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Pupils from a specialist school in Ashford have launched their own radio station.
Year 11 students Kenny and Nathan - who both have Autism - have been the driving force behind the new radio initiative introduced at The Wyvern School over the summer.
The school provides specialist education for children with severe, profound and complex needs aged three to 19.
The 15 year old school boys brought the idea for a school radio station to head teacher John Somers earlier this year.
The new radio studio, which has cost thousands to install, is set in a large cupboard which had previously been used to store sports equipment.
"The idea for a school radio station was initially brought to me by two students Kenny and Nathan", said Mr Somers.
"It's something I have wanted to do for years, but I was previously at a primary school and the children were to young to get involved with it.
"We took them to an ExCeL show in London. They have both never been to London before so it was quite exciting for them and they loved it up there.
"We are planning to put this on the school timetable and students will be able to get involved by producing podcasts."
The pupils selected a system designed by School Radio, after testing a series of radio systems at a British Educational Training and Technology Show (Bett Show) held at London's ExCeL.
School Radio has installed radio systems across more than 400 schools in the UK, making it the largest provider of broadcast radio in the education sector.
The company is part of the Broadcast Radio group, which has 18 years' experiences supplying the radio industry with software, hardware and technical support.
Six staff members who received training from the radio company in July, have passed their broadcast knowledge onto Nathan and Kenny to help get the station up and running.
Now, the school is on the hunt for unwanted CDs to use on the show, and are appealing to the public to drop any unwanted items off at the premises on the Great Chart Bypass.
