During the upgrade, our FM signal might be affected for a short time. If you listen online, app or smart speaker, you won’t be affected.
Truro's Community Radio
and Cornwall's Hospital Radio Station.
On Tuesday 4 August 2026 you can hear a special programme on CHBN created by one of the station's regular presenters, Mike Brown. The programme is based on a short-story by American science-fiction author Ray Bradbury, which in turn takes its title f... read more
We are pleased to announce that we have been given clearance by the broadcasting authority OFCOM to increase our FM transmitter power to greatly improve reception of our programmes on 100.8FM in and around the city of Truro.. Work will shortly begin ... read more
CHBN recently received a generous donation of hundreds of CDs from the family of a former BBC local radio presenter, which begs the question, what do you do with a sudden influx of hundreds of CDs?! Presenter and Studio Co-ordinator Mike Brown has ta... read more
During the COVID pandemic broadcasting from home became a new, but temporary normal, but it has left a legacy. Presenter Mike Brown explains why. As both a sound engineer and a radio presenter I thought it was high time I documented my unusual and p... read more
‘In Reel Life, Past and Present’ is an exciting new three-part series for CHBN presented by Chris Robins and produced by Steve Foster. Chris based his show on some archived interviews from around Cornwall. He revisited the people and places fea... read more
We are pleased to say that fur new Listen Again page is now online and that selected shows will be available to listen on-demand. Uploaded shows can now be found at https://chbnradio.org/on-air/listen-again and will be available approx 5 hours after ... read more
