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Welcome 

Ridgeway Radio is a voluntary organisation offering a personal and local radio service for the enjoyment of patients while in Dorset County Hospital. Patients can hear us on the default radio channel of the Patientline system - Channel 1 - and can phone the studio directly on *800.

See our programme schedule.

News

Teddy Bears Picnic logo
Take a look at the Photo Albums - if you were at the Picnic you may be in a photo

Also see the short video.

Check out the new Kingfisher Club website - Click here

Maiden Newton At War - live broadcast

 
On the 21st of June, Ridgeway Radio embarked on covering possibly the largest WWII themed event in Dorset for many years. Sam Elms, Ridgeway's Location Recording Manager, arrived on site to begin setting up the site studio at just before 9am.....[Read the full story]
BBC -
Click on a headline to see the full story from the BBC.  
Requests
Our presenters and ward visitors meet many of our listeners, personally and the station is delighted to play record requests together with a varied selection of our own programming 24 hours a day. To send a dedication and message to a patient in Dorset County Hospital use our online  Request Form
Dorset County Hospital
Click here for information about Dorset County Hospital and the West Dorset General Hospitals NHS Trust.
Guestbook
Please sign our guestbook before you leave
Get in touch
The easiest way to contact us is to use our online form
Patientline

Ridgeway Radio can be heard (as always, completely free of charge!) on radio channel 1 of the PATIENTLINE system at Dorset County Hospital.

The number for patients to ring the Ridgeway Radio studio is-

*800