X-FM Hospital Help Day Raises Close to $93,000

Oct 31, 2024 | Local News

The X-FM Hospital Help Day has been a huge success.

The annual radiothon, in support of the St. Martha’s Regional Hospital Foundation raised $92,890.

That is much higher than last year’s total. At the close of the 2023 Hospital Help Day, it had garnered $83,660.

Drager VN800, the neo-natal ventilator to be purchased from the money raised at Hospital Help Day on X-FM

The Drager VN 800 Neo-Natal Ventilator, to be purchased from funds raised on X-FM’s Hospital Help Day.

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Proceeds from this year’s raffle will go towards the purchase of a new neo-natal Intensive Care Ventilator for the hospital. This state-of-the art unit, the Drager VN800 is used in most children’s hospitals in Canada. Among Nova Scotia hospitals that have the unit are the IWK in Halifax and Cape Breton Regional in Sydney.

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Canadian Radio Awards: 989 XFM Small Market Station of The Year

Broadcast Dialogue has announced the winners of the inaugural Canadian Radio Awards, which we’ve dubbed “The Howards” after our publisher emeritus Howard Christensen.

When Howard, a radio veteran and one of the original Broadcast News anchors, founded Broadcast Dialogue in 1992, he saw a need for both timely delivery of Canadian broadcast industry news, but also recognized the importance of creating a sense of community.

989 XFM is very proud to be the winner of the 2020 Station of Year – Small Market award.