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Infosound provides free services for those in the UK who live with sight loss, the charity Infosound produces a monthly 'Despatch' audio magazine compilation on CD, a weekly online 'Briefing' of news and information and a web-based 'Select' service of individual items of interest for blind and partially-sighted people, their families, friends and carers.

Our Support

We are supported by a team of 25 volunteers and voluntary contributions from local churches, clubs, societies and individuals.

We are members of

Association of Scottish Talking Newspapers

Talking News Federation

Welcome to Hamilton Sound - The Talking Newspaper for Hamilton and District

We are a Talking Newspaper which transcribes and distributes audio versions of The Hamilton Advertiser and other printed publications to blind and partially sighted people in and around Hamilton.

You do not have to be a Registered Blind Person to receive Hamilton Sound - if your quality of vision prevents you from reading normal size newsprint you qualify for our free service. There are a number of different ways to receive your weekly copy of Hamilton Sound. Select the method which best suits you from the panels below and follow the advice given. If you need help with this we are always available to help and advise you, just contact us by phone or eMail and we will respond. Remember, there is no charge for our service and you can stop at any time you want so why not give us a try and start enjoying a weekly read of your local newspaper once again.

Hamilton Sound is a charity, registered in Scotland (SC015947). We are members of the Talking News Federation and the Association of Scottish Talking Newspapers.

Select from the latest editions below to listen now

Issue 893 - Hamilton Sound - 26 January 2012
Get all the local news from the latest edition of Hamilton Sound
Issue 892 - Hamilton Sound - 19 January 2012
Catch up on last week's local news from Hamilton Sound
Issue 891 - Hamilton Sound - 12 January 2012
You can hear any news you may have missed in this back-issue edition of Hamilton Sound from our archives

Click here for the full list of issues available from our archives to listen to now or download

Receive Hamilton Sound by post

Our Talking Newspaper service is free of charge.

Contact us and provide your name and full postal address including post code. It is also advisable to let us have a contact telephone number.

Listeners using our free postal service can look forward to receiving a padded plastic wallet every week containing a compact cassette tape (90 minutes playing time) on which is recorded the current week’s edition of Hamilton Sound. It’s usually delivered on a Saturday morning but some listeners with ML3 Post Codes may even receive their wallet on Fridays (the same day as the Hamilton Advertiser’s publication date).

We can also supply a digital (MP3) version on a USB Flash Disk by the same method. Flash disks are specially formatted for playing on our own HSplayer or can be supplied in a standard format for most other USB media player types. If you would like more information on our HSplayer or general advice on suitable MP3 players please let us know.

Stream or download as MP3 files

You can stream or download any edition of Hamilton Sound from our audio archives. Simply select the required edition from the list below and click on the relevant Stream or Download option.

Taking the streaming option will automatically open a Playlist File (m3u) held on our server. This playlist file contains the necessary links to the individual MP3 audio files of the articles comprising that particular edition of Hamilton Sound. The media player on your computer with which you have associated m3u file types will automatically open and play the programme. Depending on the controls available in your media player you can start, stop, pause and skip forward and back through the programme.

Listen On-line now

The latest available Issue of Hamilton Sound is automatically selected to play for this 'Listen On-Line' feature.

Internet Radio

You can listen to Hamilton Sound on an internet media player or radio.

Hamilton Sound is registered as an approved site on the Reciva Radio Portal which is accessed by a wide range of commercially available internet radio brands including the Revo range of devices. To access it simply add the Hamilton Sound station to your personal station list (usually called 'My Stuff) which you can access and maintain on the Reciva Radio Portal. We can be found by searching on the name 'Hamilton Sound' or by browsing the Talk Genre stations.

We are also registered as an approved station with The British Wireless for the Blind Fund and can be received on their Sonata Internet Radios.

Subscribe to our Podcast

By subscribing to our Podcast service you will automatically receive updates to your Podcast Playlist whenever a new edition of Hamilton Sound becomes available.

To subscribe simply click on the podcast logo on the left and then select the 'Subscribe' option in the new page which is opened.

Donations

We rely totally on voluntary donations to operate our free service. We do not receive funding from any other source. Your donation, even £1, will make a big difference and it is now very easy to do.

JustTextGivingExample If you would like to donate, the easiest way is by using your mobile phone. Simply send a text message to 70070 including our code – HSTN01 – and a monetary amount:

You can donate £1, £2, £3, £4, £5 or £10.

After you’ve sent the text, you’ll receive a confirmation text back containing details on how to add Gift Aid, meaning Hamilton Sound could benefit from an extra 25%.

This service is free for Hamilton Sound, and anyone on any mobile network can use it to donate to us.

Your donation will be deducted from your mobile phone credit, or added to your monthly phone bill.

You won’t be charged for the text message either and Hamilton Sound receives every penny of your donation.

For full information on this service please click here.

Help us spread the word please

We have great difficulty in spreading news of our service to possible new listeners. As you may imagine, traditional methods such as leaflets and newspaper adverts are useless if someone's visual impairment prevents them from reading them and getting the message.

We find the most effective way is by word of mouth and personal recommendation by family and friends. If you know of anyone who may benefit from our service please let them know about us and encourage them to get in touch.

This leaflet about our service and how to apply for it will help you. Please click here to open a PDF document which you can print or save.

Alternatively why not assit your friend or family member to join up via this web site. It only takes a moment to change someone's quality of life for the better.

Our service is free of all charges including postage and totally confidential. We do not use listener's contact details for any other purpose nor do we share listener's information with anyone else.

Click here to apply on-line.