ELEVEN hours of broadcasting left Britain's youngest radio team exhausted but delighted with their efforts.

Pupils at Ivy Bank High School, Burnley, put out a steady stream of news, music, interviews and information after getting a one-day restricted service licence from the Broadcasting Authority.

More than 40 pupils were involved, tackling every role - from presenting live programmes to being messengers. Radio Ivy Bank's signals covered Burnley and Pendle and could be picked up on the Blackburn side of Accrington.

The Lancashire Evening Telegraph supplied a local news service and editor Peter Butterfield presented a morning newspaper review hosted by 12-year-old Matthew Bailey.

There was a recorded interview with Burnley FC manager Stan Ternent and items on fashion, holidays, films, health and industry.

Paul Crone, of Granada TV, helped with broadcasting techniques.

Lois Higgins, 14, and Jenny Lowe, 15, took over the Ivy Bank newsroom as information reasearchers and Kim Jackson, 13, and Jill Hargreaves, 14, went on air live with the news every hour.

Michael Watson, development officer, who helped to set up the broadcast said: "It went brilliantly. The pupils put in a lot of hard work and spent many hours on rehearsals and research. Everyone at the school is very proud of them and we want to thank all the people who agreed to appear on the station or backed us.

"A lot of busy people gave up valuable time."

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