Students at a Lincoln school can now turn on and tune in to its very own radio station.

'William Farr Radio' was launched yesterday following an extensive refurbishment of what was once a bog-standard classroom.

It is now fully equipped with state-of-the art technology to allow students to make broadcasts twice a day which are pumped into the foyer and the dining hall.

And every pupil at the school in Welton near Lincoln, can access the broadcasts through the school's internal Internet system.

Music teacher James Smith was put at the helm of the project, thanks to his degree in music technology.

"Basically it has been an idea for a few years and now we've got a really great facility," he said.

The studio, which cost £15,000, has been sound-proofed and has acoustic cladding inside.

The radio team consists of about 25 students who go on a team rota system for broadcasts.

Each programme lasts 30 minutes and is repeated at lunchtime, thanks to a PPL webcaster licence which allows them to broadcast and play commercial music.

The radio presenters are from all years in the school and a mentoring system is being put in place which means eventually, the whole thing can be run by pupils.

Money for the project came from the Leading Edge – one of the school's specialist titles.

The Alan Partridge of the project is 18-year-old Tom Davies.

He already has a show on the University of Lincoln's community radio station Siren FM.

"I would love to one day have Chris Evans's job but I don't care about fame and money, I just love radio," he said.