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 from a poem by Sara Teasdale.
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 to upgrade our transmitting aerial and the transmitter itself allowing us to increase our signal from 25 Watts to 160 Watts.
Work to carry out the upgrade on our VHF antenna is scheduled for Tuesday 4 August, weather permitting, with the transmitter upgrade and power increase due on Friday 7 August.
‘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 featured, to compare and contrast life in 2024 with the original recordings.
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 broadcast.and remain available for up to 30 days.
Comments about this new service can be made to Mike Brown whose email address is mike.brown@chbnradio.org
Access Cornwall is our new weekly programme offering nsightful interviews and stories from across Cornwall presented by Viki Carpenter.
Access Cornwall can be heard every Friday between 12-1pm
Access Cornwall will also be made available on our Listen Again page at https://chbnradio.org/on-air/listen-again
African Vibe is a programme that highlights the cultural world view diversity of the African peoples and how it seeks inclusivity with the Cornish audience by exploring music, food, dress sense and language to create a sense of shared community.
You can hear African Vibe, with Richybongo between 6-7pm on Sundays.
African Vibe will also be made available via our new Listen Again page at https://chbnradio.org/on-air/listen-again
CHBN have made the shortlist in two categories for the National Hospital Radio Awards 2023.
The station has made the Top 10 shortlist in the categories of "Station of the Year" and "Best Station Promotion" (for our Listener Survey promo). This shows that the station is amongst one of the best in the country.
Some of the team will be travelling to Bolton for the Awards Ceremony in March to see if they pick up Bronze, Silver or Gold in any of the categories. The awards are held as part of the Hospital Broadcasting Association national conference.
CHBN – Truro’s Community and Hospital Broadcasting Network is looking for photographers, designers, artists in any medium to help us with a new fundraiser
Christmas 2020 will be like no other. No matter our age, none of us can recall a time such as now. But crying “Bah! Humbug” and retreating into a bunker will not help. CHBN, Truro’s Community and Hospital Broadcasting Network, is hoping to bring a different kind of Christmas cheer this December, and we need your help.
If you are in the Royal Cornwall Hospital, West Cornwall Hospital or St. Michael's Hospital you can now listen to CHBN Radio through your Smartphone, Tablet or Laptop using the NHS Wi-Fi.
The NHS Wi-Fi is available for free across all three hospital sites and once you've connected to the network you can enjoy CHBN's radio service through our online player.
For a step-by-step guide on how to connect to the Wi-Fi and listen to CHBN, visit www.chbnradio.org/on-air/how-listen/hospital.
