A VOLUNTEER-RUN radio station based at a hospital is relaunching with a new look studio.

NH Sound radio, based in the grounds of Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny, is looking forward to new computers, a new desk and new cabling as part of the upgrade costing around £4,000.

The charity, which raised the cash through fundraising events and Big Lottery funding, will move into the studio on March 1.

As well as broadcasting seven days a week with volunteer presenters, the station also gets involved with a range of community events in the area.

It is run with a group of around 50 volunteers, including 27 presenters, who provide music 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The station was first launched in Abergavenny at the Pen-y-Fal Hospital in 1979 as the Pen-y-Fal Hospital Radio Society.

With the re-organisation of health provision in the county, , Pen-y-Fal was closed in 1996 and the station was transferred to the grounds of Nevill Hall Hospital based in Bron Haul.

John Price, events manager, said the new look studio would take the station into the 21st century.

The station is regularly looking to recruit presenters and offers opportunities to young, old and disabled.

It is currently looking at ways to reach patients in Nevill Hall Hospital.

Listen to the station and find out more at nhsound.co.uk or on the radio at 1287mw.