City Norwich Slogan The Sound of UEA First air date September 1989 | Broadcast area Globally (via online) Frequency Online: Live Stream | |
Branding University of East Anglia Student Radio Station | ||
Livewire1350 (more commonly referred to as simply Livewire) is a student radio station run by students of the University of East Anglia. Shows are broadcast live throughout the day from 09:00-00:00, and include a variety of shows with differing musical themes, with a predominant trend towards new music. Broadcasts go out live online via www
Contents
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.
Structure
Livewire broadcasts online and in the University's coffee shop, Unio, from 09:00 until 00:00 every day. There are three main types of show: daytime shows are broadcast up until 16:30 and feature more entertainment based content. From 16:30-18:00, there are factual shows, featuring speech programming including Sports, Film and Music shows. From 18:00-00:00, the station moves into specialist programming. Specialist shows focus on specific music genres, such as rap, rock, jazz, folk and hip hop. Themes such as live music and music from different decades also feature throughout the week.
Management
The current station manager is Alex Edge. There are also 14 other committee members responsible for various parts of the station, they are as follows:
Live Events
Aside from the radio broadcast, Livewire organises numerous amount live events around campus.
Battle of The Bands
Battle of The Bands (Previously Livewire Unsigned) is a competition broadcast and run by Livewire, normally held in November. It is a Battle of the Bands open to bands based at the University of East Anglia. The winner of the competition in 2015 was Dazy Crown.
Jailbreak
Jailbreak is an event run for charity. Held in February/March, it is open to teams of UEA students, who have 48 hours to get as far away from campus as possible (distance is calculated as the crow flies), without spending any money on transport. Teams must use persuasion and negotiation to get on trains, buses or to hitchike in vehicles. The 2016 attempt saw the station raise over £10,000 for charity, with the winners, Team Jelbreak, travelling to Toronto, Canada within the 48 hours.
Derby Day
Livewire also broadcasts Derby Day, the annual varsity competition between UEA and the University of Essex, live, providing updates and a running total of the score on the day.