NLive Radio

About NLive Radio

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Frequencies & locations:

• FM – 106.9 FM in Northampton and the wider area
• Online – Listen worldwide via the live internet stream
• Area served – Northampton and Northamptonshire

NLive Radio is the local community radio station for Northampton, broadcasting on 106.9 FM as well as online, through its app and via smart speakers. It first launched on 1 October 2016 as NNBC and has served the town as NLive Radio since 2017. That background matters because the station is not pretending to be local from a distance — it was built specifically to serve Northampton and still leans hard into that role.

The station’s remit is broader than just playing songs. Under its Ofcom community licence, NLive combines local news, current affairs, information, music and specialist programming with a clear training and participation mission. That gives it more substance than a lot of small stations, because it is meant to involve local volunteers, contributors and students rather than simply broadcast at them.

On air, NLive tries to cover the majority of Northampton across its main schedule while still making room for specialist content and communities of interest. That balance is one of its real strengths. You get accessible daytime radio, Northampton interviews and conversation, business and community features, plus more targeted shows in the evenings and weekends. For a community_radio entry, that is exactly what you want: local usefulness, real personalities and a station with an obvious reason to exist.

Notable shows & presenters are:

• Amanda Hollingsworth-Ellary – Weekday Breakfast / Prideful Northampton: Amanda fronts Weekday Breakfast from 7am to 10am with music, showbiz, local chat and station features, and also hosts Prideful Northampton, focused on LGBTQ+ support, interviews and music from LGBTQ+ artists and allies.
• Paul Brennecke – Undiscovered Northampton: Paul hosts Undiscovered Northampton, a mid-morning show built around interviews and stories from people across Northampton, giving the station one of its clearest local-content anchors.
• Leigh Jamison – The Golden Hour: Leigh Jamison presents The Golden Hour every weekday, an hour of feel-good classics from the 60s, 70s and 80s, with Friday given over to an all-80s edition.
• John Leivers – Afternoon Delight: John Leivers hosts Afternoon Delight, carrying the station through the afternoon with songs, Tune of the Week and regular features.
• Simon Cox – Open4Business: Simon Cox hosts Open4Business, NLive’s business programme, speaking with local businesses and organisations about who they are and what they are doing in Northampton.

Contact Information

Official website:
https://www.nliveradio.com/

Studio email:
hello@nliveradio.com

Studio:
01604 452511

Postal address:
NLive Radio
St John's Halls of Residence
Swan Street side
Northampton
United Kingdom

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nliveradio/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nliveradio/

X / Twitter: https://x.com/NLiveRadio

NLive Radio FAQ

What is NLive Radio?
NLive Radio is Northampton’s community radio station, broadcasting on 106.9 FM and online with local music, information, interviews and specialist programming.

Where is NLive Radio based?
NLive Radio is based in Northampton and serves the town and wider local area with community-focused radio and local presenters.

What kind of shows does NLive Radio broadcast?
NLive Radio broadcasts a mix of breakfast and daytime radio, local interviews, specialist music programmes, community features and business and discussion shows linked to Northampton.

Can I listen to NLive Radio online?
Yes. NLive Radio can be heard online through its live stream, through its smartphone app and via smart speakers, as well as on 106.9 FM in Northampton.

Is NLive Radio a community station?
Yes. NLive Radio operates under an Ofcom community radio licence and includes local volunteers, contributors and training opportunities as part of its role in Northampton.