 The original service reached Ayrshire Central Hospital (ACH), the adjacent maternity unit and Ravenspark Hospital.The service was listened to on a small handheld speaker which needed to be held close to the ear, there were also some speakers with volume controls in the day rooms, in addition to this, impromptu performances by singers and bands were held around the wards, none of these were broadcast.The first programmes produced by HBSA were recorded onto reel to reel tape offsite.