On Tuesday we had the sad news that radio legend Steve Wright had passed away at the age of 69. Steve was one of the country’s best loved broadcasters, enjoying a 40 year career at the BBC. But it all […]
4 Nominations for HRB at the National Hospital Radio Awards 2024
Hospital Radio Basingstoke has been nominated 4 times for the National Hospital Radio Awards 2024. The shortlists were announced on Sunday 4 February. First of all the promo for Random Vinyl on The Sound of Sunday is nominated in Best […]
Sunday Social Returning to HRB
Richard Smith and his team are returning to HRB with a new 9 week series of The Sunday Social. The show originally started in February 2020 with what was originally intended to be a monthly show to showcase hospital radio […]
Abba are Top of the Request Chart
When it comes to requests played on hospital radio, Abba have been confirmed as the number one in the UK. The 2023 National Hospital Radio Request Chart has been revealed, and Abba’s “Dancing Queen” has been confirmed as the number […]
New Weekday Shows
HRB is launching new daytime shows this January to keep our listeners more up to date with what is happening around the area, in preparation for the station’s return to DAB around Basingstoke in a few weeks time. The new […]