( CNN ) -- The Australian radio station which made a prank call to a UK hospital that apparently resulted in the death of a nurse said Tuesday that it would donate at least 500,000 Australian dollars ( US $ 524,000 ) to a fund for the nurse 's family . Jacintha Saldanha apparently committed suicide after being duped by the prank call from two DJs seeking information on Prince William 's pregnant wife , Catherine . Read more : Radio personalities apologize for prank call . The Sydney-based 2DayFM radio station has come under heavy fire over the hoax call . The media group which owns 2DayFM said it would resume advertising on the station -- halted in the wake of the tragedy -- beginning Thursday , with all profits until the end of the year going to `` an appropriate fund '' that would directly benefit Saldanha 's family and a minimum contribution of 500,000 Australian dollars . `` We are very sorry for what has happened , '' said Rhys Holleran , chief executive of Southern Cross Austereo . `` We hope that by contributing to a memorial fund we can help to provide the Saldanha family with the support they need at this very difficult time . '' Saldanha put through a call from the DJs to a nurse on the ward at King Edward VII 's Hospital , where the Duchess of Cambridge was being treated for acute morning sickness early last Tuesday . Opinion : 'The great ' vs. the powerless . The 46-year-old nurse was found dead three days later in living quarters in central London provided by her workplace . She left a husband and two children . An autopsy will be carried out Tuesday in Westminster , London 's Metropolitan Police said . The hospital has said that it is also collecting donations from the public for the family and asked that checks be made out to King Edward VII 's Hospital -- Jacintha Saldanha Memorial Fund and mailed to Finance , King Edward VII 's Hospital , 10 Beaumont Street , London . W1G 6AA . `` She was an outstanding nurse whose loss has shocked and saddened everyone at the hospital , '' said chairman Lord Glenarthur . `` Following discussions with her family , we have now established the Jacintha Saldanha Memorial Fund in her memory . '' Many donations have already been made from around the world , he said , and the hospital would `` certainly welcome '' a contribution from Southern Cross Austereo . There has been a fierce public backlash against the radio station , both within Australia and worldwide , since its decision to broadcast the pre-recorded prank call . The two DJs , who impersonated Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles in the call , made tearful apologies on Monday for what had happened . Mel Greig and Michael Christian , both crying at times , told two Australian television shows that their thoughts were with Saldanha 's family . `` I 'm very sorry and saddened for the family , and I ca n't imagine what they 've been going through , '' Greig said on the program `` Today Tonight . '' Christian described himself as `` gutted , shattered and heartbroken . '' Read more : Nurse death sparks outrage , casts glare on 'shock jocks ' `` For the part we played , we 're incredibly sorry , '' Christian said on `` Today Tonight . '' Both have said that they never expected the call to go through . They also stressed Monday that while they made the call to the hospital , they did not have a say on whether it went to air . The call was recorded and then went through a vetting process at their network before it was broadcast , they said . Share prices for Southern Cross Media Group dropped by as much as 8 % Monday following the controversy , according to Australian media reports . A number of big advertisers pulled their spots from 2DayFM before it took the decision temporarily not to run ads . Profits for the media group as a whole were 95 million Australian dollars in the year to June 2012 , up from 64.1 million a year earlier , according to the company 's 2012 annual report . It was the first full-year earnings report since Southern Cross Media and Austereo Group merged in May 2011 . Holleran last week said he was `` deeply saddened '' by the nurse 's death but defended the legality of the station 's action , saying he was `` very confident that we have n't done anything illegal . '' The Australian Communications and Media Authority , the country 's media regulator , has said it will be `` engaging with '' the network `` around the facts and issues surrounding the prank call . '' London 's Metropolitan Police have contacted Australian authorities in relation to the call , but `` are not discussing about what or with who '' they 're talking , a spokesman told CNN . A spokeswoman for New South Wales Police in Australia told CNN : `` As the investigation into the death of London nurse Jacintha Saldhana continues , New South Wales Police will be providing London 's Metropolitan Police with whatever assistance they require . '' Aussie DJ scandal : Does radio share the blame ? CNN 's Laura Perez-Maestro and Per Nyberg contributed to this report .
Hospital chairman says its memorial fund would welcome a donation from 2DayFM . 2Day FM says its profits up to the end of the year will go to a fund for Saldanha 's family . Jacitnha Saldanha apparently committed suicide after being duped by a prank call by DJs . The radio station has faced heavy criticism over its decision to broadcast the call .