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Radio Royal
(Thursday, July 22, 2010)

Radio Royal live shows take a break as we transfer our studio equipment to Larbert.

Our team of volunteers have been busy packing all our broadcasting equipment for the big move to Forth Valley Royal Hospital.

This mammoth task means that our live shows will have to take a break for a while, but Radio Royal will continue broadcasting a music only service to patients in the meantime, while we get ready to broadcast our new state-of-the-art stereo service in Larbert.

Details of our new service at FVRH will be announced soon here at www.radioroyal.org

Radio Royal is moving soon
(Wednesday, July 07, 2010)

Radio Royal is moving to the New Hospital based in Larbert as part of this we have to make some changes

these include the following:

As from the 17th of July we will no longer be broadcasting live shows, but will continue to play music to Falkirk, Stirling and to 1278am.

We will move into and broadcast to the new hospital from our new studios on the 14th of August.

At some point during the 17th of July and 14th of August we will stop broadcasting to Falkirk, Stirling and our AM Service.

During our move we will keep you informed on what is going on and let you know of all the changes happening, including a new website and a new production team.

Finally we would like to thank everyone that has been involved in Radio Royal at Falkirk over the years and look forward to you supporting us in our new studios.

New Presenters
(Wednesday, July 07, 2010)

Radio Royal would like to welcome to new presenters to our schedule after completing training Daimen Richards and Wendy McCredie. Keep an eye on the schedule to see when they are on air.

Local Round Tables Support Radio Royal
(Sunday, July 04, 2010)

Two local Round Table groups provide Radio Royal with fantastic donations

Radio Royal is fortunate to enjoy the support of a number of local business and organisations, but recently we have been magnificently supported by two local Round Table groups. Together, Falkirk Round Table and Larbert Round Table have donated the magnificent sum of £2,500 to Radio Royal which is enabling us to purchase much need assets and ahead of our move to our new home in the Forth Valley Royal Hospital at Larbert.

Larbert Round Table's donation will enable us to purchase a mobile, studio-quality, recorder so that we can go into the hospital or the local community and interview patients, staff and local celebrities.

Falkirk Round Table's most generous donation has enabled us to complete the purchase of a professionally-produced jingle package that will help give Radio Royal a brand new on-air 'sound identity' that will be the envy of every Hospital Radio station in the UK, and probably of a number of commercial stations as well!

Radio Royal gratefully acknowledges these most generous donations from both Falkirk and Larbert Round Tables and we look forward to being able to support both of these fine local organisations in their charitable activities in the future.

The Presiding Officer to Visit Radio Royal
(Sunday, July 04, 2010)

The Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, Mr Alex Fergusson MSP, will visit Radio Royal on 16th July 2010

We are very proud to announce that the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, Mr Alex Fergusson MSP, will visit Radio Royal during his Summer Working Programme trip to Falkirk on 16th July 2010.

Mr Fergusson is know to have a keen personal interest in Hospital Radio and this is a wonderful opportunity for us to be able to showcase our capabilities and demonstrate our talents to him.

We are planning to have live broadcasting from the studios at the time of his visit and we also hope that the Presiding Officer will not only take part in a live interview but will also tell us about some of his favourite music. Who knows, we might even be able to persuade him to reveal some of the secrets about what really goes on behind the scences in Scotland's Parliament. You'll have to listen on 1278AM in Falkirk or Channel 6 by your bedside in Stirling, between 2:45pm and 3:45pm on Friday 16th July to find out more!

Radio Royal Awarded £1,000.00 from the O2 'Its Your Community Award' Scheme
(Tuesday, January 19, 2010)

We are very pleased to annouince that Radio Royal has been awarded £1,000.00 by the O2 'Its Your Community Award' scheme to purchase new computer equipment that is needed when we move to our new home in Larbert later this year. Radio Royal's Chairman, Andrew Morley, said 'This is wonderful news and we are very grateful to the O2 'Its Your Community Award' scheme for their very generous decision. The equipment that this will buy will help us provide a much improved servive to our listeners in the new hospital at Larbert'.

