Previous Projects

Over the last 6 years the WCMF has been fundamental in the success of a number of broadcasting projects in Wiltshire. In total, these projects have actively engaged over 100 adults and teenagers with many receiving recognised qualifications in broadcasting and radio production.

Here's a selection of the projects we've been involved with...

Radio Bemerton
A community based broadcasting project extensively focused on engaging adults and teenagers from the Bemerton Heath area of Salisbury. The project focused on encouraging local people to take up post education training in order to improve literacy and numeracy skills, whilst at the same time providing a locally focused information service to local residents.

The project completed a total of three live broadcasts, ranging from 9 to 28 days in duration over a period of 4 years. In total, the project engaged over 50 local people with not less than 75 Open College Network Qualifications in Radio Production and Sound & Audio production being awarded to its members. In addition, many adults developed further skills in basic numeracy and literacy.

Volunteers from Radio Bemerton's first broadcast receive
their OCN certificates.

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Salisbury's Young Person's Academy
The YPA was established to run concurrently with the Radio Bemerton Project. Whilst Radio Bemerton concentrated on training adults, the Young Person's Academy developed training and broadcast programmes designed for children in the 11 to 16 age range.

Members of the YPA were responsible for producing and presenting a number of programmes dedicated to a teenage audience at weekends during the main Radio Bemerton broadcast period.

Members of the Salisbury's Young Persons Academy get to visit Spire FM's where presenter Martin Starke was on hand to demonstrate some of the skills needed to present a live radio show.

The YPA was successful in awarding over 30 teenagers with certificates of achievement with a further 15 OCN qualifications being presented to eligible members.

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WicKID FM
WicKID FM, as the name implies, is a broadcasting project designed with teenagers and younger children in mind. Having undertaken a very successful 9 day broadcast in late 2007, the station has recently completed a second 7 day broadcast this year.

The project was a natural progression from the Young Person's Academy, and saw over 40 teenagers from Salisbury and the surround areas become actively involved with creating their own 'kids' radio station. The programmes, produced and presented by its members, were designed to appeal directly to listeners of a similar age group.

WicKID FM plans to return during early 2009

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