| Knowsley Community College | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 53°24′47″N2°51′04″W / 53.413194°N 2.851077°W Coordinates: 53°24′47″N2°51′04″W / 53.413194°N 2.851077°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Further education college |
| Established | 1990 |
| Department for Education URN | 130486 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | coeducational |
| Age | 16+ |
| Website | http://www.knowsleycollege.ac.uk/ |
Knowsley Community College is a further education college based over three sites in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, in Merseyside, England.
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 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.
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| City | Liverpool, Merseyside |
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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) |
| Links | |
| 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.
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.
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.
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.
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