SUNSHINE RADIO ISLE OF WIGHT

We are currently refurbishing the whole complex again, to enable us to broadcast in stereo, and to update all of our equipment to the needs of the 21st century... Broadcasting to St. Mary's Hospital on the Isle of Wight 16½ hours per day, 9:30 am until 2 am the following morning, 7 days a week. Sunshine Radio provides a broad mix of programme content tailored to the needs of the patients at the hospital... Since then we have gone from strength to strength. We were connected to the other hospitals on the island, Frank James, Ryde, Fairlee, and Whitecroft. Sadly, today only St Mary's is left. Over the years we have done many outside broadcasts from the wards, Cowes Week, the Agriculture Show at Northwood, and various shows from the Medina Theatre. We covered the memorial service from the dell at Carisbrooke Castle for Lord Louis, and the biggest event was the opening of the maternity ward in 1976 by the Duchess of Kent.

Also known as: Sunshine Radio

Registration numbers: 263151 (W)

Primary location: Newport United Kingdom