Many people remark on Wycombe
Radio's extensive
hours of broadcasting. We aim to be "on air" weekdays from six until eleven in
the evening and all day at weekends from early morning to mid evening, with a
sustaining service (Currently Magic FM) at other times.
Wycombe Radio broadcasts a wide
range of programmes. The request shows are the centrepiece, being
broadcast from eight until ten p.m. each evening. The use of a cordless
telephone or microphone on the wards, has enabled a live link and an "instant
jukebox" or on air phone calls to friends and relatives. Exchanging messages
makes the request show highly interactive.
Built around these fixed
programmes, week nights have evolved a consistent format. Between six and
eleven we feature a specialist music hour, the evening request show and close
with Drifting and Dreaming -- a gentle end to the day. Weekends are rather more
of a moveable feast, and allow us to devote three hours of a Saturday afternoon
to sport. A Sunday magazine programme has now become a regular feature, and the
weekend also allows extra time for other specialist music and for a little
experimentation, such as a comedy show or for innovative pre-recorded
material.
We hope we're learning all the time and our programme
schedules are constantly being improved and updated after listening to patient
comment and benefiting from the experience of new members of the Association.
We welcome input all the time.
It is fair to say that Wycombe
Radio's current
programme line up is not as comprehensive as it was in the past. Unfortunately,
owing to lack of broadcasters we are no longer able to broadcast a full service
every day. We would love to improve our programmes especially those involving
direct patient contact. Our request shows remain our top priority, but to do
them well requires a lot of man power and effort.
One of the major aims of Wycombe Radio is to make the stay of patients in hospital a
little more bearable. One of the ways we do this is by bringing events from the
outside, to their bedsides by means of the Outside Broadcast.
When
event organisers approach us to cover their venue, a lot of things have to be
arranged by the Outside Broadcast Manager before the big day arrives. What kind
of areas do we have to cover? What role do we have to play in the event? How
many crew members do we have? All these questions have to be answered before a
single speaker cable is laid.
During the year we try to get "out and
about" as much as possible, to bring a variety of events to our listeners and
to raise the public awareness of the service we provide. The Wycombe
Radio Outside
Broadcast team are regulars at the Wycombe Charity Carnival and the Wycombe
Show. Some of the other events covered over the last twelve months include
providing the Public Address at the Blue Cross Dog Show at Chalfont St. Peter,
the London Marathon and numerous concerts from the Wycombe Swan. If you are
unable to attend these events, then look for us on street corners rattling
collecting tins and raising money for the purchase of new equipment and music
for the radio station.
The Outside Broadcasts are manned by a number
(regretfully not enough) of fun loving, dedicated people from the Association.
These people spend hours, over and above their programmes, helping out with
engineering the event and the thousand and one items that such a production
requires.
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| Wycombe Radio Sport following Wycombe in the F A Cup at Leicester City |
Wycombe Radio Sport
During the football
season, Wycombe Radio broadcasts live commentaries of Wycombe Wanderers. In the
early 1990s we followed Wycombe all the way in the F A Trophy and commentated
live from Wembley Stadium.
In 2001 we followed Wycombe in the F A Cup with
live commentary from their quarter final at Leicester.
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