BBC School Reporters visited the Wave studios a few weeks ago to see what it is like to work at a radio station, and to record their reports as if they were live on the radio. The reporters, with their lanyards around their necks and their scripts in their hands, met with presenters Siany and Kev Johns in reception, who joked with us about life as a school pupil, reminiscing about their days as a teenager. Despite John Martin – who has worked with Swedish House Mafia on their number one single – there recording for an interview, we were clearly the VIPs, setting out on a tour of the studio where we were introduced to the team of people who work behind the scenes at the Wave. As we walked through the studios, we met with the Creative Wizard, who is in charge of making sure the adverts we all complain about are interesting, as well as the person whose job is to prepare the news, so we always feel informed about what is going on in the world. You would think the studios would be multi-storey, with numerous rooms and people walking around in suits, briefcases in hand, but instead, it’s a relaxed environment, where as they work they are constantly chatting and preparing for the next event. We were introduced to the group of people behind the sponsorships for shows, as well as those who work on getting the companies for advertisements in the first place by Siany, who then showed us both the Swansea Sound and Wave studios; all colour coordinated. Our group of reporters snuck in while the presenters were playing the songs, shown how they receive calls and where they get the songs from. A small studio, yes, but with a collection of songs that they can access in a literal click of a button, and a further selection that control when they are live across South Wales. We learnt a lot about the history of both stations, learning that the Wave is in fact one of the most popular stations in the UK, before heading to the off-air studio to record our scripts on topics from: the planned longer school days, the popularity of reading, compulsory Welsh and the fact that Pentrehafod has become the first Rights Respecting school in Wales. To record the reports, we put headphones on, only able to hear ourselves speak as Siany set the sound correctly, and we began to speak. Another group was assisted by Kev Jones, who, instead of acting like no mistakes were made, didn’t let the pupils forget them, mimicking what they had done continuously while they attempted to save their radio-presenter debut. It was an invaluable insight into working at a radio-station, and a short clip of one of the reports was featured on the Wave after we visited.