KCC Live
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| Broadcast area | Knowsley, Liverpool, Merseyside |
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| Slogan | Music With Attitude. |
| Frequency |
99.8 FM Online |
| First air date | 1 December 2003 (1251MW), 18th June 2009 (99.8FM) |
| Format | Community |
| Owner | Knowsley Community College |
| Website | www.kcclive.com |
KCC Live is a community radio station based in Knowsley Community College, broadcasting across Knowsley and surrounding areas such as Liverpool to 10- to 24-year-olds.
History
KCC Live was launched on 1 December 2003 by Hywel Evans as the college radio station for Knowsley Community College. It broadcast on 1251 Medium Wave, through a web stream, and across the two college campuses.
KCC Live is based in the Roby Campus of Knowsley Community College and operates from two interchangeable live/pre-rec studios.
FM Community Radio
In 2008 KCC Live were successful in a bid for a community radio FM licence from Ofcom. More info can be found on the Ofcom website. KCC Live was allocated the frequency 99.8FM, and now broadcasts across Knowsley and surrounding areas such as Liverpool playing music and content exclusively for 10- to 24-year-olds.
Awards
In 2010, KCC Live were announced as the winners of the prestigious Radio Academy Nations and Regions Award for the North West Branch. They won the award again in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
KCC Live were nominated for the Sony Radio Academy Awards 2011 Station of the Year (TSA Under 300,000) and also attended the 2011 Arqiva Awards as a station from an educational establishment.
Daytime Broadcasting
Daytime broadcasting on KCC Live is between 7 am and 8 pm, and consists of music for a younger generation, from the Indie, RnB, Urban and Electro genres to name a few.
Specialist Music
Between 2 and 3 pm daily, Specialist Hours are broadcast, featuring music only from a specific 'niche' genre, or music from a variety of highly specialist but related genres. These are include rock, breakbeat, bass, urban, indie, psychedelic, and more.