If you want to find out more about the Its Your Community Award' scheme, please visit their website at: www.itsyourcommunity.co.uk.

Attribution=Andrew Morley @ 90.204.59.180

Ward off the winter blues
(Wednesday, December 23, 2009)

Following a successful winter roadshow in Stirling on 19th December...

To thank the support and generosity of all our listeners, friends and supporters your station, Radio Royal, would like to hear from you with messages or song requests to anyone who may spending the festive period in hospital.

Send your messages or requests by clicking ‘Contact Us’ on the left or call us on 0845 430 1278.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from everyone at Radio Royal

Radio Royal Helps Launch Denny Live
(Tuesday, November 03, 2009)

Thanks to the donation of Radio Royals old Mixing Desk

Thanks to the donation of Radio Royals old Mixing Desk, Denny Live a brand new online Radio Station for youth launched on the 1st October.

You can find more information about Denny Live at http://www.dennylive.co.uk

Falkirk Operatic Society Competition
(Thursday, September 10, 2009)

Falkirk Operatic Society return with ‘Untouched’, and we have two tickets to give away!

Falkirk Operatic Society return with ‘Untouched’, a mixed bag of classic musical numbers and dance routines from favourites such as Chicago, West Side Story, Wicked and Starlight Express. You can catch the show at Falkirk Town Hall on Friday 25th and Saturday 26th of September at 7.30 - tickets are £8.

We have two tickets to give away to the Friday night performance if you can answer this easy question:

Which musical does the song ’76 Trombones’ come from?

If you think you know the answer and want to be in with a chance of winning, give us a call on 0845 430 1278, or use the 'contact us' link on the left. Remember to leave a contact name and number.

Good luck and enjoy the show!

New Roadshow Dates Announced!
(Wednesday, September 02, 2009)

The Radio Royal Roadshow is out and about with 2 new dates

1 September 2009. The Radio Royal Roadshow, in association with HSS Hire Shops - 'The power behind the Radio Royal Roadshow' - is back on the road with two new dates confirmed. The first is on Sunday 20th September when we will be at the Kinniel Heritage Day, Kinneil Estate, Bo'ness - dressed as pirates and ready to provide all the swash-buckling music and hopefully relieve many of the assembled fun-seekers of as many 'pieces of eight' as we can!

The other confirmed date for your diaries is our Christmas Roadshow on 19th December in Stirling. The exact location is still to be confirmed so keep an eye out for further news nearer to the time!

In the meantime - see you at the Kinneil Heritage Day on Sunday 20th September!

Samaritans Sponsor Radio Royal
(Wednesday, September 02, 2009)

The Samaritans have confirmed their continued sponsorship of Radio Royal

1 September 2009. We are very pleased to announce that the Samaritans, who first started their sponsorship of Radio Royal approximately four years ago have agreed to continue with their sponsorship for another year. The Samaritans are well known for their vitally important work in providing confidential counselling over the telephone and Radio Royal is very pleased and proud to be able to help them get their message across to those who may have need of their services.

HSS is a New Sponsor for Radio Royal
(Sunday, July 19, 2009)

Radio Royal welcomes HSS as a new sponsor for our Roadshows.

We are delighted to announce that HSS, the equipment and tool hire specialists, have agreed to become the latest sponsor for Radio Royal. HSS have agreed to provide us with a generator for use with our roadshows and this will give us a much-needed flexibility so that we can now take our roadshow to any location in the Falkirk and Stirling areas without the need to have to rely upon a fixed electrical supply. HSS will now be providing 'The power behind the Radio Royal Roadshows' for the 12 months from 1 August this year. Listen out for the HSS promo coming to Radio Royal soon.

Sponsor Renews Support to Radio Royal
(Sunday, July 19, 2009)

Brighton' Dental Practice renews their sponsorship of Radio Royal

We are very pleased to announce that Brighton's Dental Practice has renewed it's sponsorship of Radio Royal for another year. The Dental Practice has been a generous sponsor of Radio Royal for the last three years and this continued support will help us to continue to provide our 24/365 service to the patients, staff and visitors at both Falkir and Stirling Royal Infirmaries.

