New Forest Hospital Radio

New Forest Hospital Radio provides entertainment for patients and staff at the hospital in Lymington, alongside residents of local care homes and people using doctors' surgeries. Its New Forest remit combines these healthcare settings with an online audience. Classic favourites and modern pop form part of the general selection, with separate themed programmes widening the musical range.

The specialist offering includes jazz and blues, country and western, and rock and roll. Quizzes, guest interviews and performances by local musicians add other forms of entertainment. Requests are welcomed by the presenters, giving a patient's preferred music or a family dedication a place within a schedule that includes both general listening and distinct programme interests.

Separate monthly programmes are made for residential homes, with the archive including Mornington Court and Sway Place editions presented by Rachel Conway. Other recordings have been prepared for Belmore Lodge, Engleburn and Bethel House. The Sundown Hour revisits individual years such as 1960, 1966 and 1974, giving memories a more focused musical setting. These tailored shows extend the station's work beyond the hospital's general schedule and reflect relationships with particular groups of residents.

Music Mates is the station's ward-visiting initiative. Volunteers talk with patients in wards and clinics about their musical preferences and encourage requests for the live shows made from the hospital studio. This direct contact complements the broadcast itself, linking the New Forest service with the individuals and care communities it sets out to entertain.