KidStar Where It's Been and Where It's Going. PDF  | Print |  E-mail


KidStar (KDSTR Radio Corporation) is a Federally certified 501 (3)(c) program. (Non-Profit Charity). It was originally founded in 1994 by Perry Damone, a professional broadcaster of over 35 years. Mr. Damone wanted toperry.jpg give back to his local community and while working with local schools came up with the idea to show 5th and 6th graders how to become broadcasters by teaching them to run their own radio stations within their school, thus KidStar was born. Since that time over 3,000 students have participated in the program.

As technology has evolved, so has KidStar. Originally, the student operated stations, could only broadcast on a low band that extended just outside the school grounds of each location due to FCC rules and the overall cost of a major terrestrial broadcast station license.With  the advent of web radio that has changed. KidStar can now make this wonderful program available to thousands of kids around the country and their voices can be heard around the globe, anywhere the Internet reaches.

With the advent of this new technology and the reduced cost of the new KidStar program, it will enable us to spread this great organization throughout the country. Our goal is to develop and establish 5,000 radio stations in various schools, clubs and youth organizations around the country and beyond.

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The first to move to the new technology was the Boys and Girls Club of North Scottsdale, Arizona. ( The KLUB). This Boys and Girls Club is actually located within the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community. These kids have done a wonderful job of adapting to the new technology and now can be heard live each day. (Click the Listen Live Link on the home page).

Since that time we have been adding more new stations and have built an extensive list of stations wanting for the needed funding to have  the program within their school or club. We are creating new sections for each of our "broadcast" studios here at KidStar Central, bringing you specific information on each of the stations, their KidStar Broadcast  teams and their activities. We have also provide "Listen Live" links to all the stations as they come on line.


Be sure to check out all the new information being added here at KidStar Central weekly, regarding new stations and stations needing financial assistance in order to bring the program into their communities. If you would like to provide assistance to one of our schools or youth organizations in bringing KidStar to their communities, be sure to contact us and we'll give you all the details on how you can help. If you would like to have your own KidStar program in your community, contact us here.