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  • CHBN launches revised Programme Schedule

    CHBN Radio has refreshed its daytime schedule to bring you a smoother, more listener‑friendly experience right through the week.

    Daytimes are now packed with great music and local voices, weekends and evenings feature our specialist shows, and late nights move into a brand‑new Late Evening Chill Zone with soft, soothing sounds to help you unwind, followed by our popular Soft Soothing Sounds through the night.

  • Better CHBN reception for Truro and mid Cornwall on 100.8FM

    Over the past 18 months CHBN has been working on a major project to upgrade its FM transmissions to the Truro area on 100.8 MHz. The work had to begin with the most fundamental requirement: fund-raising, but also included a good deal of time-consuming administrative work.

  • RichyBongo awarded by Devon and Cornwall Police

    Richard Edoki, a Nigerian-born community broadcaster and advocate based in Cornwall, United Kingdom, has been recognised by Devon and Cornwall Police for his outstanding contribution to community engagement, inclusion and cross-cultural understanding.

    Edoki received the recognition from the Devon and Cornwall Police Positive Action Team as part of its annual celebration honouring community leaders, volunteers, ambassadors and partner organisations whose work has strengthened relationships between communities and the police.

  • CHBN Nominated For King's Award for Voluntary Service

    Volunteers from CHBN Radio attended a ceremony at New County Hall in Truro on Thursday afternoon as one of 17 organisations nominated for the King’s Award for Voluntary Service.

    It was a great honour to be amongst the other nominated organisations, ranging from mental health support, to tree planting, to community development projects. CHBN extends our heartfelt congratulations to everyone!

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CHBN provides a Community Radio service for Truro and the surrounding areas and a Hospital Radio service to the patients of the Royal Cornwall, West Cornwall & St Michael's Hospitals.

Our station offers a wide range of both music and speech-based programmes for all ages presented by our dedicated team of volunteers. Several programmes highlight health and lifestyle topics and we promise to play a wide range of music with both general and specialist appeal.

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