KCCLive – 99.8 FM Points the Way

Knowsley’s first youth radio station has launched on FM.

Rightly or wrongly young people are in the news a great deal, yet the media is largely based at an audience of older people made by older people.

KCC live believe this wasn’t fair, and Ofcom have agreed with that and granted a five year licence for the first radio station exclusively for young people in Merseyside.

With coverage reaching beyond the Knowsley Borough young people of Liverpool finally get a permanent voice.

With over 60 volunteers already onboard producing and presenting quality youth radio, KCCLive is already bringing out the creative qualities and engaging the young(and sometimes the middle age!) people of Knowsley.

Hywel Evans (now presenter on ROCK FM, Kerrang Radio, and Key103 Manchester) is a managing director of the company. He says “the station has a unique opportunity to play music and deliver content which is purposely NOT of interest to those over 25, who are well served by the commercial sector and BBC”.

KCC Live has been a station at Knowsley Community College since December 2003. We were created by Sir George Sweeney, knighted for his work within education and then Principal of Knowsley Community College. 

They have run many campaigns including anti-bullying and anti-racism campaigns which have earned the support, involvement, and confidence of local community groups and individuals. Events have included many community broadcasts at key times, such as coverage live from John Lennon airport during terrorism restrictions, or comic relief events such as a live sport-relief mile and a 24 hour radio show for comic relief. 

They launched officially on Thursday 18th June. Over the next 3 weeks we will be launching the station with various events across Knowsley.

If you would like any more information about the new FM station please call KCC Live on 0151 481 4602 or email philsmith@knowsleycollege.ac.uk .