Radio Bronglais

Radio Bronglais is Aberystwyth's hospital radio and befriending service. It has broadcast for patients and staff at Bronglais Hospital since 1970, with a local remit that also includes associated healthcare facilities in mid west Wales. Programmes in Welsh and English reflect the languages and cultural life of the area surrounding the hospital.

Music spans familiar favourites and specialist interests, including dance, funk and music from Wales. Requests and studio messages allow listeners to add personal choices, while interviews introduce people involved in local creative activity. Its presenters bring different musical tastes into the schedule, maintaining variety within a service made for a healthcare audience.

Tom Cartwright presents Y Sioe Gymraeg, while Cefn y Rhwyd discusses football in Welsh. Milly Jackdaw's Tales of a Jackdaw introduces traditional and mythological stories from Wales and elsewhere. Tim Rogers and John Morrison contribute separate country programmes, and Rob Rouse hosts The Dance Show. Reggae and late-night classical music widen the repertoire further, giving the bilingual service room for storytelling, sport and several specialist musical traditions alongside patient requests.

Befriending gives the organisation a purpose beyond the broadcast itself. Volunteers can contribute to an Aberystwyth project that connects the hospital with the wider community, and outside broadcasts bring the team into local events. Families and people at home can share the programmes heard by patients, sustaining a connection between hospital life and the surrounding Welsh communities.