September Roadshow 2008
(Saturday, October 04, 2008)

It's back to the bandstand for the Radio Royal team plus a few 'special guests'...

Fancy meeting this on your way back from the shops?

Our second roadshow of the year was no warmer but there were some new faces to attract the crowds...Read all about it in the events section!

Summer Roadshow 2008
(Wednesday, August 20, 2008)

It's that time of year again, so dig out your shorts, tshirts and...anoraks?

August 9th saw the Radio Royal team braving the rain for the first of our summer roadshows.

Brian having a boogie

Check out the events page for the full story!

AM transmission breakdown
(Friday, April 04, 2008)

Unfortunately on Tuesday 1st April our AM transmitter failed.

Unfortunately on Tuesday 1st April our AM transmitter failed. This has means we are not currently broadcasting on 1278AM our programmes are however still being carried to the older bedside headset system in Falkirk. Services to Stirling are unaffected.

We hope to re-commence our AM broadcasts as soon as possible.

Donate to Radio Royal Online
(Wednesday, March 12, 2008)

Now you can donate to help keep Radio Royal running without leaving the computer, phone, PDA, or whatever you're viewing this page with.

Radio Royal is a charity and depends on donations to keep its service going to the patients in Falkirk and Stirling Royal Infirmaries.

It costs a lot of money just to keep things ticking over. A hospital radio station isn't cheap to run - in fact, the operational costs aren't much cheaper than a commercial radio station. Although because the station is staff entirely by volunteers, the salary bill is much lower.

Over the next couple of years, Radio Royal will also be saving up to buy new equipment to enable us to broadcast to the new acute hospital being built in Larbert. That's also going to be expensive.

This is where you come in. You can help keep Radio Royal going by donating directly to the station using the PayPal Donate button on the front page.

If you don't want to directly give us money, you can still help by buying stuff you would normally buy from Amazon.co.uk through the search box on the front page - we get about 5 per cent of the cost.

We hope you'll help us help the patients in Falkirk, Stirling, and soon, in Larbert. Thanks.

Asda Roadshow 2007
(Wednesday, October 03, 2007)

Not satisfied with hiding in the studio all summer, Radio Royal take to the outdoors!

June 10th 2007 saw Radio Royal keeping the crowd entertained at the Asda family fun day.

Have a look at our events section for more info and the photos they didn't want you to see...!

Summer Roadshow 2006
(Saturday, September 16, 2006)

August 5th 2006 saw the usually studio based Radio Royal team head along Falkirk High street to the Bandstand/Callendar Square area for some summer fun and games

Summer Roadshow 2006

A full event report is available from the events section.

Make It Happen Award
(Friday, December 09, 2005)

Radio Royal has been awarded a £200 Make It Happen Award to help with the cost of buying a new generator.

Announced during an Oscar-style ceremony at the Macdonald Inchyra Hotel near Polmont on Wednesday December 7, the station was among a host of deserving community groups to be given an award.

Sponsored by the Falkirk Herald and Combined Insurance, the presentation was made to Radio Royal Production/Training Controller Angelene Perry and Station Manager Andrew Southworth by Falkirk FC director of football Alex Totten.

Speaking after the ceremony Angelene told us the whole event was very exciting. She said: "When they were about to give out the award we had been nominated for I was really excited. And when it became clear we had actually won it, me and Andrew went up to the stage and did our best not to be nervous when handed the mike, being old pros of course."

The money will now go towards the new generator which should help Radio Royal to become more mobile in future.

It's Chriiiiiistmaaaaas!
(Thursday, December 08, 2005)

Deck the halls with bows of Holly tra la la la la...

Yes the Christmas roadshow is upon us once again, thanks to organiser Andrew Southworth, who's giving us all the opportunity to spread some festive cheer and goodwill to all those lovely shoppers in Falkirk.

Our unique brand of seasonal cheer will be broadcasting from the High Street bandstand from 10am this Saturday December 10 through until 5pm.

