For hospital and student radio
Hospital Radio Jingles & Station IDs, for Student Radio Too
Hospital radio jingles your volunteers can make themselves: type the script, pick a voice, download an air-ready ID.
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Hospital radio jingles are the short voiced pieces a hospital station plays between records to tell patients who they are listening to: station IDs, request show tags, presenter tags, ward liners and volunteer appeals. Student stations need the same set on a student budget.
JingleLark is an AI station ID and radio voiceover generator for small stations: it reads your script in one of 24 radio voices and mixes it with an intro, a music bed and an outro from a library of 88 sounds, so any volunteer can make a finished piece and download it as MP3 or WAV.
What do hospital radio jingles sound like? Five examples made in JingleLark
These pieces were made for two made-up stations, Kestrelbrook Hospital Radio and Fernmoor Student Radio, using the same voices, sound library and mixing that every JingleLark account uses. Each one is a single voiceover of under 220 characters, so each cost one credit. Durations and loudness were measured on the downloaded files with ffprobe and the EBU R128 meter in FFmpeg.
Script: “You're listening to Kestrelbrook Hospital Radio. On your bedside radio and online, keeping you company day and night.”
Voice: Rachel M (Radio & DJ)
Sounds: Uplift intro, Still Water bed, Soft Ping outro
Length: 9.4 seconds
Measured loudness: -19.4 LUFS, peak -6.8 dBFS
New patients arrive every day, so the ID tells them how to find you as well as who you are. A British presenter over a quiet ambient bed keeps it gentle.
Script: “Ward Requests with Maggie. Ask a volunteer on your ward for a request card, and we'll play your song tonight on Kestrelbrook Hospital Radio.”
Voice: Tiffany (Corporate & Clear)
Sounds: Radio Blip intro, Slow Coffee bed, Bright Chime outro
Length: 8.4 seconds
Measured loudness: -19.4 LUFS, peak -5.5 dBFS
The request show is built on patients' requests, so its tag explains how to ask for a song. Change the presenter's name and the tag still works.
Script: “Kestrelbrook Hospital Radio is run entirely by volunteers. Could you give a few hours a week to visit the wards or present a programme? Find out more on our website.”
Voice: Brian (Warm & Narrator)
Sounds: Air Pass intro, Open Air bed, Smooth Fade outro
Length: 11.7 seconds
Measured loudness: -15.9 LUFS, peak -1.7 dBFS
Staff, visitors and patients' families hear the station too. A deep, warm voice makes the ask sound like an invitation.
Script: “From everyone at Kestrelbrook Hospital Radio: rest well. We're right here with you through the night.”
Voice: Benjamin (Warm & Narrator)
Sounds: Slow Riser intro, Slow Bloom bed, Echo Out outro
Length: 11.6 seconds
Measured loudness: -19.2 LUFS, peak -2.1 dBFS
Late at night the station is company for people who cannot sleep. A calm voice and a slow bed suit the hour better than a hyped sweeper.
Script: “Fernmoor Student Radio. Made by students, for the whole campus.”
Voice: Liam (Social & Creator)
Sounds: Neon Stab intro, Neon Drive bed, Final Hit outro
Length: 5.6 seconds
Measured loudness: -16.5 LUFS, peak -1.5 dBFS
A student station can be louder and faster. The same studio, with an energetic voice and a synthwave bed, gives a very different sound.
Kestrelbrook Hospital Radio, Fernmoor Student Radio and Ward Requests with Maggie are made-up names used only for these examples; we searched for each on Oct 14, 2026 and found no station using them. The voice read "Kestrelbrook" as one word; a speech-to-text check wrote it as "Kestrel Brook". Swap in your own station, programme and presenter names.
Which jingles does a hospital radio station need?
A hospital station sounds like a station when the same few pieces repeat across every volunteer's programme. The usual starter set:
- Two or three station IDs with your name, and how patients can listen.
- A tag for the request show, saying how a patient can ask for a song.
- A tag for each programme, in one station voice or in the presenter's own.
- A few ward and overnight liners: welcome messages, get-well wishes, a goodnight.
- Some sweepers to bridge records when the station runs on automation.
- One or two appeals for new volunteers or for fundraising.
What goes into a station ID, how long it should run and where it sits in the hour are in our station identification guide.
How does your station reach patients, and what should the ID say?
UK hospital stations reach patients in different ways, and PPL, which licenses recorded music in the UK, sets out a different music licence for each. The way you broadcast also decides what your ID should tell a new patient:
| How you broadcast | Music licence, as PPL describes it | What the ID can say |
|---|---|---|
| Hardwired: closed circuit or induction loop | PPL Hospital Radio Licence | Where to find you on the ward, such as the bedside radio |
| Low-powered AM or FM | PPL Hospital Radio Licence; PPL adds that the station must also have the appropriate Ofcom licence | Your frequency and the hospital or area you serve |
| Online only, or a simulcast online | PPL Linear Webcast Licence; both licences if you also broadcast by hardwire or AM/FM | Your web address or app name, read slowly |
| DAB, including small-scale DAB | Contact PPL to discuss licensing | "On DAB" and the area you cover |
PPL also says a station needs a PRS for Music licence to broadcast music; PPL and PRS for Music are separate companies with separate licences.
