Advertising & Sponsorship.

Coming Soon on DAB+

Late 2025 - Bedrock Radio is set to launch on DAB+ Digital Radio across North East London and South West Essex.

The Heartbeat Heartbeat Of East London & West Essex

Looking for affordable advertising on local radio that’s less than your morning coffee?

As a registered charity, Bedrock Radio is a non-profit organisation, all of the team are volunteers who give their time to running the radio (including our Trustees board). All income from advertising, sponsorship, donations and advertising is invested into running our service, such as covering our broadcasting fees and general upkeep of our studio.

This means we’re able to offer excellent value and competitive campaigns in local radio advertising and sponsorship across East London and South Essex. With the bonus of saying you are supporting a local charity in your community.

Get on-air today, with advertising packages starting from £100 per month.

Your support can help Bedrock Radio continue meeting our objectives in improving health and well-being across
North East London and South West Essex. See below for our packages.

On Digital Radio, we will broadcast to a potential audience of 1 million listeners, across North East London and South West Essex.
Radio is your ideal advertising platform, Bedrock has provided entertainment, information and interaction to the community for decades.
Best of all Radio is free to listen to, our listeners will hear your advert every day! In local hospitals, in their cars, shops and at home.

Our core listeners are aged 35–70 years old, who enjoy a mix of pop music from the 80s to today and listen for local news updates. 
We have a health theme to our output (staying true to our Hospital Radio roots). 
Take a listen to #YourHealthyMuiscMix and imagine hearing your company on-air with us.

Projected DAB+ Coverage Area

Reach

Across four key hospitals, reaching thousands of patients. Plus regular listeners via our app & online

DAB+ Coverage is expected to reach 1 million local people.

Low Cost

Affordable packages allowing small businesses and traders to get on-air.

We also offer great sponsorship opportunities available that span a longer period, unique to one client at a time.

Hours

A survey of Ward Radios at Queen's Hospital found wards tuned in for over 12+ hours daily.

At Whipps Cross Bedrock Radio plays 27/4 on speakers across the hospital.
We average of 5000 listening hours a month online & mobile!

Listeners

Across the UK, 88% of people listen to the radio, of which 59% listening via DAB (Source: Rajar)

With 77% trusting what they hear on the radio, more than other media. (Source: Radiocentre)

Volunteers

Bedrock Radio is run by a team of volunteers that actually live locally and give their time to broadcasting.

All funds raised are invested into our radio service.

Play 4

4 Plays Per Day
£ 100 4 Weeks (28 Days)
  • 4 Plays Per day
  • 112 spots guaranteed over 28 days.
  • In-House Production Included
Ideal for Small Business

Play 6

6 Plays Per Day
£ 185 4 Weeks (28 Days)
  • 6 Plays Per day
  • 168 spots guaranteed over 28 days.
  • Free Bonus Spots*
  • In-House Production Included**

Play 8

8 Plays Per Day
£ 249 4 Weeks (28 Days)
  • 8 Plays Per day
  • 224 spots guaranteed over 28 days.
  • Free Bonus Spots*
  • In-House Production Included**

OFFER

Buy 3 Months - Save 10%

Bedrock Radio plays a mixture of pop & easy listening music, news and information throughout the day.

Advertising On Bedrock Radio

  • Different Package Types to suit different budgets, with a guaranteed number of plays per day.
  • We don’t do premium times, we run the same rate for Breakfast, Daytimes and Weekends.
  • Adverts are spread across the day (7am to 7pm).
  • Adverts average 30 – 45 seconds for maximum impact.
  • Campaigns are based on a monthly rotation of 28 Days (4 weeks).
  • Your logo on our website.
  • We offer three simple packages.
  • Free bonus spots* added to all packages from 7pm.
  • In-House production included**
  • Do you already have approved audio to use?
    If you own the audio, we can use this for your campaign, saving you the production creation fees, getting you on-air faster. 

*Free Bonus Spots: Play 6 & Play 8 only – between 7pm daily.  

