station name: Ayr Hospitals Radio (Ayr and Prestwick)

Organisation name

Ayr Hospitals Radio.

Receiving hospitals

Ayr Hospital (Ayr) and Biggart Hospital (Prestwick).

NHS region

NHS Ayrshire and Arran.

Tune in

Hospital Headsets, Telecom Landlines and Telecom ISDN line.

Broadcasting hours

Monday to Friday: 10am-11pm; Saturday & Sunday: 9am-9pm. With extra hours for Special Occasions such as Church Services, Visitations from Schools, Training Volunteers, etc.

Outside broadcasts

Kilmarnock FC - Home Games at Rugby Park. Ayr United FC - Home Games at Somerset Park. Live on stage Performances from the Ayr Gaiety Theatre, Carrick St. Ayr.

Further information

This Charity Radio Station first started broadcasting on 28th November 1953 with Football Commentaries from Somerset Park (Ayr United) with music being played at the beginning of the match and at half-time.

In 1980 a three-and-a-half hour Record Programme started on Sundays, until the new Ayr Hospital Opened in 1992 when the music-side of the Charity moved to a new studio within the new hospital.

We now have 50 Volunteers who produce and present programmes everyday.

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