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36 years of radio broadcasting!
- Provides a 24/7 music and information service to the patients, staff and visitors of Halton General Hospital
- live programmes 12 hours a day, between 10am and 10pm
- There are no paid staff: we have a dedicated and patient-focused team of volunteers who visit the wards of Halton General Hospital
Not in the Halton area? For more information on hospital radio near you from the Hospital Broadcasting Association, click the logo below.
1986
Radio halton was established
24
hours of music every day
3
Find us on channel 3 on the bedside headsets
Meet Our Team
Graham Tarry
Graham has been with Radio Halton since 2013 and is the Chair at our monthly meetings. He teaches sums at Sandymoor School, so can only broadcast during school holidays on a Wednesday morning between 10 and 12
John Timms
John joined Radio Halton 6 years ago at the young age of 75, very apprehensive about learning something new and has never looked back. John became a Trustee and the Treasurer a few years ago. Listen to John on Mondays between 11am and 1pm. John also presents a 50s and 60s show on a Tuesday between 5pm and 7pm.
Derek Gates
Derek is presently the Station Manager at Radio Halton and is involved in the smooth running of the studio as well as presenting his show every Wednesday afternoon between 2 and 4. At the moment you may also catch Derek on Thursday mornings as he is training our newest recruit Pete.
Eileen Kelly
Eileen initially joined Radio Halton to chat to patients and the wards and collect song requests. However after being introduced to the studio Eileen was soon presenting her own show. Eileen is now the Secretary and is busy undertaking all those admin tasks that have to be done. Listen to Eileen on a Friday morning., between 12 and 1pm.
Deborah Reynolds
Deborah, after a lot of persuading from Derek, joined Radio Halton in 2019 and now loves presenting You can listen to Deborah on Tuesdays between 10 and 12.
James Wooding
James is our newest recruit and the youngest member of our team. Listen to James every Friday between 10 and 12. Coming soon you will also be able to listen to James on Mondays between 1pm and 3pm
Dave Cooper
Dave is our newest recruit and will be on the airwaves of Radio Halton very soon. Dave has been a lifelong music fan. As well as his love for music, he is a Halton Health Walk Leader and a Widnes Vikings fan. You can listen to Dave on a Monday morning between 9 and 11.
Stephen Reynolds
Stephen is our techie and keeps all our equipment in tip top condition. We keep him so busy that he doesn’t have time to present a show! Although he sometimes joins his wife, Deborah, on her show on Tuesday mornings.
Pete Redmond
Pete joined us in 2023 and having been fully trained by Derek is now presenting his own shows. Listen to Pete on Thursdays between 12 and 2pm and also on a Sunday morning between 9 and 12
Karl Davies
Karl is our latest volunteer, joining us in late 2023. You can listen to Karl every Wednesday morning between 10 and 12
FAQs
Listen through our Livestream, by clicking here. We can also be heard via speakers in three Out-patient clinics (A, B and C), ECG Waiting Area, Blood Testing Reception plus the Tea Bar area at the front of the hospital (Entrance 1).
Credit is due to graphic designer Jason Hill for our musical logo at the top of the pages. It links in with the NHS logo which is blue, and being a bass clef, also harmonises (sorry!) with our sister station Radio General in Warrington who have a blue and white treble clef.
If you’d like to help people who are in hospital to relax by listening to music, you could be part of the hospital radio service
We need more volunteers to sign up to our small team of people who give up their spare time to keep the station running.
Find out more about joining by clicking here
Radio Halton has a wide range of music to suit your musical tastes. See our top 40 requests on our blog page here.
Find out where we are located on our contact page.
Donate at one of our local donation collection boxes. Find out more by clicking here.
If a presenter is broadcasting Live, contact them directly in The Studio on 01928 890405.
You can also send your request using our Song Request Form on our Programmes page
Patients can also call us on 01928 753417 (office/answer machine) to request a mention or a song on our next Live Broadcast.
Radio Halton typically broadcasts 24 hours a day, thanks to Myriad software providing a ’round the clock’ schedule. Live programmes are 12 hours a day, between 10am and 10pm. To listen to us now, click here.