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The re-launch of Airedale Hospital's radio station had nurses dancing in the aisles on Monday.

Steeton singer Lianne King burst over the airwaves with Abba's Take a Chance on Me as the countdown to the radio station's live broadcast reached "one".

The radio station's leader, Aaron McCarter, said the re-launch was a tremendous success and there had been a lot of positive feedback.

He said: "As soon as Lianne started singing, you could see nurses through the windows dancing in the wards. Quite a few more nurses came to watch us while we were broadcasting too, which was great. The hospital chief executive, Adam Cairns, came along to support us and Vera Jackson - chairman of Friends of Airedale committee which gave us the £32,000 to get the station going - cut the ribbon."

The radio station plans to play easy listening music from the 1950s to 1990s and some songs from the current decade. It will also broadcast a programme of music from musicals showing in the area, which will then be reviewed.

A worship programme with inspirational music is also planned and by the summer, Mr McCarter hopes the radio station will be able to broadcast in different languages for foreign patients.

5:51pm Tuesday 6th May 2008

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