Radio St Helier

Radio St Helier broadcasts for patients at St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children in Carshalton. The service began in 1970 and is run by unpaid volunteers. Its entertainment extends across the day, with presented programmes and patients' requests maintaining a close connection between the studio and people receiving care.

Ward visits allow volunteers to collect song choices before preparing their shows. A broad music collection covers early recordings through to contemporary popular music, and listeners' tastes help determine what is played. This personal approach makes the patient's own preference a central part of the programme, rather than limiting requests to a small selection of favourites.

Kevin Horkan presents The Decades Breakfast Show and The Country Clinic, while Martin 'Smee' Smithers hosts The Rock Show. Wayne and Jaxx Play Your Tracks gives requests a paired presenting team, and Peter Morgan revisits earlier charts. Andy Acton's Sutton Night Watch Request Hour connects another local audience with the station. Mike Button's original idea began broadcasting on 6 June 1970, with purpose-built studios opening on the same date in 1991 after a substantial community fundraising effort.

The registered charity relies on membership, donations, sponsorship and outside events. Its team can provide music and a public-address service at community occasions, helping support the work inside the hospital. Online listening also reaches families and former patients, extending a Carshalton bedside service to people who want to remain connected from home.