Hospital Radio Stafford

Hospital Radio Stafford broadcasts for County Hospital in Stafford and Royal Stoke University Hospital. Its service runs throughout the year, connecting two major Staffordshire healthcare sites with programmes from a local volunteer team. The station describes itself as a voice of a friend, an identity expressed through presented entertainment and the opportunity to hear personal music choices.

Patient requests collected on the County Hospital wards feature in Oli's programmes, while Shannon's shows draw on favourites from the 1980s and 1990s. These named strands give the schedule different points of focus without limiting the whole station to one decade. The broadcaster also welcomes music requests by message, allowing relatives and listeners away from the wards to contribute.

Established in 1972, the service has developed through volunteers who collect requests and spend time talking with patients as well as presenting. Stewart Critchlow contributes weekday breakfast, with Shaun Geraghty's recorded programme providing a weekend counterpart. The presenter roster also includes Stephen Fletcher, known as DJ Stiggy, Armand Chatfield, Jase Everett and Colin Smith MBE. Outdoor broadcasts and charity events around Stafford give the team further opportunities to meet local people.

The registered charity is based at Rear Lodge on Knight Avenue in Stafford. Its own information highlights substantial live presentation by volunteers alongside the continuous service. Fundraising supports the work of maintaining the station, while listening at home offers a way for former patients and their families to keep hearing the same Staffordshire broadcaster.