BHBN Hospital Radio studios

BHBN, the volunteer run hospital radio station, based in the Heritage Building of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, was founded in 1952 and is one of the largest and longest established hospital radio services in the UK. The Fourteenth Patricia M. Purchase Award is being given by the Birmingham Society to BHBN in recognition of its longstanding work in the community, broadcasting to NHS hospitals across Birmingham. Previous recipients of the award include Aston Villa Football Club, Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Birmingham Children's Hospital. BHBN broadcasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week, delivering a range of entertainment, music and sport based programs designed to appeal to the range of patients in hospital. In 2014, BHBN expanded its reach by launching an online streaming service, making it more widely accessible to the general public and enabling patients to connect with family and friends at home.