Quiz Nights

Quiz Sheets

Corporate sponsorship has proved to be a successful partnership for Hospital Radio Perth and its sponsors. We have been sponsored by a wide variety of local and national organisations for many years.

For a number of reasons we are unable to broadcast advertisements, however, one of the ways in which we finance our service is by offering organisations and companies the opportunity to sponsor programmes.

Sponsorship is, in effect, an on air acknowledgement of your donation. The opportunity to have your company or organisation associated with the UK's top hospital radio station and to help out a high profile local charity.

Several of our sponsors have been with us continuously for well over ten years! Many have visited the studios and some have even taken part in the production of the programmes. It's an effective, low cost method of bringing your company to public attention and reinforcing your profile to potential and existing customers.

How does it work? Quite simply, once you contact us, we produce a short jingle of around 30 - 45 seconds. We tailor the package to suit you - and your jingle is then played three times an hour during your programme - FOR A WHOLE YEAR!

With sponsorship starting at around £150 for a whole year - you will be hard pressed to find better value. In fact it may be that your company would rather donate goods or services to an equivalent value. That often suits us too.

We are sure you will agree that it is an ideal opportunity to promote your business and help a worthwhile cause. We would be delighted to discuss a package that will suit your needs and help raise your profile. As you can see from this page, you will be in good company.

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One of the ways in which we keep the patients up to date, is through our station magazine "Wavelength". The magazine is financed entirely by the adverts within and contains a variety of features and articles on our service and our full programme schedule. The magazine is distributed free in the wards - and we find that each magazine is read by over half a dozen different patients. It's a great way for us to publicise our service and a good way for your firm to advertise to a captive, local audience.

"Wavelength" has a little brother too - called "Between The Sheets". This is a flyer which we distribute each night with all the very latest programme changes and upcoming events.

You can advertise in "Wavelength" for a whole year from under £40 for a quarter page, or sponsor a month's issue of "Between the Sheets" for £25. Either way, it brings your business to the attention of hundreds of our listeners.

Quiz nights are a fun way to bring your group together in an informal and entertaining environment. We have been presenting quizzes for well over 10 years and they are always great fun. An ever expanding number of companies see it as a good way to have a few drinks with their employees while their families can come along too.

Hospital Radio Perth will draft a quiz especially for your event; it can be as easy or as hard as you want; we'll even draw up special rounds to suit those attending. So whether it is a music quiz, a sports quiz or a plain old general knowledge quiz, you can be sure that everyone will enjoy themselves at very little cost.

Hospital Radio Perth even have agreements with several pubs, clubs and hotels which will provide a venue free of charge. You have fun, we raise funds - it couldn't be simpler!

Hospital Radio Perth have organised well over a dozen treasure hunts. Whether by car around Perth and Kinross or on foot - or sometimes a mixture of both - they are always a huge success. Like our quiz nights we arrange the hunt, and after consultation with you, organise the starting venue and the finishing post. Most conclude at a local hostelry where everyone can scoff at those who got lost!

It's a great way for clubs, organisations and local firms to get everyone together informally. Again, we do the work and take the entry fees - you turn up and have a great time. We've done treasure hunts for thirty cars and for half a dozen, we've even done hunts which involve visiting over a dozen pubs! I should add that that one was done on foot - and eventually hands and knees!

Hospital Radio Perth can provide a public address system for small to medium sized events, whether they be indoor our outdoor. We've done many gala days, village fetes and conferences; perhaps you have seen us entertaining the huge crowds that attend the fireworks display on Perth's South Inch each year.

Our charges are very competitive and we'll even supply a presenter or MC if required.

Perhaps our most important public address task came in 1996, when we provided sound facilities at Rachael House in Kinross for the official opening of Scotland's first children's hospice by the Princess Royal. We were honoured to be asked, and of course on that occasion there was no charge.

If you are holding a fun day at your work, in your shop or with your organisation, why not invite Hospital Radio Perth along. If we can, we'll bring our full roadshow and help out with the fun. It gives your event music, public address and an added sense of excitement. We may even broadcast the event back to the hospitals.

In recent years some of our most successful fun days have been in association with the St John's Centre, Perth Leisure Pool, What Everyone Wants and McDonald's.

Our members are guaranteed to keep the fun going with games and competitions and help to ensure that your event is a success.

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Quiz sheets which sell in various outlets for 50 pence each, have proved to be a great fund-raiser. We have produced our own, but thanks also to Ian Steven and Fiona Watson who have both produced quiz sheets for us. You have probably seen our sheets for sale in a variety of outlets around Perth and Kinross and we must thank everyone who sells them on our behalf.

Our latest sheet is based on the 50 year anniversary of record charts. Twenty five number one hits - all you have to do is solve the clues and send in your answer. All the proceeds go to Hospital Radio Perth.

If you would like a sheet or if you run an outlet which might be prepared to sell them on our behalf, please get in touch.

Is your club looking for a speaker? As part of a programme of publicising our service, Hospital Radio Perth is offering local clubs, societies and groups the opportunity to have a speaker visit them to do a presentation on hospital broadcasting and Hospital Radio Perth. Any club or organisation wanting to know more about Scotland's top hospital radio station, can arrange to have a speaker from HRP. John Watson, Hospital Radio Perth's chairman who has given over 100 talks on the subject reports, "Initially people think that hospital radio involves a guy in an anorak with a record player and a few of his favourite discs. Our speakers soon put them right on that!"

We have found that a wide range of groups want to find out more about HRP; we've spoken to WRIs, Guilds, Probus, Rotary, Round Table and Inner Wheel clubs, plus we regularly visit retirement groups, women's clubs and all manner of organisations. Anyone wishing to find out more about our work should get in touch and we will arrange for a speaker to visit. And for those who have already had one of our talks, feel free to contact us again. We're always happy to tell a group about our latest news and developments.

Anyone wishing to arrange a speaker should contact Hospital Radio Perth well in advance as we are in great demand - particularly during the winter months.

One of the questions that we are often asked is "Would you like my old record collection?" The answer is YES - and NO! Our library has over 120,000 individual songs filed - so we have most things. However there are always pieces we are interested in getting. Anything by Adam Rennie of Coupar Angus and Jimmy Shand playing "Caddam Woods" are just two of the items we'd love to trace. If you have old records we'd love to hear from you - but it is likely that we already have much of your collection.

While we have the facility to record 78s their quality must be good and it has to be a track we are really looking for. While some 78s may be quite rare, it's a mistake to think that they are all valuable - most are of little or no value. Unfortunately, cassette tapes are of little use to us. You can imagine how long it takes to find a particular track to play - especially if you don't know how it goes!

If you have CDs you no longer listen to, or if you are a singer or musician or are part of a band, we'd be interested in hearing from you. We are particularly interested in the work of local musicians. Why not send us your latest recordings.

We must take this opportunity to thank a wide variety of charitable trusts and organisations who have helped us financially over the years. Without their assistance it would be impossible for us to run the type of operation or have the facilities that we now have.

From time to time we run specific fund-raising events. We may be rattling collection cans in the High Street, outside McDiarmid Park or in the City Hall or we may be selling raffle tickets, 200 club tickets or taking part in sponsored events. We may be holding a silent auction, a coffee morning or even a gardeners' question time.

Whatever we are doing it will be to raise money to keep our service operating. As you might imagine, running a radio station can be an expensive business - we need to raise funds constantly. If you see us, please dig into your pocket for your loose change. We really do appreciate your support.