STUDENTS at South Cheshire College are making great waves at a community radio station by hosting their own shows.

Enterprising students from different college courses are running a series of programmes on their own at RedShift Radio, a Crewe-based community station during weekdays and at weekends.

Beth Jones, Charlotte Birch, Clark Johnson, James Dixon and Josh Coleman are gaining valuable broadcast experience after linking up with the station on a voluntary basis.

They are hoping this experience will help them towards exciting radio and broadcast careers in the future.

RedShift Radio is a not-for-profit community radio station which broadcasts online with a focus on local towns and villages such as Crewe, Nantwich, Sandbach, Weston, Willaston, Wrenbury and Acton.

The station is mainly funded by the RedShift Hub, a community networking organisation that encourages the business, education and charitable communities of South Cheshire to network together.

Creative Media Production student Charlotte is the longest serving RedShift member after joining the station while she was still at Sandbach Girls School in 2012.

All students have fitted in their radio work around their college studies and are loving being a part of the RedShift community.

Charlotte, 18, of Crewe, said: “Working at RedShift has been an absolutely fantastic experience and I’ve learnt so much about radio work and broadcasting.

“It’s great to see other students from South Cheshire College coming on board and hosting shows and helping out as well.

“Community radio is a fantastic place to start in the broadcast world and we are delighted that we have been given this opportunity.”

Creative Media Production student Clark, 17, of Alsager, added: “I’m enjoying learning more about the radio software and the technical aspects behind the shows as well as hosting my own programme.

“It’s just a great chance to learn more about how a radio station operates and I’m enjoying being a part of the RedShift team. It definitely whets your appetite for a career in the world of radio.”

Liz Southall, co-founder of RedShift Radio, is delighted with the contribution that all the students have made.

“Since 2010, we have trained over 300 young people to produce and present radio,” Liz said.

“Seeing their confidence, teamwork skills and personalities develop in such a positive way makes running RedShift so very rewarding.

“So far, we have helped 22 students on to university courses as a result of the training and support we have given them.

“We have even seen one young presenter move on to commercial radio and one becoming a Premiership football club press officer.”