Kingstown Radio
Kingstown Radio is a hospital radio station based in Kingston upon Hull, England, broadcasting on 1350 kHz (AM), to patient's bedside Hospedia systems and via the local NHS intranet across the Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust.
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| Broadcast area | Kingston upon Hull |
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| Slogan | "The Home of Classic Hits" |
| Frequency | 1350 kHz and Hospedia |
| First air date | 16 July 1961 |
| Format | Hospital Radio |
| Owner | Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Website | http://www.kingstownradio.co.uk |
History
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In the early 1970s Ken Fulstow laid the Foundations for the "National Association of Hospital Broadcasting Organisations", the inaugural meeting being held in the Hull on 5 April 1970. NAHBO later became the "Hospital Broadcasting Association" and has a membership of over 200 stations.
Backpage Sport
"Backpage Sport" was also the name of a sports magazine programme which aired in the 1990s on Tyne Tees Television and is also the name of Manx Radio's sports programme .
Achievements
In 2007, Kingstown won the Silver Award for Sports Output, and four commendations for presentation and production at the Hospital Broadcasting Awards, held in Northampton .
See also
References
External links
- P Squared Radio Automation
- Dave Langer Jingle Site
- "Kingstown's Off-Air Appeal", Hull Daily Mail, 5 July 2013 (Hospital Service needs support to get back up and running)