13 February 2018 is World Radio Day – a day to celebrate radio as a medium: to improve international cooperation between broadcasters; and to encourage major networks and community radio alike to promote access to information, freedom of expression and gender equality over the airwaves.
Radio is the mass media reaching the widest audience in the world. It is also recognised as a powerful communication tool and a low cost medium
For more visit World Radio Day.
As part of our support for the #WRADChallenge2018 presenters went live on Facebook and read on-air. A Bush Radio team also went to St Anne’s Home in Woodstock and spent some time with the children. Watch the video clip below:
Bush Radio is getting behind the World Read Aloud Day campaign 2018 on 1 February 2018.
You can make a difference and contribute towards creating a South Africa where children read for enjoyment, meaning and understanding.
Visit www.nalibali.org where you can download a special story and pledge the number of children to whom you will be reading it. You are also encouraged to share pictures of their read-aloud sessions on the campaign’s Facebook and twitter feeds: @NalibaliSA, or by using the hashtag #WRADChallenge2018, on the day.
Bush Radio is recruiting children and youth aged 6 – 18 years (or grade 1 – 11) to be trained as volunteer presenters and producers for our media project; Children’s Radio Education Workshop (CREW). CREW has been running since 1996 and celebrates it’s 21st Anniversary in 2017.
As part of this project, children are taught to research, produce and present their own radio programmes.
The programme is divided into three age groups and is on air every Saturday from 09h00 – 12h00.
We are using the following as criteria for selection and participation:
Download application form (includes indemnity form in case selected) and email to crew@bushradio.co.za / fax to 021 448 5451
Application forms can also be collected at Bush Radio (call Zimasa on 021 448 5450 to arrange)
Closing date: Monday 1 May 2017 at 16h00, and only 30 children will be selected.
PARENTS: Read more about the philosophy and broad aims of CREW:- Bush Radio’s CREW project: growing with media education
Bush Radio is recruiting children and youth aged 6 – 18 years (or grade 1 – 11) to be trained as volunteer presenters and producers for our media project; Children’s Radio Education Workshop (CREW). CREW has been running since 1996 and celebrates it’s 21st Anniversary in 2017.
As part of this project, children are taught to research, produce and present their own radio programmes.
The programme is divided into three age groups and is on air every Saturday from 09h00 – 12h00.
We are using the following as criteria for selection and participation:
Download application form (includes indemnity form in case selected) and email to crew@bushradio.co.za / fax to 021 448 5451
Application forms can also be collected at Bush Radio (call Zimasa on 021 448 5450 to arrange)
Closing date: Monday 10 April 2017 at 16h00, and only 30 children will be selected.
PARENTS: Read more about the philosophy and broad aims of CREW:- Bush Radio’s CREW project: growing with media education
Today (13 December 2016) the Beulah Welfare a non-profit organisation based in Mitchells Plain had a Christmas celebration for underprivileged children in the Rocklands area.
Bush Radio and Global Max Media partnered with the organisation to make the day a success.
There were over 300 kids, some were accompanied by their parents to join in the day’s activities which included face paintings, food and local entertainment and games.
Bush Radio 89.5 FM is inviting interested individuals and organisations to submit programme application proposals to develop volunteer radio programmes under the following broad subject areas:
Programme proposals should have a specific aim, a defined target audience and be focused on specific issues/themes under the subject area.
No previous broadcasting experience is required to submit a proposal as Bush Radio will provide the necessary training and support should your proposal be selected for development.
What are we looking for in your proposal?
How to apply?
Download the Bush Radio Programme Application Form.
Completed application must be sent via email to bushradioprogramming@gmail.com – only emailed applications will be accepted.
The subject line of the email must read as the following example: Programming 2015 Subject Area: Gender
The deadline for submission of proposals: 25 January 2015
Only proposals accepted for potential development will be contacted for more information or follow-up.
The Days of the Dinosaur is an interactive exhibition, filled with relevant and up-to-date scientific research including life-size dinosaurs which move.
Different kinds of educational information will be available, including information on the geological eras – Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous eras.
A large interactive area for the young ones will keep them busy for hours. This includes a sand box excavation, photo opportunities and a 3D movie theatre.
This competition is taking the form of a lucky draw, so enter often to improve your chances of winning.
The lines will close at midnight on the 31 July 2014.
The winners will be drawn on Friday the 1st August and announced in the Morning Cruise on that day (from 9am-12pm).
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) has declared the 13th February as World Radio Day. As Africa’s oldest community radio station project we at Bush Radio fully support this intiative as we believe in the power of radio to help build communities and improve lives.
Whether it is through our Children’s Radio Education Workshop (CREW) launched in 1996 where young people learn to use the medium to develop their skills and understanding of media or one of our programmes like Sakhisizwe – Bou die Nation, Build the Nation or even our specialised music programmes like Blues in the Bush where we connect the music to its roots in Africa – radio plays a vital part in almost everyone’s daily life.
Through technology like internet streaming Bush Radio is able to connect to the entire planet with it’s audience not just from Cape Flats but with dedicated listeners in Asia, Europe and the Americas tuning into the station online through computers or mobile phones, Bush Radio truly is more than just FM radio.
Related: How to listen to us online
A Bush Radio 89.5FM project, the Media Kiodcracy (kid+democracy) conference is taking place from the 22nd – 27th September in Grabouw. MKK is a youth media conference for participants aged 12 – 18 years and provides them with skills and knowledge to produce various forms of media. This year, MKK will produce radio, television, photography, online, drama and art. Two newspapers will also be produced, one before, and one during the conference.
The theme for this year’s conference is “The Role of Media in Democracy”.
The Managing Director of Bush Radio, Brenda Leonard said that “MKK is taking place in a historic year for media in South Africa. Bush Radio is celebrating 20 years since its first illegal broadcast, and 18 years of legal broadcasting. The National Community Radio Forum (NCRF) is also celebrating 20 years of its existence.“
Bush Radio initiated the then Radio Kidocracy Konference, which changed to the Media Kidocracy Konference in 2006. Initially it started as a conference where children could talk about issues and policies in broadcasting affecting them directly, to make their voices heard. With the changing landscape of media in South Africa, we decided to include other forms of media in 2006, and with this, the Media Kidocracy Konference (MKK) was born.
Delegates are expected from community radio stations across South Africa, youth groups and schools, and will include over 90 youth participants.
Today, MKK as an opportunity for youth to reflect their views on the issues on the table, discuss how the media portrays these issues, and then produce the type of media that talks directly to the youth. The skills and information they gain over the five days is part of, not only strengthening their knowledge and skill set, but also strengthening democracy in South Africa.
Partners for this year’s conference are: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), Media Development and Diversity Agency and Whalecoast Monitor
Background on MKK
As part of a growing need for youth participation in the decision-making process and policy formulation around children’s broadcasting, in 2000 Bush Radio initiated a conference. The Kidocracy (Kid-democracy) name was created for the event – to denote a form of society characterised by social equality and acceptance of young people with representation for and by young people.
The Media Kidocracy Konference aims to establish critical awareness and understanding among young people by exposing youth to information and experiences that will enable them to identify issues they feel are relevant, as well as explore their role in media and social issues. MKK also assists participants in devising strategies for addressing social issues by using the media as a tool to help resolve and address these issues.
Related:
WIMPS.tv – WIMPS – Karen reports from the Media Kidocracy Konference in South Africa
UNICEF Media Kidocracy Photo Essay
MKK 2009 presents a bright future
Young people taking charge of media (MKK 2012)
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