Radio Link is a charity formed in 1974, whose unpaid volunteers broadcast to hospital patients. Here, Adrian and Kevin present from the Derby City Hospital studio in 1976.
This gallery looks back at the past 35 years with captions provided by current chair Andy Swain. This is Jean and Margaret presenting a request show in the early years from a dental waiting room!
A 1970s bedpush through the city to raise funds. Pictured are Nicola, Jamie, Ian and Mary in the Corn Market.
Edward, during his show, in our City Hospital studio in the 1980s
Fundraising at an Eagle Centre OB in the 1980s. Nigel interviews Mary as she collects money in fancy dress.
The station covered all sorts of local events - here Ian, Alan and Colin report live on a snooker championship at the Assembly Rooms in the 1980s.
Andrew writing down a music request from a patient and staff on a hospital ward.
Jamie presenting a sports report from our Ops studio in the 1990s.
BBC Radio Derby's Andy Whittaker broadcasts from our studios for an NHS birthday - that's me behind him!
Our new broadcast studio in the Acute Building in 2008.
And by contrast, here's Stewart (our first engineer) at the controls of the mixing desk he built in our early years.
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