Sheffield Live
SheffieldLive!, also known as SheffieldLive! 93.2FM, is a community radio station established in 2003 as an independent company by the Community Media Association and is based in the city centre of Sheffield, England.
History
SheffieldLive! started operating a live streaming service on an annual Restricted Service Licence in 2000 and from 2002 was broadcasting regularly for four days a week on the Internet.
Station owner Commedia Sheffield first applied for a Community Broadcasting Licence in November 2004[1] in order to bring original and modern programming to Sheffield soon after the introduction of the Community Broadcasting Licence by Ofcom in the UK (not to be confused with Independent Local Radio which is a commercial radio broadcast service).
The service started broadcasting on the frequency 93.2 FM on 29 October 2007 with the studio based at 6 Paternoster Row, Sheffield in the former National Centre for Popular Music. Prior to this, the last time a new radio service launched in Sheffield was Hallam FM in October 1974. The station was launched to provide original programming by local people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities and was originally planned to broadcast for a minimum term of five years dependent on its success in the community.[2]
Full-time over the air broadcasting started at 7 am with The Breakfast Show presented by Lloyd Samuels, featuring interviews with Nick Clegg MP, local choral group Sosa Xa! and organisers of the three-day Dignity Not Detention march from Sheffield to Doncaster that took place on the same weekend.
SheffieldLive! uses a transmitter at Crosspool shared by other local radio stations provided by Bauer Radio and the BBC, allowing coverage as far as Rotherham to the east and Barnsley to the north.
The station currently broadcasts from studios located at 15 Paternoster Row in central Sheffield above the Showroom Cinema accommodated in offices and training suites owned by Commedia Sheffield.
Projects and activities
SheffieldLive! has been involved with many projects in the local community:
- SheffieldLive! helps organise events throughout the Sheffield area; for example, it has worked in partnership with Biggafish, a youth organisation based in London devoted to the education of young people through music.[3]
- SheffieldLive! creates education, employment and training opportunities in the local area. For example, in 2009 the station ran a media training course, called "future:proof", designed to give unemployed adults the skills they need to succeed in a career in media.[4]
- SheffieldLive! advertises and promotes local businesses, organisations and events for a low price. It also actively promotes itself, through its social networking sites and promotional days.
Relocation
In 2009, the station relocated from the Hallam University owned buildings to a private office across the road at The Workstation above the Showroom Cinema.
Scheduled programmes
SheffieldLive! has a host of local programmes which include:
Communities Live
SheffieldLive!'s flagship local issues programme Communities Live broadcast weekdays 12 pm.
The programme is produced and presented by different groups of volunteers each day, contents of the show include local and national politics, music, arts, and community events from Sheffield. The programme also encourages listeners to contact the show with ideas.
Spirit of the Wapentake
Spirit of the Wapentake is a rock music show, broadcast live on Wednesday from 5 pm. The programme plays rock music from the past 40 years, it also includes news and local rock gigs information.
The Local Talent Show
The Local Talent Show broadcast every Friday from 4 pm, features up artists, and bands from Sheffield and local area, featuring a variety of music, interviews and acoustic performances.
Slam Dunk Cinema
Slam Dunk Cinema was a weekly film review programme and presented by Van Connor and Dave Walker. The programme provided a weekly run-through of the top 10 UK Box Office films, interviews with local film personalities, reviews of the latest cinema releases and previews of the latest DVD releases.[5]
The most notable event on the show whilst in production was an interview with actor Tom Hiddleston on 8 October 2011.
Vancouver Manoeuver
Vancouver Manoeuver presented by Lee Price features music from the West Coast of Canada.
See also
References
- ↑ http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/radio/community/archive/sheffieldlive.pdf, Application to Ofcom for Community Broadcast Licence
- ↑ "Sheffield Live! 93.2FM makes an impact in just twelve months.". GondwanaSound. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ↑ http://www.biggafish.com/
- ↑ "Training". Sheffield Live!. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ↑ "Broadcast LIVE every Saturday on Sheffield Live 93.2FM". Slam Dunk Cinema. Retrieved 2012-08-14.