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Spark Radio

Spark Radio

Southport Student Sound

Spark Radio is the student-led radio station of Southport College and KGV Sixth Form College, broadcasting music, conversation, podcasts, sports updates and creative learner-led shows online and on DAB Digital Radio.

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About Spark Radio

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Frequencies & locations:

  • DAB – Available on DAB Digital Radio across Southport, North Sefton, Central and West Lancashire
  • Online – Listen live online through Radio Player UK

Spark Radio, also known as Southport Student Sound, gives students at Southport College and KGV Sixth Form College a real broadcasting platform. The station broadcasts online and on DAB Digital Radio across Southport, North Sefton, Central and West Lancashire, with a mix of music, conversation, podcasts, sports updates and student-led features. Its strongest angle is not polished corporate radio; it is real learners getting hands-on media experience.

The station’s schedule is built around college life and community listening, with breakfast, lunchtime, home-time, sports, podcast and non-stop music strands across the week. It gives students the chance to learn presenting, production, marketing, news curation and behind-the-scenes radio skills, while also putting fresh local voices on air. That makes Spark Radio useful both as a station and as a training route into media.

For listeners in Southport and the wider North West, Spark Radio offers a young, creative alternative to normal local radio. It has a fresh student feel, with upbeat music, college-focused content, local conversation and podcasts shaped by the people learning the craft. The page should lean into that honestly: Spark Radio is student-led, community-minded and built around the next generation of broadcasters.

Notable Presenters & Shows

Spark Radio’s published schedule includes Spark Breakfast with Luke, Spark Lunchtimes with Grace, Erin and Scarlett, Live Laugh Lunch with Ash and Laura, Spark Home Time with Andy, Spark Sports Round Up with Ben, and Spark Feel Good Friday with Rin. Andy Hilbert is also named as Enrichment Coordinator and lead of Southport Student Sound, bringing professional radio experience from Dune Radio to support the station’s student broadcasters. The schedule also includes Spark Most Wanted, Spark Radio Study Hour, Spark Radio Presents… Podcasts, Spark Weekend Breakfast, Spark More Music Weekend and Spark School Days.

Notable shows & presenters are:

  • Luke: Presenter of Spark Breakfast, bringing music, local news and conversation to the weekday morning schedule.
  • Grace: Co-presenter of Spark Lunchtimes, a weekday lunchtime show with friendly chat and popular music.
  • Erin: Co-presenter of Spark Lunchtimes, part of Spark Radio’s student-led daytime output.
  • Scarlett: Co-presenter of Spark Lunchtimes, helping deliver lunchtime chat and music for the station’s audience.
  • Ash: Co-presenter of Live Laugh Lunch, a Thursday lunchtime show built around humour and student-led presenting.
  • Laura: Co-presenter of Live Laugh Lunch, joining Ash for a light-hearted Thursday lunchtime show.
  • Andy: Presenter of Spark Home Time and Spark Weekend Breakfast, with music, local happenings, requests and weekend conversation.
  • Ben: Presenter of Spark Sports Round Up, covering sports highlights, scores and lunchtime/evening updates.
  • Rin: Presenter of Spark Feel Good Friday, bringing feel-good music into the Friday afternoon schedule.
  • Andy Hilbert: Enrichment Coordinator and lead of Southport Student Sound, supporting Spark Radio with professional radio experience from Dune Radio.

Contact Information

Official website:
https://www.southport.ac.uk/radio

Southport College:
01704 500606

Postal address:
Spark Radio
Southport College
Mornington Road
Southport
Merseyside
PR9 0TT
United Kingdom

Spark Radio FAQ

What is Spark Radio?
Spark Radio is the student-led radio station of Southport College and KGV Sixth Form College, broadcasting music, conversation, podcasts, sports updates and creative learner-led shows.

Can I listen to Spark Radio online?
Yes. You can listen to Spark Radio live online through Radio Player UK using the play button on this page.

Is Spark Radio on DAB?
Yes. Spark Radio broadcasts on DAB Digital Radio across Southport, North Sefton, Central and West Lancashire, as well as online.

What kind of programmes does Spark Radio broadcast?
Spark Radio broadcasts student-led music shows, breakfast programming, lunchtime chat, home-time shows, sports round-ups, podcasts, study-hour music, weekend shows and non-stop music strands.

Who are some Spark Radio presenters?
Spark Radio’s published schedule includes Luke on breakfast, Grace, Erin and Scarlett on Spark Lunchtimes, Ash and Laura on Live Laugh Lunch, Andy on Spark Home Time and weekend breakfast, Ben on Spark Sports Round Up, and Rin on Spark Feel Good Friday.