Takeover Radio Campaign

TAKEOVER RADIO CAMPAIGN

Help US to help kidz get a full time national KIDZ radio station

Westminster !

Since May 1999 the Takeover Radio Kidz have been campaigning for a National Kidz Radio Station. We have been to the House of Lords, The Radio Academy, The Houses of Parliament and the Radio Authority to address various committees and groups on Kidz radio in the UK.

We have been working with Susan Stranks, one of our patrons.

Susan Stranks Children 2000 campaigner, and former Magpie television presenter has been lobbying the government for many years on the provision of radio for children, we got involved in 1999 and have kept in touch ever since.

Over the years a number of the crew have spoken to important people to get our message across. James and Deepa, both (11) went to the house of Lords (on their birthdays), Helen (13), James (13) and Andrew (14) spoke at the Radio Academy and Mercedes (12) and Tom (12) carried on the tradition and put their point of view across at Portcullis House to the Government.

We have meet and impressed lots of important people including, Baroness Warnock, Lady Howe, formerly of the Broadcasting Standards Commission, Philip Willis MP, Lembit Opik MP, Susan Olden, David Benson-Philips, Paul Robinson the boss of Disney UK and many other senior representatives of children's organisations.

Lots of people from the radio business have told us that kidz don't want radio we just want to watch television and play computer games. Well we're here to tell them they are wrong.

Deepa and James before the trip!
James and Deepa just before they when to |London

Neither the BBC nor the independent radio stations are required to give any time to kidz.

The BBC run some children's programming on Radio 4 and on its Digital Channels with 'Big Toe and Little Toe'. However, these are shows prepared and presented by adults with some children being 'invited' along.

Our campaign is working, the BBC are increasing their children's output and Disney have launched Capital Disney on digital radio but that has now foded, Fun Radio on digital is now the only kidz station on air aprt from us and that is presented by adults and not by Kidz.

Is this what we want or what adults think we want, do you think kidz, not adults should be running the programmes? Takeover Radio is all about empowering young people to allow them to 'Take Over' and take control of things.

What the experts say!

"Experts confirm that listening is crucial to early development and that radio can help children to acquire their basic listening skills".

Susan Stranks says " the policy makers need convincing, a Professionally evaluated trial will reinforce our case". She has endorsements from hundreds of MP's, Peers, leading educators and child care consultants for the reinstitution of children's radio.
We have solid evidence to support our claims. When we placed the original adverts in Leicester, in 1999 they produced an overwhelming interest in joining the crew, with over 80 responses it is clear that kidz love the idea of " kids radio run by kids for kids .

What Deepa had to say!

Over 100 kids wanted to be on our Takeover Radio shows this year and I was one of the lucky ones who got to do it. We can do this here in Leicester right now but maybe one day kidz everywhere will have their own radio stations where they can do the stuff they like.

In 2001 Takeover Radio started an Internet radio station so we could broadcasting for 3 hours a week, this was such a great success that the Radio Authority asked Takeover Radio to be one of the stations to take part in it's Access Radio project to test community radio.

We are now the first and only full time Children's radio station in the UK and have been broadcasting for over 8 years, a second station, Takeover Radio 106.9 has launched in Nottinghamshire but we are still a long way away from a national station.

If you agree with Deepa, Tom and the rest of the crew and would like to help spread Kidz radio across the UK, Contact us

Children's Radio - An opportunity lost? A Duty ignored ?

We've . Been .Taken.Over

and

YOU'RE NEXT!

TAKEOVER RADIO CAMPAIGN
Help US to help kidz get a full time national KIDZ radio station

	Since May 1999 the Takeover Radio Kidz have been campaigning for a National Kidz Radio Station. We have been to the House of Lords, The Radio Academy, The Houses of Parliament and the Radio Authority to address various committees and groups on Kidz radio in the UK. We have been working with Susan Stranks, one of our patrons.
Susan Stranks Children 2000 campaigner, and former Magpie television presenter has been lobbying the government for many years on the provision of radio for children, we got involved in 1999 and have kept in touch ever since.
Over the years a number of the crew have spoken to important people to get our message across. James and Deepa, both (11) went to the house of Lords (on their birthdays), Helen (13), James (13) and Andrew (14) spoke at the Radio Academy and Mercedes (12) and Tom (12) carried on the tradition and put their point of view across at Portcullis House to the Government.
We have meet and impressed lots of important people including, Baroness Warnock, Lady Howe, formerly of the Broadcasting Standards Commission, Philip Willis MP, Lembit Opik MP, Susan Olden, David Benson-Philips, Paul Robinson the boss of Disney UK and many other senior representatives of children's organisations. Lots of people from the radio business have told us that kidz don't want radio we just want to watch television and play computer games. Well we're here to tell them they are wrong.	James and Deepa just before they when to \|London
Neither the BBC nor the independent radio stations are required to give any time to kidz. The BBC run some children's programming on Radio 4 and on its Digital Channels with 'Big Toe and Little Toe'. However, these are shows prepared and presented by adults with some children being 'invited' along. Our campaign is working, the BBC are increasing their children's output and Disney have launched Capital Disney on digital radio but that has now foded, Fun Radio on digital is now the only kidz station on air aprt from us and that is presented by adults and not by Kidz. Is this what we want or what adults think we want, do you think kidz, not adults should be running the programmes? Takeover Radio is all about empowering young people to allow them to 'Take Over' and take control of things. What the experts say! "Experts confirm that listening is crucial to early development and that radio can help children to acquire their basic listening skills". Susan Stranks says " the policy makers need convincing, a Professionally evaluated trial will reinforce our case". She has endorsements from hundreds of MP's, Peers, leading educators and child care consultants for the reinstitution of children's radio. We have solid evidence to support our claims. When we placed the original adverts in Leicester, in 1999 they produced an overwhelming interest in joining the crew, with over 80 responses it is clear that kidz love the idea of " kids radio run by kids for kids . What Deepa had to say! Over 100 kids wanted to be on our Takeover Radio shows this year and I was one of the lucky ones who got to do it. We can do this here in Leicester right now but maybe one day kidz everywhere will have their own radio stations where they can do the stuff they like. In 2001 Takeover Radio started an Internet radio station so we could broadcasting for 3 hours a week, this was such a great success that the Radio Authority asked Takeover Radio to be one of the stations to take part in it's Access Radio project to test community radio. We are now the first and only full time Children's radio station in the UK and have been broadcasting for over 8 years, a second station, Takeover Radio 106.9 has launched in Nottinghamshire but we are still a long way away from a national station. If you agree with Deepa, Tom and the rest of the crew and would like to help spread Kidz radio across the UK, Contact us Children's Radio - An opportunity lost? A Duty ignored ? We've . Been .Taken.Over and YOU'RE NEXT!