Livewire (radio station)

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Livewire 1350
Broadcast areaNorwich: Via outlets on campus
Worldwide: Internet radio
Slogan"The Sound of UEA"
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatNew Music, News, Local Entertainment, Specialist Music Programmes
Ownership
OwnerUnion of UEA Students
History
First air date
1990
Links
Websitewww.livewire1350.com[1]

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

History[]

Livewire first broadcast in the academic year of 1989/1990, making it one of the longest-running student radio stations in the UK. It was launched by John Peel.

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

Structure[]

Livewire broadcasts online and in the University's coffee shop, Unio, from 08:00 until 00:00 on weekdays, and 9:00 until 00:00 at weekend

Famous alumni[]

  • Greg James - Current Radio 1 DJ[3]
  • Georgie Shackleton - Passerby 16, Deep Water (ITV)[4]

References[]

  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20140731155957/http://www.mixcloud.com/Livewire1350/
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "About". LiveWire. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  3. ^ "BBC - Norfolk - Features -Greg lands Radio 1 show". Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Cast announced for ITV's new emotional thriller Deep Water". Press Centre. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
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