Those licences are for the records you play. Jingles you make in JingleLark are royalty-free for radio, with no per-play fees, but that covers the jingles only: it does not replace the music licences your station needs. If your web address is long, make the online ID first and listen to how the voice reads it before you make the rest.
This is a summary of PPL's public guidance, not legal advice. Licensing changes; check with PPL, PRS for Music and, if you broadcast on air, the regulator before you go on air.
Source, checked Oct 14, 2026: PPL: Hospital Radio licence
What do the hospital and student radio awards say about jingles?
Many stations enter their imaging in the national awards. Read the rules before you decide what to make in-house and what to make in a tool:
- Hospital Broadcasting Association, Station Promotion (2026 entry criteria): the entry "must be produced and presented by the station", and "Entries which appear to be a 'jingle' rather than a promotion and/or produced by a third party will be disqualified from entry." Make award promotions with your own presenters.
- Student Radio Association, Best Station Sound (2026 awards): "Station Sound includes all elements of station-led production, such as jingles and idents, bespoke beds, adverts, and production made for particular events." Judges look for "a cohesive yet varied collection of on-air materials".
The HBA's 2026 entry criteria also say that "the use of AI in your entries is not permitted" and that "Stations or individuals found to be using AI in their entries will be disqualified." So JingleLark jingles cannot go into a National Hospital Radio Awards entry. The Student Radio Awards text above says nothing about AI-made jingles either way, and we do not claim that JingleLark jingles are eligible for any category. Use JingleLark for the IDs, tags and liners you play every hour, and check the current entry criteria before you enter anything.
Sources, checked Oct 14, 2026: HBA 2026 award entry criteria · The 2026 Student Radio Awards
What does a starter imaging set cost for a hospital station?
In JingleLark each voiceover of up to 220 characters is one credit, and mixing, remixing and downloads do not use credits. Here is one starter set for a hospital station with eight programmes:
| Element | How many | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Station IDs | 3 | 3 |
| Request show tag | 1 | 1 |
| Programme tags | 8 | 8 |
| Ward and overnight liners | 4 | 4 |
| Sweepers | 3 | 3 |
| Volunteer or fundraising appeals | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 21 voiceovers | 21 |
Twenty-one credits fit inside the Starter pack, $14.90 for 50 credits, with 29 left for new programmes and appeals. That is about $6.26 of credits for the whole set. Packs are one-time payments, not a subscription, and purchased credits never expire.
A student station with three IDs, twelve show tags and three sweepers would use 18 credits, which also fits in the Starter pack. Credits left at the end of the academic year are still there when the next committee takes over.
Weighing this against a volunteer with a good voice or a paid voice artist? See AI station imaging vs hiring a voice.
How do you load the jingles into your playout software?
Every piece downloads as MP3 or WAV. The mix is loudness-normalised with a -16 LUFS target; the five samples above measured between -19.4 and -15.9 LUFS, so set the jingle level once in your playout and leave it. The WAV is converted in your browser from the same mix, for players that prefer WAV files; it is not a separate higher-quality master.
Step-by-step instructions for AzuraCast, RadioDJ, mAirList and PlayIt Live are in our guide to adding jingles to playout software.
Which JingleLark tools make each piece?
For station IDs at different lengths, use the radio station ID maker.
For sweepers and liners between records, use the radio sweeper and liner generator.
Running a community station as well? See imaging for community and LPFM radio.
Hospital and student radio imaging FAQ
Is JingleLark free?
Partly. The voice costs credits, because AI voice generation costs real money; mixing and downloads are free. Credits come in one-time packs from $14.90 for 50, with no subscription. A new account gets 1 free credit, and a 7-day check-in streak earns 1 more (it expires after 30 days); you can play every voice and sound without an account, and there is no watermark. Free jingle packs and plain text-to-speech tools cost nothing, but packs sound like every other station and text-to-speech gives you a bare voice with no bed or mixing.
How much do hospital radio jingles cost with JingleLark?
Each voiceover of up to 220 characters is one credit, and mixing and downloads are free. A starter set of 21 station IDs, programme tags, liners, sweepers and appeals uses 21 credits, which fits in the $14.90 Starter pack of 50 credits. Packs are one-time payments and purchased credits never expire.
Can we play the jingles on our hospital radio station?
Yes. Every jingle you download from JingleLark is royalty-free for radio, podcasts, social media and paid ads, including pieces made with free credits. There are no per-play fees, and the licence does not expire. It covers the jingles only; it does not replace the PPL and PRS for Music licences your station needs for the records you play.
Can a volunteer presenter use their own voice?
Yes, by cloning it. Record or upload 8 to 30 seconds of clear speech and tick the consent statement, and that voice joins your voice picker; each account can keep up to 5 cloned voices. Creating the clone is free and each jingle costs the usual credits. A cloned voice cannot change its pace. JingleLark does not take a finished recording of a read, and has no voice changer.
Can we enter JingleLark jingles in the hospital radio awards?
No. The HBA's 2026 entry criteria say the use of AI in entries is not permitted, and stations or individuals found using AI will be disqualified; the Station Promotion category must also be produced and presented by the station. Keep JingleLark jingles out of award entries and use them for the IDs, tags and liners you play every hour.
Does JingleLark work for student radio?
Yes. A student station makes station IDs, show tags and sweepers the same way, and each society show can have its own tag for one credit. Because packs are one-time payments and purchased credits never expire, credits left at the end of the year carry over to the next committee.
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