Northumberland Hospital Radio

Founded in 1974 as Radio Wansbeck, Northumberland Hospital Radio (NHR) is a regionally-based hospital broadcasting service covering the county of Northumberland and North Tyneside District. NHR provides a 24-hour service to over 1000 beds in Alnwick Infirmary, Blyth Community Hospital, Hexham General Hospital, North Tyneside General Hospital, Northumbria Emergency Care Hospital in Cramlington and Wansbeck General Hospital in Ashington - Hospitals within the Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - one of the largest NHS Trusts in the UK.

It is run by entirely by unpaid volunteers and funded through grants and donations. NHR is a registered UK charity.

In 2014, NHR celebrated 40 years of broadcasting.

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