Prince Bishops Hospital Radio

Prince Bishops Hospital Radio serves patients, staff and visitors across the hospital community of South Durham. Its broadcasting history reaches back to 1978, and the service combines music, entertainment and news with a charitable purpose. The station also reaches beyond hospital buildings through local DAB broadcasting and online listening, extending its connection with people receiving care in the community.

PBHR brings together the traditions of Auckland Hospital Radio and Darlington Hospital Radio. The current organisation is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, with volunteers and trustees supporting the broadcast and its wider activities. Song requests and opportunities to join the team keep personal contributions close to a service intended to offer company and entertainment during difficult or unfamiliar circumstances.

Simon Temby's programme includes The Link, while Paul Baker contributes afternoon features such as the Brain Buster and On This Day in History. David Southway's Soul Vaults explores Motown and less familiar soul recordings with background on the artists. Jonathan Charles presents The Vinyl Countdown and The Best Disco in Town. The service also retains recordings by former chairman Ray Oxley, who died in 2022, preserving a contribution from its own broadcasting history.

Its programme and listening archive includes features such as Million Selling Singles, Big Friday Night Quiz and Sunday Late and Live. Interviews and recordings connected with local charitable activity add spoken material to the music. This combination reflects a station rooted in hospital service while also engaging with the surrounding communities of Bishop Auckland and Darlington.