Hospital Radio Lynn

General information

Hospital Radio Lynn was first thought of in 1972, it then took a further 2 years to put together and raise enough money to launch its first programmes on the 18th April 1974.

With the help from H J Mallett & Co who donated the very first studio mobile home, and funds from the Hospital League of Friends and a handful of volunteers, Hospital Radio Lynn soon became very popular with the patients of the then General Hospital, St James Hospital (where the studio was located), Hardwick Road Hospital and Chatterton House.

After several studio changes and the building of the current Queen Elizabeth Hospital, our studio was moved to this location in 1980. Again with the help of the Hospital League of Friends and the Hospital Trust we were given a brand new portacabin - we promptly built our studio and were soon broadcasting from our new location.

In 1998 the current building was slowly deteriorating and our members had over the years tried to raise enough funds to build a permanent home, we then applied for a National Lottery Grant, which was rejected first time around, but we re-applied and was successful in getting £84,100. Again with the generous help from the Hospital League of Friends & the Trust, our new studio was built. In September 2000 it was officially opened by Pam Thrower & Dot Richardson who had over the years been great supporters of our organisation.