Radio Link (Derby Hospital Broadcasting) was formed as a UK Registered Charity by its unpaid volunteers in 1974, to entertain to the patients of the Derby Hospitals. Radio Link comforted the patients, by broadcasting a wide range of daily entertainment, with programmes centred around the patients own Music Requests. Extensive coverage of local Sport, News, and other local features were incorporated into the programmes, to keep patients informed and entertained.

To support and publicise the Charity, the members also had pride in their fundraising events and sponsorship, raising over £6000 every year to finance the purchase and operation of the radio station's studio equipment and its extensive music library.
Radio Link assisted the local community, by providing organisations, and companies, with Public Address Systems for Fetes and Carnivals, and Recording and Voiceover Services. Our members also gave Talks and Slide Shows about their charity work.

Please Note: Radio Link has been off-the-air since 2008, and the charity is no longer active,
(as we were unable to fund alternative accommodation, following our forced exit during the Derby hospital re-developments).
The hospital's bedside TV/Radio equipment, which previously delivered our entertainment and news programmes to the patients, appears to have been allowed to deteriorate without any replacements, as it would appear that the long-standing requirement to provide such services to the patients in bed is no longer mandatory.

It is unlikely that we will ever be able to relaunch, to provide any such benefit to the Derby hospital patients in the future, without significant funding.

Therefore, as a consequence, we feel that the inevitable closure of our charity is, unfortunately, imminent.