The Sound Start Group, led by former head teacher Baroness Warnock, which is campaigning for a dedicated radio service for children, held a meeting at the House of Lords to protest against the cuts.
Earlier this year, the BBC abolished radio programmes for pre-school children and slashed its overall output for children by 75 per cent.
CBeebies radio, which was broadcast for two hours every morning on Radio 7, is now only available on a daily 20-minute podcast online.
The change marked the end of 89 years of radio broadcasting for young children, which started in 1922 with 'Children's Hour'.
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