Ocean Youth

13/02/2025

🎙️ It's ! Here's some highlights from our latest Saturday Live! 🌊
Listen anytime on the Ocean Youth app—we’re broadcasting 24/7! 🎧📻 Support Torbay’s youth-led radio and hear our talented young presenters in action!

04/02/2025

Episode one is HERE! ⚽️

We’re kicking off 300 Seconds Series Two with this brilliant episode all about sport and how it can improve young people’s mental health. We discuss services you can access to get involved with sports in your local area and even hear some stories from young people who feel they have benefitted from playing sports ⚽️

300 Seconds is a ARIAS winning produced by and for young people. The podcast works to destigmatize the topic of young people’s mental health by sharing anonymous stories, facts and self help guidance. 💪

Listen to the BRAND NEW episode now! 🎧✨

https://pod.co/300-seconds-podcast/episode-1-sport

With funding from

Sound Communities CIC

03/02/2025

📣 Ocean Youth’s award winning podcast returns for a second series!

Episodes released daily this week ⏰

Find out more ⬇️

3-7th February is Children’s Mental Health Week – and this year it sees the release of a second series of Ocean Youth’s award winning ‘300 Seconds’ mental health podcasts. Across the Bay and beyond, young people have tuned in to this groundbreaking series that builds mental health resilien...

31/01/2025

30/01/2025

🌟 Get ready for a brand-new series of 300 seconds packed with new topics like School, Neurodiversity, Social Media and more! 🎧

➡️ Series 2 Episodes released daily during Children’s Mental Health Week

🎙️ Episode Lineup:

⚽ Feb 4: Sport
🎶 Feb 5: Music
🧠 Feb 6: Neurodiversity
🌍 Feb 7: Social Media
📚 Feb 8: School
💙 Feb 9: Men’s Mental Health

Oceanyouth.co.uk/300secondspodcast

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17/01/2025

Aged 16-18 and looking to boost your CV?

🎙️ We’ve got an amazing opportunity just for you!
Join our FREE workshops and kickstart your journey in media!

👥 Who’s it for?
Young people aged 16-18 (or up to 24 with an EHCP).

📻 What’s in it for you?

•Host your own LIVE show on Ocean Youth Radio—streamed across Torbay, our app, and website!

•Master broadcasting and podcasting skills in professional studios in Paignton.

•Play your favourite tracks, discuss topics you love, and even interview guests!

•Build confidence, gain experience, and stand out on your CV!

Interested in joining Sonar? DM us now for more info!

Sound Communities CIC

13/01/2025

🎙️ Ocean Youth Radio: Saturday Highlights

This Saturday, our talented young presenters were back on air, broadcasting live throughout the day! 🌟

Take a look behind the scenes 📸

Missed a show? You can catch up anytime on the Ocean Youth Radio App. 📲

Sound Communities CIC

04/01/2025

🌟 Are you 16+ and interested in radio, DJing, or podcasting? 🌟

We’re offering FREE workshops just for you! 🎙️

👥 Age Group?
Young people aged 16-18 (or up to 24 with an EHCP).

📻 Why join?
Your show will air LIVE on Ocean Youth Radio across Torbay, on our APP, and website!
Learn amazing new skills in broadcasting and podcasting in our state of the art studios in Paignton!
Share your favourite tunes or discuss topics you’re passionate about!
Interview guests, create specialized shows, and build confidence in media and journalism, Boosting Your CV!

If you're interested DM us for more info or visit https://www.oceanyouth.co.uk/sonar-sessions-16

09/12/2024

🎄✨ We want to know YOUR favourite Christmas song! 🎶❄️

Is it All I Want for Christmas Is You? 🎅 Maybe Last Christmas? 🎁 Or another festive favourite? 🎶

📱 Vote NOW on the Ocean Youth Radio app! 🎧

The winning song will be revealed and played on Daisy’s Weekend Breakfast Show this Saturday at 9:30 AM! 🕤 Don’t miss it!

