Spark Radio will be an extension of www.sparksite.co.uk, the county's youth information portal. The station will be accessible from the web site, and will provide a platform for young people to air their music and download music from other local bands.
Spark Radio will be run by an editorial team of six 13- to 20-year-olds, who are currently receiving 10 weeks of radio training from Warminster Community Radio.
The initiative is a partnership between Wiltshire County Council Youth Development Service, the Interactive Media Centre at Wiltshire College Chippenham and the Wiltshire Assembly for Youth.
Lisa Lort, the station manager, said: "We'd like to see young people coming along with issues they want to talk about. The editorial team will be the core group of young people coming in and making programmes, but they'll support and help any other young people who want to come in."
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