Livewire (radio station)

This article is about the East Anglia radio station. For other uses, see Livewire (disambiguation).

Livewire 1350

Norwich
Frequency	Online
Programming
Language	English
Format	Music, news and local entertainment
Ownership
Owner	Union of UEA Students
History
First air date	1990 (1990)
Former frequencies	1350 MW
Links
Website	www.livewire1350.co.uk [1]

Livewire 1350 (more commonly referred to as simply Livewire) is a student radio station run by students of the University of East Anglia in Norwich, Norfolk. ^[2] The station is part of the UEA Media Collective, which consists of Concrete (student newspaper) and UEA:TV. ^[2]

History

Livewire began broadcasting in 1990, making it one of the longest-running student radio stations in the UK. It was launched by John Peel, but founded by Stephen Howard.

In 2016, the station was rebranded with a new logo and website.

In 2023, Livewire and Nik Richard released "Spread The Joy", a charity christmas single, with vocals provided by members of the station. All proceeds were given to the charity Nourishing Norfolk. ^[3]

In 2025, former station manager turned BBC Radio 1 DJ Greg James visited the station while touring his book All The Best for the Future, and was interviewed by station manager Nathan Winterford and deputy station manager Max Gowers. ^[4]

Structure

Livewire broadcasts online from 08:00–23:00 on weekdays, 9:00-23:00 on Saturdays, and 12:00–19:00 on Sundays.

Committee

	2022/23	2023/24	2024/25	2025/26
Station Manager	Lauren Aarons	George Cooke	Harrison Cable	Nathan Winterford
Programme Controller / Deputy SM	Izzy Millen	Libby Corrie	Lucy Potter	Max Gowers
Treasurer	Abbie Thorne	Abbie Thorne	Edie Davies	Martha Turner
Head of Marketing			Max Gowers	Alex Fairhurst
Head of Daytime	Libby Corrie	Harrison Cable	Katherine Daley	Tabitha Woolcott
Head of Speech	Jade Henderson	Jade Drever	Evelyn Oakes	Max Gowers (interim)
Head of Specialist	Alfie Green	Will Tiley	Zoe Ilett	Moe Jennings
Head of News	George Cooke	N/A	Charlie Jones	N/A
Head of Tech	Sarah Jessica Darley	Lucy Potter	Christopher Carew	Hannah Anthony
Head of Production	David Frost	Jasmin Jessen	Kizzie Jupp	Kizzie Jupp
Head of Music	Lily Taylor	Michael Jeffreys	Nathan Winterford
Head of Online	Michael Jeffreys	Alfie Green	Max Gowers
Head of Events	Jade Drever	Katherine Daley	Edie Davies	Sophie Brown
Social Secretary		Anna Williams	Daniel Garcia
First Year Rep	Lucy Potter	Edie Davies	Moe Jennings	TBC

Notable alumni

• Greg James - BBC Radio 1 DJ ^[5]
• Jay Lawrence - Absolute Radio DJ ^[6]
• Issy Panayis - Radio X DJ ^[7]

References

1. "Archived copy". www.mixcloud.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
2. "About". LiveWire. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
3. Minton, Faye (4 December 2023). "UEA Livewire Radio releases 2023 Christmas charity single". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
4. "Greg James returns to Norwich student radio station". BBC News. 18 October 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
5. "BBC - Norfolk - Features -Greg lands Radio 1 show" . Retrieved 1 April 2016.
6. "Jay Lawrence Presenter Biography" . Retrieved 1 January 2023.
7. "Issy Panayis on Radio X" . Retrieved 1 January 2023.