- Radio Woolton
Infobox Radio Station
name = Radio Woolton
city = Liverpool
area =Merseyside ,Cheshire ,North Wales , Worldwide
branding =
slogan = Liverpool's Destination To The Best Music
airdate =December 15th 2005
Broadcast Medium = [Shoutcast] ( [Winamp] [Realplayer] [Windows Media] & [itunes] )
format = Popular Music
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callsign_meaning =
owner = Daniel Potter
website = [http://www.radiowoolton.co.uk www.radiowoolton.co.uk]History
Radio Woolton is an
Independent Local Radio station, based inLiverpool ,England , and broadcasting worldwide via the internet. Launched in2005 withThe Beatles ' song "Penny Lane ", the station primarily broadcasts pop anddance music It is owned by Daniel Potter and is part of theShoutcast network.The idea of an online radio station came to Daniel Potter in June 2005. However he was unsure how to implement this idea. He first started the station on Yahoo's loudcast system however was annoyed at the lack of control the system had to offer. He then drew up plans to move this station to a medium in which he had full control. In the start of November 2005, Potter found Winamp's Shoutcast system which the station uses today. On the 8th of July 2005 Daniel met up with his old friend Richard Buxton and they went into a non-profit partnership to get the Radio Woolton project on the air. On December 15th 2005 that feat was accomplished and Radio Woolton broadcasted its first track The Beatles - Penny Lane. Since then Radio Woolton has been broadcasting to just over 200m people worldwide.
Independence
Radio Woolton is the only privately owned radio station within Liverpool. With the the other stations Radio City, City Talk and Magic 1548 owned by emap, Juice FM owned by IBA and Radio Merseyside by the BBC.
Rebranding - Name Change
In April 2007 Radio Woolton changed its name due to rebranding.
Quarry Bank Records decided to rename Radio Woolton. The station is now called LPL Radio, based on the ABTA code assigned for Liverpool John Lennon Airport.
LPL radio soon after changing it's name released the new slogan "Liverpool's Destination For The Best Music!"
Inactivity
LPL Radio has been off-air for nearly one year. Daniel Potter is now planning to relaunch LPL Radio in August 2008.
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