About Us

What do you do?

WE ARE A YOUTH-LED RADIO STATION GIVING YOUNG PEOPLE A VOICE.

Ocean Youth Radio was created in 2012 with the aim of getting our voices heard in and around Torbay.

12 years later, we are on DAB across torbay, Reaching record numbers of listeners, broadcasting live at our Ocean Youth Studio, bringing more young people together than ever.

Key Aims

Connect young people across Torbay
Improve health and well-being of Torbay's young people
Develop young people's aspirations and skills
Develop young people's creativity
Increase awareness of events and support for young people
Develop intergenerational understanding in Torbay

Ocean Youth’s presenters have been at loads of events around the bay including the; Imagine This Festival, Paignton Carnival, Winner St Christmas Market and The Jubilee Jamboree (to name but a few). We’ve also done live FM Broadcasts for the Grinagog Festival and the Ageing Well Festival.

We also create original podcasts that tackle important issues such as: social media, mental health, bullying, self-harm, transition to secondary school and exam stress.