This is one of those special chances you have to raise some badly needed funds for the station by shaking a can for an hour or so. All those who come along and do their bit for Radio Royal are truly the heroes of the station.

Hope to see you all there. (Remember the cold weather is a great excuse for wearing your wooly Santa hat and singing along to Christmas songs!!!)

The Play's the Thing...
(Tuesday, November 22, 2005)

'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens is to be produced by members of Radio Royal and aired in December.

Ahh... Christmas comes but ones a year and this month the crew at Radio Royal have decided to pull out all the stops to ensure it's one to remember.

Penned by our budding playwrite in residence, Angelene Perry has whipped up a veritable feast of festive cheer by producing her own take on the Charles Dickens classic 'A Christmas Carol'.

With a cast and crew that could rival any Hollywood production, the play, which will go out on air on Christmas Eve, features Radio Royal chairman Andrew Morley as Ebenezer Scrooge backed by a long list of station favourites including Brian Lapsley and Bob Crawford.

This special production is the first in the station's history and hopefully will mark the beginning of a new Radio Royal Christmas tradition.

So tune in for a Christmas treat!!!

Date Set For Christmas Roadshow 2005!
(Tuesday, November 15, 2005)

It's just been confirmed that the Radio Royal Christmas Roadshow will take place on Saturday December 10th at the band stand on Falkirk high street between 10AM and 5PM.

Everybody's welcome to come along and see us in action!

Maurice Meerkat's First Visit to a Charity
(Monday, November 14, 2005)

Maurice Meerkat of Lochside (the official mascot of the Charities Committee of BAeSystems Avionics, Lochside, Edinburgh) is on his first official visit to a charity supported by the Charities Committee.

Maurice Meerkat will be travelling on official business and holidays throughout the World with employees from BAeSystems, Lochside, as a roving ambassador for the Charities Committee and helping to raise as much money as possible for the BAeSystems 'Charity Challenge'.

Charity Challenge is a World-wide BAeSystems initiative that raises money to support National and local charities in all the countries where BAeSystems operates. These include the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Saudi Arabia and India. In Scotland, this year's partner charity is Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland.

Maurice is seen with trainee presenters Gavin McWhinnie and Alisdair McCreadie and some old bloke he came across in the reception area!

Chairman's Challenge 2005!
(Friday, October 21, 2005)

Each year Radio Royal has to come up with the cash to keep us playing the tunes you love and each year the task presents new challenges to the membership.

In a bid to help keep us all motivated and ensure those pennies are rolling in, Radio Royal chairman Andrew Morley has thrown down the gauntlet to us all.

The Chairman's Challenge aims to reward the Radio Royal member who manages to raise the most amount of funds for the station in the course of a year.

However you want to raise the money is down to you (so long as it's legal).

All you have to do is let Andrew know how you're doing so your tally can be added to the list. So whether you want to host a coffee morning or place a collecting can at your work, there are dozens of ways to raise money for Radio Royal.

The winner of this year's Chairman's Challenge will, along with a partner, enjoy a slap-up meal free of charge. A list of those members currently at the top of the leader board will be made available on request. Stay tuned for more news...

Radio Royal at the Forth Valley College Clackmannan Open Day
(Tuesday, September 13, 2005)

On Thursday September 8, Radio Royal was out and about at the Forth Valley College Clackmannan Open Day.

Hundreds of new students turned up for the event hosted by Radio Royal's very own Andrew Southworth, Grant Thompson and Kat Lowe.

The pair of star DJs kept the crows entertained with a heavy mix of killer tunes and quick-witted banter for an incredible FIVE HOURS.

Irene McGarvey and Angelene Perry helped make sure the day was a roaring success by transporting the gear.

A big thank you from all Radio Royal members for the work put in by Andrew, Kat, Irene and Angelene - Well done guys!!!

The Open Day was merely the first in a summer programme of shows in which Radio Royal will be taking part.

On Wednesday September 28 Radio Royal will be hosting the Forth Valley College Falkirk Open Day and just one day later on September 29 the Stirling Centre in Springkerse will be our destination. The Falkirk event begins at 10am and will finish at around 3pm. The Stirling Open Day kicks off at 9am, concluding around 2pm.

