting every single bed. He was asking mums and mums-to- be for their music requests. We were thrilled to hear our names and the music from the Police coming through the loud speaker in the ward day room later that evening.
That was the last we heard of this particular station as it was only permitted to broadcast to three hospitals. It didn't even have a local FM transmitter, instead programmers were broadcast via the internal telephone system. But quietly these stations have been providing an important service to the patients.
They've cheered millions up, provided important hospital advice and played a diverse range of music requests. There are stories of patients actually being brought out of comas when hospital radio stations have broadcast familiar music. Today, patients are in hospital for a shorter amount of time.
Many hospital radio stations have realised this and now broadcast their shows on the internet. It means anybody, anywhere can choose requests. With many people now feeling the economic pinch, some are now turning to more modest means of giving more thoughtful gifts. Often it's the smallest of gestures that will be remembered. These new online radio services understand patients' needs.
Through the heritage they may well have built a huge collection of records. They are indeed ideally suited for passing on special messages as gifts to patients including mums and mums-to-be. There is now software which can record audio from the web which means that music requests can be recorded too Hospital radio stations are now becoming online radio services. They make an ideal way for people with or without money to show their congratulations to new parents.
That was the last we heard of this particular station as it was only permitted to broadcast to three hospitals. It didn't even have a local FM transmitter, instead programmers were broadcast via the internal telephone system. But quietly these stations have been providing an important service to the patients.
They've cheered millions up, provided important hospital advice and played a diverse range of music requests. There are stories of patients actually being brought out of comas when hospital radio stations have broadcast familiar music. Today, patients are in hospital for a shorter amount of time.
Many hospital radio stations have realised this and now broadcast their shows on the internet. It means anybody, anywhere can choose requests. With many people now feeling the economic pinch, some are now turning to more modest means of giving more thoughtful gifts. Often it's the smallest of gestures that will be remembered. These new online radio services understand patients' needs.
Through the heritage they may well have built a huge collection of records. They are indeed ideally suited for passing on special messages as gifts to patients including mums and mums-to-be. There is now software which can record audio from the web which means that music requests can be recorded too Hospital radio stations are now becoming online radio services. They make an ideal way for people with or without money to show their congratulations to new parents.
