Another Successful Big Broadcast In The Bag

At 12pm on April 1st (2013) Richard Smith and his team completed another successful Big Broadcast. The show was broadcast for 24 hours on 32 hospital radio stations across the UK and Ireland (including AHR) from his home studio in Lancashire using Internet streaming technology and a central server provided by AHR.

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Another Successful Big Broadcast In The Bag

At 12pm on April 1st (2013) Richard Smith and his team completed another successful Big Broadcast. The show was broadcast for 24 hours on 32 hospital radio stations across the UK and Ireland (including AHR) from his home studio in Lancashire using Internet streaming technology and a central server provided by AHR.

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Thank you Sainsbury’s – 2012 was great

Auckland Hospital Radio would like to thank the time and effort that has been displayed by Sainsbury’s, Bishop Auckland, over 2012.
The store, at Bishop Auckland, welcomed the charity with open arms when it opened its new store late 2010. Over this time the store has managed to help the charity raise thousands of pounds towards vital projects and running costs.
Auckland Hospital Radio costs approximately £5000 a year to run, without any maintenance to essential equipment, to provide the 24 hour service to the patients, staff and visitors of …

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AHR Joins ‘The Big Broadcast’

Auckland Hospital Radio is delighted to be associated with Richard Smith’s New Year’s Eve party. The programmee got underway at 4pm on New Year’s Eve and made hospital radio history as the programme was carried on hospital radio stations live across the UK and Ireland.

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2012 Grand Prize Draw Results

On Sunday 23rd September, our annual prize draw took place. Amongst the prizes was a Panasonic Lumix digital camera, DAB Radio and £30 voucher for a meal at the Spice Lounge.

We are particularly grateful to Asda and Sainsbury’s in Bishop Auckland for allowing us to sell tickets in store.

For a full list of prizes and winning tickets click below.

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Marathon Broadcast Success

For the 9th year in a row Auckland Hospital Radio has completed another 60 Hour Marathon Broadcast. At 9am on Friday 6th July Dennis Duncan and sponsor Malcolm Ingram got the event off to a great start.

During the weekend we broadcast live music from the wards, competitions and special programmes.

The marathon broadcast was be a showcase of the best of Auckland Hospital Radio and had a running theme of the Best of British.

A tremendous amount of work has gone into the broadcast, which has been in the planning for several …