Radio Heatherwood moved to it’s new premises in July 2000, after 8 months of building and construction the new studio’s are complete.
After 24 years working from the ground floor of the maternity unit the radio station is now in the summer-house with it’s new neighbours the patients and staff of ward 10.
At 1pm on Saturday 9th June 2001 the new studios were officially opened by the Chief Executive of Heatherwood & Wexham Park Trust, Margaret Edwards.
The transformation of the old medical records building started in April/May 2000. The trusts works department working from drawings supplied by the station engineer transformed the building into the layout for the new studio complex.
Once this had been completed PJ commenced with the installation of the broadcast equipment and some additional work which was also required.
Additional tasks included the boxing in of all the radiator water pipes which ran round every room and were unsightly.Curtains were also installed as every room had windows which needed covering; to shield the contents, which would suffer from the sun
The work continued by the engineer until March 2001.
2001 was a very busy year for the station management and as the year unfolded there was much to do and organise
For further information about this year:- Follow the links
Archive Gems
Just some extra's we found:-
A Look At Radio Heatherwood's Past:-
Time for a change
In 1976 the first regular service is launched from a room 12ft by 12ft in the ground floor of maternity.
In the 1980's another room was added this allowed radio heatherwood to have two broadcast studio's.
2001 The Story Continues!
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