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* BBC receives Children's Radio Bid *

Children's radio supporters have stepped up their campaign to replace the BBC Asian Network with a station aimed at young listeners.

The Sound Start Group includes teachers and education experts who believe that a service airing songs, stories and games would provide good value for licence fee money.

The body has commissioned an Ipsos Mori opinion poll which suggests that people are more supportive of a children's station than any of the BBC's existing digital services. Former teacher Baroness Warnock is leading the campaign.

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* The BBC discriminates against young listeners *

In 2001 Auntie passed up the chance of a DAB network for children in favour of limited output on adult speech stations R4 and R7 where research indicated kids wouldn't listen.The last children's half hour on R4 was axed in June and their slots on R7 are about to be moved around yet again.

For years executives argued that children only wanted TV and pop music and wouldn't use radio. Botched scheduling rendered this a self-fulfilling prophecy and now, following the Trust's directive to improve things, planners are reporting that kids only want audio via PC. What utter rubbish!

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* Let’s Make Radio *

The "Let's Make Radio" workshop was introduced in 2002 and gives children the valuable opportunity to create their own radio programmes.

Its purpose is to encourage children to use their imagination and gently promote their ability to listen attentively and perform with confidence whilst they can also learn some of the essential techniques associated with radio production.

The most recent event took place at Brighton's Jubilee Library and will be broadcast on abracaDABra! in the run up to Christmas 2009. To read more and see some pictures of this exciting day, click here.

* Children's Radio: A Vital Medium *

Broadcaster and campaigner Susan Stranks says a new public service radio network for young listeners is necessary to support a Sound Start in life for children.

Sir Jim Rose's Primary Curriculum Review exposes 'word poverty' and limited language development in UK children and last year's Bercow Report on speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) tells a similar story.

This serious and growing problem hinders children's happy and successful entry intoschool and social life and limits their future employment. To read the full article, click here. Download the PDF file here.

* Sound Start *

An exciting opportunity to create a world first and achieve lasting gains in the lives of our youngest citizens...

The BBC has cut back its children’s radio provision and has run out of digital audio space for them. The BBC Trust wants ‘practical partnerships’ to help reduce a PSB deficit of up to £235 million.

National digital [DAB] radio space lies vacant and idle due to closure of a number of adult stations and the owner, Digital One, has advertised for a range of innovative services to take up the capacity.

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