Meridian Radio is the working name of the Woolwich Hospitals Broadcasting Service. It is a
hospital radio station providing entertainment and information to the patients and staff of the
Queen Elizabeth Hospital in
Woolwich
Woolwich () is a district in southeast London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
The district's location on the River Thames led to its status as an important naval, military and industrial area; a role that was maintained thro ...
. It was established from the merger of two
radio station
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s in 1972, becoming the Woolwich Hospitals Broadcasting Service. The on air name of the station became Meridian Radio in 2001 following the station moving to new studios on Woolwich Common.
The station operates from
studios
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in the Conference Centre at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, broadcasting 24 hours a day, with
live programmes daily. The station is available online at www.meridianradio.co.uk and on Hospedia Channel 1 at Woolwich's Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Meridian Radio launched a new logo in June 2010 and in September 2010 launched a brand new on air identity, produced by Bespoke Music. The new identity launched at 10am on Sunday 26 September.
A New website was launched on 2 October 2011, with added features including an extensive what's on guide for the local area and a shop, where all purchases contribute to Meridian Radio's charity fundraising.
On Saturday 21 July Meridian Radio launched its online webcast to coincide with the arrival of the Olympic Flame in Greenwich. A special programme with live reports from around the Royal Borough of Greenwich was the first programme broadcast online from 6am. The station is now aimed at a wider south east London audience.
Meridian Radio is a registered charity and member of the
Hospital Broadcasting Association
The Hospital Broadcasting Association (HBA) supports the 210 or so independent hospital broadcasting organisations serving hospitals, hospices and nursing homes in the UK. The vast majority of these organisations provide hospital radio servic ...
, HBA.
Regular Programmes
Monday
8-10am Breakfast with Derek Scott
6-8pm Trevor Lee
8-10pm Tim Courtnell
10pm-6am Through the Night
Tuesday
8-10am Breakfast with Derek Scott
6-8pm Marina Fennell
8-10pm David Varney
10pm-6am Through the Night
Wednesday
8-10am Breakfast with Derek Scott
6-7pm The Rock 'N' Roll Kids with John E.Davies
7-9pm Duncan Martin
10pm-6am Through the Night
Thursday
8-10am Breakfast with Alan King
6-8pm Trevor Lee
8-10pm Johnny Kaye
10pm-6am Through the Night
Friday
8-10am Bollywood Breakfast with Jyoti
5-6pm Charlton Live
6-8pm Start your weekend with Alan King
8-10pm Russell Handy
10pm-6am Through the Night
Saturday
8-10am Saturday Breakfast
10am-12pm The Elwood Show
12-2pm Vivienne Lee
10pm-6am Through the Night
Sunday
8-10am Breakfast
10am-12pm Duncan Martin
12-2pm Paul Beard
4-5pm Owen Proctor-Jackson
5-7pm Craveonmusic with Tina Campbell
10pm-6am Through the Night
Presenters
Alan King
Derek Scott
Duncan Martin
Russell Handy
David Varney
Trevor Lee
Tim Courtnell
Vivienne Lee
Owen Proctor-Jackson
Jyoti
Paul Beard
Marina Fennell
Tina Campbell
John E.Davies
Johnny Kaye
References
External links
Meridian Radio official websiteHBA official websiteThe Rock 'N' Roll kids website
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Hospital radio stations
Media and communications in the Royal Borough of Greenwich
Radio stations in London
Radio stations established in 1972