A NEW RADIO STATION FOR WORCESTER HITS THE AIRWAVES IN MARCH!

Youthcomm, who run Worcestershires first and only 24/7 internet-only radio station, will be hitting the airwaves during March 2003 when YOUTHCOMM 105.2 FM goes on air throughout Worcester and the surrounding area.

The station will be on air 24 hours a day from March 3rd to 30th inclusive, broadcasting News, Views, & Todays Best Music" exclusively to local young people -- a first for any radio station in Worcester!

As well as experienced local presenters, Youthcomms free in-house Radio Training Course means that lots of the stations programming will come from local young people themselves, enjoying their first big break in radio!

The radio station will sound fun, fresh, and different. There is no set music policy, there are no advertisers to please (Youthcomm is a non-profit organisation, and part of Worcestershire Youth Service), and there is no wide-ranging 'variety of music to please all age groups. Youthcomm 105.2FM will truly be By Young People, For Young People" , with a mixture of chart, pop, dance, alternative, and rock music, as well as news and views of general interest (news bulletins will be hourly and last for 3 minutes).

Youthcomm is fully interactive -- listeners can text in their requests and views, telephone in to the studio, or watch all the action live on the studio webcam, online, where theres also song playlists, DJ profiles, full schedule information, and more details about the Youthcomm project as a whole.

Programming highlights include;

Every weekday, starting with The Breakfast Show (8-10am) , and through to Lunchtime Live (12-2pm), programmes will come exclusively from students from local high schools -- Elgar High School, Blessed Edwards High School, Christopher Whitehead High School, Droitwich Spa High School, Prince Henrys High School, and Nunnery Wood High School.

Weekend Breakfasts (Sat-Sun 8-10am) mark a welcome return to Worcester for ex-Wyvern FMs Drivetime DJ, Enda Caldwell. Originally from Ireland, Enda has worked on many stations, including Atlantic 252 (national) and Today FM (Ireland). Enda enjoyed broadcasting to Worcester during his time at Wyvern FM and is pleased to have the opportunity to come back and get behind the mic once again, so watch out for more zany and wacky weekends with Enda -- exclusive to Youthcomm!

Saturday Nights from 7pm see the airwaves taken over by Non-Stop Rhythm & Dance" -- dance, club and up-front R&B tunes throughout the night! Ideal for clubbers, top local jock DJ TANZ (currently resident each Friday at Evolution Nightclub, Lowesmoor, Worcester) will be in-the-mix between 7pm and 10pm -- with the biggest tunes setting dancefloors alite around Worcester.After 10pm, the tunes are fired out non-stop, without any DJ interruptions, throughout the night.

Drivetime (weekdays 4-7pm) will get Worcester home the fastest way possible, whether its from school, work, or college, with hourly news bulletins and 20-20 Travel Updates (every 20 minutes) with all the traffic hotspots. DJ Paul Evans (formerly at Boss 603 Cheltenham and Oxygen FM Oxford) will add to that some of todays best music and listeners requests to make the journey home as easy as possible!

Listener Contact Information;

FREECALL 0800 096 1425
TEXT    07812 736 794
EMAIL    STUDIO@YOUTHCOMM.ORG.UK
WEBSITE    WWW.YOUTHCOMM.ORG.UK/WORCESTER