Knowsley Community College is a
further education
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college based over three sites in the
Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, in
Merseyside,
England.
History
The college was established in 1990 as a
tertiary college, as a result of a merger between Kirkby College of Further Education and Knowsley Central Tertiary College. Today, the college has two main further education sites in
Kirkby and
Knowsley and previously a
sixth form centre in
Roby.
Courses
Courses offered by the college include
A Levels,
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s,
apprenticeships and
Access courses. Knowsley Community College also offers some
higher education courses in conjunction with
Edge Hill University.
KCC Live
KCC Live is a community radio station based in Knowsley Community College, broadcasting across
Knowsley, surrounding areas such as
Liverpool an
onlineto 10 - 24 year olds.
History
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 and operates from two interchangeable live/pre-rec studios.
FM Community Radio
In 2008, KCC Live was successful in a bid for a community radio FM licence from Ofcom.
More info can be found on the Ofcom website.
/ref> 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.
Daytime Broadcasting
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
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and Rock music to name a few.
References
External links
Knowsley Community College homepage
Further education colleges in Merseyside
Buildings and structures in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley
Educational institutions established in 1990
Education in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley
1990 establishments in England
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