**Creation Fees: In-House production is included in package – Professional production available for additional fee.

Specialist Programmes

2 Hour Programme
£ 389 1 Year - 2 Hour Show
  • Best Of British
  • Rock Show
  • Back To The 80s

3 Hour Weekends

Saturday and Sunday
£ 849 1 Year - Saturday and Sunday
  • Weekend Breakfast: 0700 - 1000
  • Weekend Brunch: 1100 - 1400
  •  

3 Hour Weekdays

Monday to Friday
£ 2099 1 Year - Monday to Friday - Choose From:
  • Breakfast: 0700 - 1000
  • Lunchtime: 1100 - 1400
  • Evenings: 1600 - 1900
Your local community radio station, for East London & West Essex!

Bedrock Radio plays a mixture of pop & easy listening music, news and information throughout the day.

Sponsorship On Bedrock Radio

  • Exclusive sponsorship of your chosen programme.
  • Full 12 month campaign. 
  • We don’t do premium times – Breakfast, Lunch and Drive are all the same price.
  • Guaranteed 3 sponsor credits per hour.
  • Update your sponsor tags every 3 months – Keep your message fresh. 
  • All promotions for the show will mention your business and be played throughout the day.
  • In-House production included on all sponsorships. 
  • Your logo on our website.
  •  

In-House

Creation
Included in package.
  • Agreed script
  • Royalty-free music
  • Fast turnaround
  • All scripts are checked and approved by Radiocentre Clearance for broadcast.

External

Advertising Creation
£ POA
  • We work with external production companies to produce something extra special.
  • From Sung Jingles, famous Voice Actors and known names - Plus More!

Bedrock Radio offers in-house production as standard, with multiple options for professional production based on your budget. 

We’ll work with you to produce your commercial which hits the mark with our listeners, we’ll ask you if you’d like a male or female voiceover, and other elements such as background music or sound effects.

From car dealers to hairdressers, dog groomers to restaurants – we’ll create a script to meet your needs, and have it cleared to meet broadcast standards. 

Audio Demo
Hear samples of our productions as broadcast on Bedrock Radio.

Let’s Talk

With various advertising and sponsorship packages available, we would be more than pleased to discuss these with you. 

Contact us, by leaving a message on 01708 503 113 or drop us an email:
The following have made donations or provide supporting services to Bedrock Radio.

You’re In Good Company On Bedrock Radio 

How many Listeners?

Where do we broadcast?

We provide a hospital radio service throughout four local hospitals: Queen’s, King Georges, Goodmayes and Whipps Cross, plus we’re available in clinics, units and community hospitals on the dedicated NHS WiFi. 

Bedrock Radio is available in the wider community, is on the Bedrock Radio App, Smart Speakers & Online. Launching on DAB+ Digital Radio mid-December 2025.

Listener Sample

Queen's Hospital

- 48% of wards listen by Ward Radios.
- Average 12.5 Hours listening per day.
- Played in Food Court 24/7

Whipps Cross Hospital

- Played throughout reception, discharge lounge, waiting areas, lift lobbies & corridors 24/7

Online: We average over, 4300 listening hours per month (That’s over 200GB of streaming data!)

DAB Digital Radio

Bedrock Radio is expected to begin broadcasting on small scale DAB+ Digital Radio in 2025.
Local DAB is estimated to reach 1 million people across the North East London and South West Essex area. 

Our charitable objectives will remain the same, and we will continue to target the accessing healthcare services and healthcare staff across the region.  

Launching on DAB+ in 2025 

Listen in the community, we’re online, on mobile and smart speakers outside the hospitals, plus we’re Launching on DAB Digital Radio in 2025 – Q4 across East London and South Essex, and hope to pick up thousands of new listeners.

DAB+ Coverage

Havering, Barking, Dagenham, Redbridge, Brentwood, Thurrock, Basildon.
Romford, Chadwell Heath, Goodmayes, Fairlop, Barkingside, Hainault, Walthamstow, East Ham, Barking, Beckton, Dagenham, Becontree, Rainham, Hornchurch, Elm Park, Emmerson Park, Wennington, Upminster, Cranham, Aveley, Chafford Hundred, Grays, Tilbury, West Horndon, Corringham, Basildon, Laindon, Billericary, Ingatestone, Shenfield, Brentwood, Warley, Harold Wood, Harold Hill, Stapleford Abbots, Ongar, Abridge, Collier Row