| Knowsley Community College | |
| Coordinates: | 53.4132°N -2.8511°W |
| Established: | 1990 |
| Type: | Further education college |
| City: | Borough of Knowsley |
| County: | Merseyside |
| Country: | England |
| Ofsted: | yes |
| Dfeno: | 340/8002 |
| Urn: | 130486 |
| Gender: | coeducational |
| Lower Age: | 16 |
| Website: | https://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.
| KCC Live | |
| Area: | Knowsley, Liverpool, Merseyside |
| City: | Liverpool, Merseyside |
| Airdate: | 1 December 2003 (1251MW), 18 June 2009 (99.8FM) |
| Frequency: | 99.8 FM Online |
| Format: | Community |
| Owner: | Knowsley Community College |
| 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.