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BBC
launches children's radio on demand
BBC
Radio & Music Interactive has launched an extension to its ground-breaking
online Radio Player which enables children to listen to radio programmes,
through BBCi, up to seven days after broadcast and surf the bbc.co.uk
website at the same time.
Across
the BBC there is a wealth of radio and music content for children
(aged 7 to 11) to explore from new radio shows to innovative, interactive
tools.
The
Children's Radio Player offers instant access to BBC 7's Big Toe
Show, Radio 3's Making Tracks, Radio 4's Go for it and two CBBC
shows that have online radio elements: UGetMe and Smile.
With
the development of the radio player there is now a single point
where it is possible to listen to all of these radio programmes.
The
player also offers up a feast of music related websites from across
BBCi covering a broad spectrum from music-making games through to
the exploration of World music.
The
player will also aggregate some of the excellent music content already
available and link to some newly commissioned work such as Radio
3's The Street, a site which brings music from around the world
into one location.
Simon
Hopkins, Head of BBCi Music, says: "This is a fantastic extension
to the service we provide to kids, allowing them more control over
when they listen to our programmes.
"The
Children's Radio Player also gives listeners access to some of the
best children's content across BBCi.
"It
makes programmes more accessible and provides kids with an opportunity
to hear again something which they really enjoyed the first time
round."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio
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