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'''Belfield FM''' is [[University College Dublin | University College Dublin's]] [[campus radio|student radio]] station. The station began broadcasting in 1990. It was initially run as a part of the [[University College Dublin Students' Union|UCD Students' Union]] , under the remit of the entertainments office, before becoming an independent entity within the Students' Union. As a result of cost cutting measures, Belfield FM disaffiliated with the SU at the end of the 2011/2012 college year<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collegetribune.ie/index.php/2012/02/possibility-of-belfield-fm-society-being-formed/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-10-22 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219221918/http://www.collegetribune.ie/index.php/2012/02/possibility-of-belfield-fm-society-being-formed/ |archivedate=2012-02-19 |df= }}</ref> and is now run independently within the UCD Societies Council framework. The station forms part of UCD's student media Network, along with [[The University Observer]], [[College Tribune|The College Tribune]], and the Campus Television Network. The station is run by seven volunteer staff and over 100 contributors who work on the production, research, and hosting of the station's radio shows.
'''Belfield FM''' is [[University College Dublin|University College Dublin's]] internet [[campus radio|student radio]] station. The station began broadcasting in 1990. It was initially run as a part of the [[University College Dublin Students' Union|UCD Students' Union]], under the remit of the entertainments office, before becoming an independent entity within the Students' Union (SU). Belfield FM disaffiliated with the SU at the end of the 2011/2012 college year, and is now run independently within the UCD Societies Council framework.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.collegetribune.ie/index.php/2012/02/possibility-of-belfield-fm-society-being-formed/ | website = collegetribune.ie |title=Possibility of Belfield FM society being formed |accessdate=2012-10-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219221918/http://www.collegetribune.ie/index.php/2012/02/possibility-of-belfield-fm-society-being-formed/ |archivedate=2012-02-19 }}</ref><ref name="about">{{Cite web|url=https://www.belfieldfm.com/about/|website = belfieldfm.com | title = About Us|date = 2 February 2019}}</ref> The station forms part of UCD's "Student Media Network", along with ''[[The University Observer]]'' and ''[[College Tribune|The College Tribune]]''.<ref name="about"/> The station is run by volunteer staff and contributors,<ref name="about"/> and broadcasts on week-days.<ref name="timetable">{{cite web|url = https://www.belfieldfm.com/ | website = belfieldfm.com | title = Belfield FM website - Timetable }}{{better source needed|date=October 2021 }}</ref>


== Awards ==
The station broadcasts live from 'New Students Centre' from the Belfield FM studios located in the yellow radio station across from the societies corrider. Belfield FM has had some presence on campus for the past twenty years; however it now operates on a full-time basis.
[[File:Aisling winning smedia.jpg|thumb|Aisling Grennan's 2019 People's Choice Award]]
[[File:William (Willem) McCartney's Smedia Win.jpg|thumb|William (Willem) McCartney's 2018 People's Choice Award]]
[[File:Cian, Patrick and Matthew.jpg|thumb|Patrick Power's 2019 Radio Journalist Award alongside documentary collaborators Cian Lyons and Matthew O'Leary]]
Belfield FM have participated in the [[National Student Media Awards]] and have won a number of awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://universityobserver.ie/ucd-win-8-awards-at-the-student-media-awards/ |title=UCD Win 8 Awards at the Student Media Awards &#124; University Observer |publisher=Universityobserver.ie |date=2017-04-10 |accessdate=2019-05-14}}</ref> These included a People's Choice Award for William McCartney in 2018,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smedias.ie/winners/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504174941/http://www.smedias.ie/winners/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2019-05-04 |website = smedias.ie| title=Winners 2018 - National Student Media Awards 2019 |via=Web.archive.org |date= |accessdate=2019-05-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucd.ie/newsandopinion/news/2018/april/20/sixstudentmediaawardsforucdjournalists/|title=Six student media awards for UCD journalists|date=2018-04-20|website=ucd.ie |language=en-GB|access-date=2019-04-16}}</ref> a Radio Journalist award for Patrick Power in 2019,<ref name="smedias2019">{{cite web|url=http://www.oxygen.ie/the-smedias-the-full-list-of-winners/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504174954/http://www.oxygen.ie/the-smedias-the-full-list-of-winners/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2019-05-04 |title=The Smedias: The Full List of Winners | website = oxygen.ie |via=Web.archive.org |date=2019-04-12 |accessdate=2019-05-14}}</ref> and a People's Choice Award for Aisling Grennan in 2019.<ref name="smedias2019"/>


==Programming==
== Controversies ==
In 2015 the Societies Council temporarily closed the station due to it being unsupervised for lengths of time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collegetribune.ie/belfield-fm-plans-to-reopen-in-the-coming-weeks/ |title=Belfield FM Plans To Reopen In The Coming Weeks &#124; College Tribune |publisher=Collegetribune.ie |date=2015-04-08 |accessdate=2019-05-14}}</ref>
The station broadcasts programming from 11:00 until 22:00, Monday to Friday. The late start is to accommodate students who may be in classes or lectures, the great majority of which take place before lunch time. A number of flagship shows air on a daily basis, including 'Beatsan'pieces', a talk show, 'The Alternative Lunch', a music show, 'News on Belfield FM' and station's sport show, 'Across the Line' which in addition to regular news, reviews and updates on all manner of sport also commentates on [[University College Dublin A.F.C.|UCDAFC]]'s [[League of Ireland]] home games. The station also runs special interest programming, which makes up the majority of the station's output. Special interest shows air throughout the day, covering a multitude of topics ranging from the Students' Union to pop and chart music to Heavy Metal. Fifteen percent of total programme output is through the Irish language.


