The Station

Prerequisites: Elementary, Middle and High School

“The Station” youth radio project meets after school and sometimes on weekends to keep the radio series going – including selecting the concept for each episode, conducting research, writing scripts, recording the audio and voice acting and finally editing, mixing and finishing with post-production. In the course of their work, the young radio producers discuss every-day challenges and explore topics such as HIV and AIDS prevention, health, education, hobbies, sports, peer pressure and social issues. Each broadcast highlights the stories of teens grappling with a particular issue and is broadcast to the school community through the loudspeakers. The program is heard by between 3,000 and 4,000 students year-round. The program is still broadcast live on a community radio station, allowing the shows to be heard in districts of the surrounding provinces. Since most of these rural areas have high rates of illiteracy, online radio is a strong bridge for sharing information. This show will even attract audiences beyond youth.