station name: HBSA Hospital Radio (Ayrshire)

Organisation name

Hospital Broadcasting Service Ayrshire.

Receiving hospitals

Ayrshire Central Hospital, Irvine and Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock.

NHS region

NHS Ayrshire and Arran.

Tune in

Bedside headsets plus Patientline in Crosshouse Hospital.

Broadcasting hours

24 Hours, 7 days a week. Live Programming from 10am to 11pm daily.

Further information

HBSA was formally opened in 1980, and from its first programmes which were pre-recorded on an old disco unit the service has progressed to a vibrant voluntary organisation serving patients in Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock.

In 2006, the station's output was overhauled and now broadcasts digitally across ISDN to the bedside via Patientline thus achieving a much better quality signal and resulted in HBSA regularly being the most listened to radio station in the hospital, ahead of most TV services also. In 2007, the service had a major refit including new equipment and a redesigned studio complex layout.

HBSA would like to thank NHS Ayrshire and Arran for their continued help and support which has been invaluable.

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