To take part simply email Angelene or Andrew Morley.

Second Summer Roadshow Announced
(Wednesday, July 20, 2005)

Our second summer roadshow will take place on July 23rd at the band stand in Falkirk.

Come along and join in the fun from 10AM-5PM. Photos of the event will appear here soon!

ASDA Roadshow
(Sunday, July 03, 2005)

The ASDA Roadshow was a great success for us and Brian Lapsley!

To read all about the roadshow, view the photos and an exclusive video, please click events on the left panel.

Date Set For ASDA Event
(Wednesday, May 18, 2005)

Radio Royal is taking to the outdoors on June 26 to help ASDA celebrate their special family day event.

Presenters and fundraisers will be heading to the distribution centre at Westmains Industrial Estate in Falkirk to provide a backdrop of fabulous music and competitions for all ASDA employees.

The event will also give Radio Royal a badly needed opportunity to raise our bank balance (we are a charity after all). Last year's event was a huge success for the station and helped to raise hundreds of pounds as well as giving us the chance to eat candy floss and burgers (as if we need an excuse).

The day is open to all Radio Royal members and ASDA staff so come along and help us raise the profile of the station. Stay tuned for more details.

Ward Visiting Volunteers
(Tuesday, May 10, 2005)

Budding Radio Royal enthusiasts are being sought by the station in a bid to bring the programmes closer to the listeners.

Every week the station broadcasts hundreds of hours of music to the patients and staff of Stirling and Falkirk Royal Infirmaries. Our patient requests shows are our most popular programmes and depend on dedicated volunteers visitng the wards of both hospitals.

We require dedicated volunteers who can visit the wards of either hospital on a regular basis, chat with patients and staff and collect dedications and requests.

If you consider yourself a good communicator and would like to help out at Radio Royal then why not give us a call on 0845 430 1278 and ask to speak to Tracey Main.

Location and Date Set For Christmas Roadshow!
(Sunday, November 21, 2004)

Saturday, December 18th at the band stand in Falkirk will be the location of this year's christmas roadshow.

We will be there between the hours of 10AM - 5PM and will be presenting live shows. We'll be having competitions with some great prizes, giveaways in celebration of the National Lottery's 10th Birthday and other great Radio Royal goodies!

So don't miss out on the fun!

Renowned Radio Professional re-joins Radio Royal!
(Saturday, September 18, 2004)

John Collins, renowned radio professional presenter, and one of Radio Royal's original members, has recently returned to his roots and re-joined Radio Royal.

John has volunteered to take on the task of our 'Training Supremo' and will be an invaluable addition to our team. We will undoubtable gain enormous benefit from John's wealth of experience that he has gained from his many years of work within the commercial sector and with BBC local and national radio networks.

John will shortly be joining our 'on-air' team but he really wants to lead our Training Department where he will be able to train the next generation of Radio Royal presenters and also be able to help us improve standards across the existing presentation and production team.

Welcome to Radio Royal John and we hope this is the start of a long and happy association!

Radio Royal Summer Roadshow
(Sunday, July 25, 2004)

Radio Royal would like to thak the people of Falkirk for their kind donations at yesterdays summer roadshow.

During out day of entertainment at the bandstand we collected £244.43 in our collection cans.

Football Season Starts... NOW!
(Saturday, July 24, 2004)

Radio Royal today commenced the 2004/2005 football season.

Sandy Morton today covered the Stirlingshire Cup match between Stirling Albion and Alloa Athletic.

Sandy Morton will cover every home game live and uninterupted this season live from Forthbank Stadium.

Sandy Watson will have live and uninterupted coverage of all Falkirk home games from the brand new "Falkirk Stadium".

Radio Royal officially live on 1278
(Friday, April 16, 2004)

Margaret Duffy the chief executive of Forth Valley Acute Hospitals NHS Trust today performed the official opening of our 1278AM service.

From left to right: Andrew Morley (chairman), Andrew Southworth, Margaret Duffy, Simon Marshall