Radio Bath Sound

Bath Sound is a charitable community station based at the Royal United Hospitals in Bath. Its broadcasting history began in 1964 as a hospital service, and its present remit reaches residents and visitors throughout the city. Music shares space with cinema, sport, business, culture and the arts, reflecting a broader interest in Bath's everyday and creative life.

Local events and conversations are an important part of that identity. The station publishes Bath-focused news and carries live rugby coverage from the Recreation Ground, connecting its hospital origins with activities taking place around the city. Presented programmes and an on-demand collection provide different ways to follow its volunteers' work and revisit individual broadcasts.

Live programmes began in 1974, and the station moved to the RUH's Combe Park premises in 1989. After becoming Bath Radio, it merged with BA1 Radio in 2021 to form Bath Sound. Sunday Worship comes from the hospital chaplaincy team in the Spiritual Care Centre. Rugby coverage features Allan Trinder and Tom Wyatt, while interviews with new local artists and performances such as Frankie Simpkins' contribution to a fundraising broadcast reflect the station's musical connections.

Bath Sound continues to operate from the hospital while describing itself as a service run for the community by the community. Donations and support from local organisations sustain the charity, and volunteering remains central to its operation. The combination of a longstanding healthcare connection and a wider cultural remit gives it a distinctive place among Bath's local media.