The hyperbaric unit were the
recipients of a colour television purchased by the radio station funds.
The station entered the Ascot
Carnival with their own float in May. They also ran the stall at Thames
auto jumble. The stall was also setup at at Ascot Horticultural society
show and this raised about £40.
A portable tape recorder was
purchased for producing interviews outside of the station.
Headsets were being replaced on the
wards at a cost of £200 a year by 1979.
A survey carried out amongst the
patients of Heatherwood of the type of radio they would like to hear. The
result was a resounding yes to patients requests.
This years fete was opened by Howard
Lang Capt Baines from the popular TV series the Onedin Line.
Following the success of the 1978
210 link at Christmas. A Sunday afternoon program of two way links to
Heatherwood commenced, it was Broadcast between 4pm-5pm every fifth Sunday
with presenters from Heatherwood going to radio 210,and manning the phones
for the requests, then broadcasting them from the studio in Reading.
The present manager Dave Smith joined the presenting staff on a Saturday
evening.
As the year drew to a close the
finishing touches to the first hospital radio booklet were being made. At
the printers it would become available early in 1980.
