Radio Sheffield Live

Sheffield Live! brings community radio into a wider local media project that also includes television and news reporting. Its Sheffield coverage follows cultural events, neighbourhood stories and changes in the city, including activity around Castlegate. Volunteer contributions sit alongside interviews and specialist music, with room for communities whose experiences are not always central to mainstream broadcasting.

Communities Live addresses local politics, arts, events and music. Jamie Veitch's Business Live considers enterprise, including social enterprises, through conversations with people involved. Ben Keegan's Deserted Ireland Discs connects Irish migration to Sheffield with personal stories and the records guests choose. These programmes approach the city through work, culture and individual experience rather than a single type of news bulletin.

The multilingual schedule includes Aaj Ka Sabrang with Jawaid Anwar Qazi, combining Asian music and local discussion in English, Urdu and Punjabi. African Voices Platform is presented by Baillor Jalloh, while Mauricio Sirvent's Latino Times draws on Latin American music and issues. The station's range of voices reflects the different communities contributing to its programme.

Music specialists include Andrew Herbert with the jazz-based In the Moment and Harry Welburn with the Americana and roots selection Steel and Wire. Trev and Lynn Clarke revisit older recordings in Downright Nostalgia. Alongside its broadcasting, Sheffield Live! publicises local creative activity and workshops. The result is a service rooted in Sheffield's everyday life, but with musical and cultural connections extending well beyond the city.