19/11/2024

🎙️ This week We’re airing ‘This Is Us’ Radio Shows recorded by the amazing young people at Paignton Academy 🌟

These shows diving into topics ranging from what it’s like to live in Torbay to… whether the world is round or flat?! 🤔

🎧 Featuring special guest (presenter & ), who joined the students to share his radio DJ skills and even got interviewed on their shows!

The ‘This Is Us’ project is all about giving young people a voice, inspiring creativity, and working together to express what life is like growing up in Torbay 🌴

📻 Don’t miss out on these brilliant shows – Tune in from 6pm on The Ocean Youth Radio App and hear what they have to say!

Project ran by Sound Communities CIC Funded by Arts Council England

15/11/2024

We’re thrilled to celebrate that one of our talented presenters, Dan will be taking part in the BBC Children in Need Choir! 🎤

It’s an incredible opportunity, and we couldn’t be prouder of Dan representing Ocean Youth and the young voices of Torbay. 👏

This week Dan has been interviewed by and appeared on BBC Spotlight, sharing his Story and the opportunities Children In Need have supported through their funding of Ocean Youth.

Make sure to Watch Children in Need tonight on BBC1 to see Dan and the choir in action—And remember to show your support for Children In Need!

ℹ️ View the full story on our blog here: https://www.oceanyouth.co.uk/blog/ocean-youth-presenter-sings-live-to-the-nation

Sound Communities CIC

We’re thrilled to celebrate that one of our talented presenters, Dan Boosey, will be taking part in the BBC Children in Need Choir!

22/10/2024

🌊✨ This Saturday, Ocean Youth went LIVE from The Projection Room, in an exciting collaboration with and !

The Projection Room, a newly opened cultural space on Torbay Road, is brought to life by the Paignton Picture House Trust. It’s a hub where you can discover more about the incredible restoration journey of the Paignton Picture House, their fundraising efforts, creative projects, and so much more. 🎬

Our presenters spoke about Paignton, sharing facts, stories, and interviews that captured the history of the town. 💬🏙️

📲 Missed the broadcast? You can listen back to the show anytime on the Ocean Youth app! Download it now on the App Store or Google Play.

30/09/2024

🌊🎙️ Ocean Youth is a youth-led radio station, empowering the next generation by giving young people in Torbay a platform to be heard!

Every donation, big or small, helps us continue our mission to promote young voices in our community.

Visit oceanyouth.co.uk/support-us to donate!

For business sponsorship opportunities
Email [email protected] 📧

Project managed by Sound Communities CIC

04/09/2024

🏫 As the new school year approaches, we’re excited to re-share our special series created by 15 Year 6 students in 2020.

These 60 playful, supportive, and informative episodes were designed to help our young listeners navigate the big leap into secondary school. 🌟

You can listen back to the entire series at oceanyouth.co.uk and listen live to all episodes airing again at 5 PM on Ocean Youth Radio Every day this week on DAB, online, and through our Ocean Youth Radio app. 📱🎧

Whether you’re making the step up to secondary school or a parent looking to support your child, tune in for some top tips and relatable stories.

Funded by 🎧

Sound Communities CIC

16/08/2024

Reaching more listeners than ever! 📻 📈

Since launching our Ocean Youth App and going on DAB in November 2023, we’ve seen an incredible 47.7% boost in listeners tuning in online and through the Ocean Youth Radio app 📈🎧.

Ocean Youth Radio was created in 2012 with the aim of getting youth voices heard in and around Torbay.

Remember, there are so many easy ways to listen live to Ocean Youth—whether it’s online, on DAB, or through the app 🌊

A project ran and managed by Sound Communities CIC

Thanks to The National Lottery Community Fund, BBC Children in Need, Arts Council England and Devon Community Foundation for helping us reach more young people

23/07/2024

Look out for our NEW Billboard 🚨🤩

Displaying on Torquay Road!

Spreading the word about Ocean Youth Radio! How you can listen 📣

Thanks to Wide Open Paignton, Arts Council England, The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Filament CIC

Sound Communities CIC