AHBS Community Radio
| Broadcast area | Ashford, Kent |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 107.1 MHz |
| History | |
First air date | 26 December 1971 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.ahbs.org.uk |
AHBS Hospital Radio is a hospital radio station serving the town of Ashford, Kent which launched on December 26, 1971.
The station broadcasts 24 hours a day around the wards of the William Harvey Hospital and on 107.1 FM Radio Ashford. The station is funded entirely by grants, donations and subscriptions.
Broadcasting
The existing hospital station and studios are based at the William Harvey Hospital in Kennington.[1][2]
The main output of AHBS is the Live Request Show daily with a regular line-up of presenters.
History
AHBS (Ashford Hospital Broadcasting Service) has been broadcasting
OFCOM in May 2009 which includes some of the AHBS programmes.[4]
The AHBS volunteers produced the Weekend Breakfast Show up until October 2017 when it was transferred to Radio Ashford to broadcast the show instead with the same frequency.
References
- ^ "Webbo's World: Life at 50". Folkestone Herald. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "Take part and help to fund local radio". Ashford Herald. 6 February 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ AHBS Hospital Radio Archived September 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Three community radio licence awards: May 2009 Archived December 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine