Livewire (radio station)

Livewire 1350 (more commonly referred to as simply Livewire) is a student radio station run by students of the University of East Anglia.[1] The station is part of the UEA Media Collective, which consists of Concrete (student newspaper) and UEA:TV.[1]

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 date1990
Links
Websitewww.livewire1350.com

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[2]
  • Georgie Shackleton - Passerby 16, Deep Water (ITV)[3]

References
  1. "About". LiveWire. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. "BBC - Norfolk - Features -Greg lands Radio 1 show". Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  3. "Cast announced for ITV's new emotional thriller Deep Water". Press Centre. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
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