Knowsley Community College
Knowsley Community College is a further education college based over three sites in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, in Merseyside, England.
History
The college was established in 1990 as a tertiary college,[1] as a result of a merger between Kirkby College of Further Education and Knowsley Central Tertiary College.[2] Today, the college has two main further education sites in Kirkby and Knowsley and previously a sixth form centre in Roby.
Courses
Courses offered by the college include A Levels, BTECs, apprenticeships and Access courses. Knowsley Community College also offers some higher education courses in conjunction with Edge Hill University.
KCC Live
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Broadcast area | Knowsley, Liverpool, Merseyside |
Frequency | 99.8 FM Online |
Programming | |
Format | Community |
Ownership | |
Owner | Knowsley Community College |
History | |
First air date | 1 December 2003 (1251MW), 18 June 2009 (99.8FM) |
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Website | www.kcclive.com |
KCC Live is a community radio station based in Knowsley Community College, broadcasting across Knowsley, surrounding areas such as Liverpool and online to 10 - 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 new Stockbridge Campus of Knowsley Community College[3] and operates from two interchangeable live/pre-rec studios.
FM Community Radio
In 2008, KCC Live was successful in a bid for a community radio FM licence from Ofcom.[4] KCC Live was allocated the frequency 99.8FM, and now broadcasts across Knowsley and surrounding areas such as Liverpool playing music and content exclusively tailored for 10- to 24-year-olds.
Daytime Broadcasting
KCC Live Broadcasts 24/7, playlisting a mix of music aimed at a younger generation such as Grime music, Urban music, Hip Hop music, House music and Rock music to name a few.
References
- ^ https://dera.ioe.ac.uk/3115/2/knowsley_community_cyc2.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ [1] Archived 23 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Knowsley Community College
- ^ More info can be found on the Ofcom website.
External links
- Knowsley Community College homepage
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