In late 2018, "Keepin' it Country" was criticised by the ''[[College Tribune]]'' for inappropriate comments regarding named students live on air,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collegetribune.ie/criticising-keepin-it-country/|title=Criticising Keepin' It Country|date=2018-11-20|website=College Tribune|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-02-27}}</ref> and the show's podcasts were subsequently removed.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/keeping-it-country-agriculture-students-sorry-for-lewd-remarks-on-ucd-radio-show-37603219.html | publisher = independent.ie | title = Keeping It Country: Agriculture students sorry for 'lewd' remarks on UCD radio show | date = 7 December 2018 }}</ref> In the subsequent semester of broadcasting, the controversial show was absent from the schedule of programming.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://universityobserver.ie/keepin-it-country-will-not-return-to-belfield-fm-this-semester/|title='Keepin' it Country' will not return to Belfield FM this semester|last=Donnelly|first=Brían|website=University Observer|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-27}}</ref>
== List of Belfield FM Station Managers ==

Since disaffiliating with the SU at the end of 2011/2012, the station has been organised and managed by an individual elected by members of Belfield FM.
In 2019, the show "Up Late with Dave" featured an interview with [[John Connors (actor)|John Connors]] to discuss the [[Irish Travellers|travelling community in Ireland]]. During the interview, comments were made about the directors of [[Pavee Point]] which were reportedly described as "defamatory and slanderous".<ref name="apologise"/> The station later published an apology on their website.<ref name="apologise">{{cite web|url=https://universityobserver.ie/belfield-fm-apologise-over-comments-concerning-the-traveller-community-made-on-up-late-with-dave/|title=Belfield FM apologise over comments concerning the Traveller community made on 'Up Late With Dave'|last=Clarke|first=Rory|website=University Observer|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-08}}</ref>
* 2011-12, ''formerly affiliated with SU''
* 2012-13, Coiré McCrystall
* 2013-14, Adam Turner
* 2014-15, Samuel O'Connor
* 2015-16, Jonathan Byrne
* 2016-17, Thomas O'Mahoney (resigned) / William McCartney
* 2017-18, William McCartney
* 2018-19, Aisling Grennan


== References ==
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Latest revision as of 11:38, 11 September 2023

Belfield FM
Broadcast areaUCD, Belfield, Dublin
Programming
FormatStudent Radio
Links
Webcastwww.belfieldfm.com
Websitewww.belfieldfm.com

Belfield FM is University College Dublin's internet student radio station. The station began broadcasting in 1990. It was initially run as a part of the UCD Students' Union, under the remit of the entertainments office, before becoming an independent entity within the Students' Union (SU). Belfield FM disaffiliated with the SU at the end of the 2011/2012 college year, and is now run independently within the UCD Societies Council framework.[1][2] The station forms part of UCD's "Student Media Network", along with The University Observer and The College Tribune.[2] The station is run by volunteer staff and contributors,[2] and broadcasts on week-days.[3]

Awards

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Aisling Grennan's 2019 People's Choice Award
William (Willem) McCartney's 2018 People's Choice Award
Patrick Power's 2019 Radio Journalist Award alongside documentary collaborators Cian Lyons and Matthew O'Leary

Belfield FM have participated in the National Student Media Awards and have won a number of awards.[4] These included a People's Choice Award for William McCartney in 2018,[5][6] a Radio Journalist award for Patrick Power in 2019,[7] and a People's Choice Award for Aisling Grennan in 2019.[7]

Controversies

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In 2015 the Societies Council temporarily closed the station due to it being unsupervised for lengths of time.[8]

In late 2018, "Keepin' it Country" was criticised by the College Tribune for inappropriate comments regarding named students live on air,[9] and the show's podcasts were subsequently removed.[10] In the subsequent semester of broadcasting, the controversial show was absent from the schedule of programming.[11]

In 2019, the show "Up Late with Dave" featured an interview with John Connors to discuss the travelling community in Ireland. During the interview, comments were made about the directors of Pavee Point which were reportedly described as "defamatory and slanderous".[12] The station later published an apology on their website.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Possibility of Belfield FM society being formed". collegetribune.ie. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "About Us". belfieldfm.com. 2 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Belfield FM website - Timetable". belfieldfm.com.[better source needed]
  4. ^ "UCD Win 8 Awards at the Student Media Awards | University Observer". Universityobserver.ie. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Winners 2018 - National Student Media Awards 2019". smedias.ie. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019 – via Web.archive.org.
  6. ^ "Six student media awards for UCD journalists". ucd.ie. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  7. ^ a b "The Smedias: The Full List of Winners". oxygen.ie. 12 April 2019. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019 – via Web.archive.org.
  8. ^ "Belfield FM Plans To Reopen In The Coming Weeks | College Tribune". Collegetribune.ie. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Criticising Keepin' It Country". College Tribune. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Keeping It Country: Agriculture students sorry for 'lewd' remarks on UCD radio show". independent.ie. 7 December 2018.
  11. ^ Donnelly, Brían. "'Keepin' it Country' will not return to Belfield FM this semester". University Observer. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  12. ^ a b Clarke, Rory. "Belfield FM apologise over comments concerning the Traveller community made on 'Up Late With Dave'". University Observer. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
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