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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 up to nine 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 the 'New Students Centre' in the Belfield FM studio located in the yellow radio station across from the societies corridor. 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]]
==Programming==
[[File:Cian, Patrick and Matthew.jpg|thumb|Patrick Power's 2019 Radio Journalist Award alongside documentary collaborators Cian Lyons and Matthew O'Leary]]
The station broadcasts programming from 11:00 until 22:00, Monday to Thursday, and from 11:00 to 19:00 on a Friday. The late start is to accommodate students who may be in classes or lectures, the majority of which take place before lunch time. A number of flagship shows air on a daily basis, including longstanding film talk show "[https://www.mixcloud.com/belfieldfm/from-script-to-screen-episode-1-2019/ From Script to Screen]", advice show "[https://www.mixcloud.com/belfieldfm/ais-and-han-dont-have-a-plan-relationships-and-alcohol/ Ais and Han Don't Have a Plan]", chinese travel show, '[https://www.mixcloud.com/belfieldfm/buzz-around-china-with-china-chinese-new-year/ Buzz Around China with Gergin]' and station's sport show; 'Differential Strokes for Differential Fantasy Folks', alongside a great variety of other talk and music shows as well as a lengthy and eclectic archive of podcasts available on the station's [https://www.mixcloud.com/belfieldfm/stream/ Mixcloud account]. Due to the fact that the station is run and produced by volunteers throughout and beyond the UCD campus the broadcasting programme is subject to radical changes from semester to semester.
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"/>

== Podcasts ==
With the massive increase of podcasting globally over the last decade, Belfield FM's output and listenership has focused more and more on podcasting. While members are sent their audio and edit it themselves, they are free to publish their podcasts wherever and whenever they please, although most opt to use Belfield FM's Mixcloud account. The podcasting output is wide and varied, the most popular recurring series being the agricultural talk show "[https://www.mixcloud.com/belfieldfm/keepin-it-country-episode-1/ Keepin' it Country]". Other successful podcasts have included the surrealist and memetic comedy show "[https://www.mixcloud.com/belfieldfm/808404-amicus-curiae-greedoworld/ 808s and 404s]", the irreverent political podcast "[https://soundcloud.com/patrickpower/the-fifth-international-a-belfield-fm-documentary The Fifth International]", indie music show "[https://www.mixcloud.com/willem-mccartney/abridged-rumbles-a-council-of-weird-religions-and-radio-communique-1-the-american-way-of-love/ Abridged Rumbles, A Council of Weird Religions, and Radio Communique]", and American folk music show "[https://www.mixcloud.com/belfieldfm/cowboy-dans-fantastique-orchestra-transmission-1/ Cowboy Dan's Fantastic Orchestra]" are but a few of the notable podcast series that can be found in the published podcasts.

== The National Student Media Awards ==
The "[[Smedias]]" are an irish award show directed towards judging and awarding student media which is submitted to their offices via [[Email scam|oxygen.ie]]. Belfield FM have participated extensively in the competition and despite many nominations in previous years, took home their first "Smedia" in 2018. Information on winners and nominees for Student Media Awards are hard to find prior to 2015, as the National Student Media Awards are a somewhat [[Racket (crime)|shady organisation]] that does a poor job of promoting the nominated and victorious media they claim to provide a platform for.{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Nominee
!Category
!Show/Podcast
!Win/Nomination
|-
|'''2015'''
|'''Stephen Robb'''
|Radio DJ and
Radio Production Arts & Features
|Keepin' it Country
|Nomination
|-
|'''2016'''
|'''Daniel''' '''McGettrick'''
|Radio DJ
|[https://www.mixcloud.com/belfieldfm/the-vinyl-groove-ep11-julie-byrne/ The Vinyl Groove]
|Nomination
|-
|'''2017'''
|'''Jonathan Byrne'''
|Radio Production News & Current Affairs
|[https://www.mixcloud.com/belfieldfm/good-morning-belfield-171016-budget-2017-cutting-off-social-media-dundalk-fc/ Good Morning Belfield]
|Nomination
|-
|
|'''Christian Tierney'''
'''and Nell Hensey'''
|Radio Production Arts & Features
|[https://www.mixcloud.com/belfieldfm/visionary-episode-3/ Visionary]
|Nomination
|-
|
|'''Sean Butler'''
|Radio DJ
|[https://www.mixcloud.com/seanbutler7/sounds-from-a-green-room-ep-17-women-in-music-special-wbarq/ Sounds from a Green Room]
|Nomination
|-
|
|'''Oliver Reid'''
|Radio DJ
|[https://www.mixcloud.com/belfieldfm/tuneisia-salo-special-5102016/ Tuneisia]
|Nomination
|-
|
|'''Daniel McGettrick'''
|Radio DJ
|[https://www.mixcloud.com/belfieldfm/the-vinyl-groove-ep11-julie-byrne/ The Vinyl Groove]
|Nomination
|-
|'''2018'''
|'''Alex Lockhart'''
'''and Nell Hensey'''
|Radio Production Arts & Features
|[https://www.mixcloud.com/belfieldfm/youcd-episode-10-n-spire/ YouCD]
|Nomination
|-
|
|'''Leanne Bergin'''
|Radio DJ
|[https://www.mixcloud.com/leabergin/something-old-something-new-episode-3-leonard-cohen/ Something Old, Something New]
|Nomination
|-
|
|'''Sean Butler'''
|Radio DJ
|[https://www.mixcloud.com/seanbutler7/sounds-from-a-green-room-37-other-voices-special-2017/ Sounds from a Green Room]
|Nomination
|-
|
|'''Oliver Reid'''
|Radio Production News & Current Affairs
|
|Nomination
|-
|
|'''William McCartney'''
|People's Choice Award
|[https://www.mixcloud.com/willem-mccartney/abridged-rumbles-a-council-of-weird-religions-and-radio-communique-5-black-foliage/ Abridged Rumbles, A Council of Weird]
[https://www.mixcloud.com/willem-mccartney/abridged-rumbles-a-council-of-weird-religions-and-radio-communique-5-black-foliage/ Religions, and Radio Communique]
|Win
|-
|'''2019'''
|'''Jade Connell Carroll'''
'''and Jessica Viola'''
|Radio DJ
|[https://www.mixcloud.com/belfieldfm/groovy-chicks-bad-girl-ri-ri-riloaded/ Groovy Chicks]
|TBC
|-
|
|'''Cian Lyons'''
'''and Matthew O'Leary'''

'''and Patrick Power'''
|Radio Production News & Current Affairs
|[https://www.mixcloud.com/belfieldfm/repealed-the-voices-behind/ Repealed: The Voices Behind]
|TBC
|-
|
|'''Patrick Power'''
|Radio Journalist
|[https://www.mixcloud.com/belfieldfm/repealed-the-voices-behind/ Repealed: The Voices Behind]
|TBC
|-
|
|'''Aisling Grennan'''
|People's Choice Award
|N/A
|TBC
|}


== Controversies ==
== 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>
A number of minor controversies have cropped up during the run of Belfield FM.

In 2015 the Societies Council closed the station due to it [http://collegetribune.ie/belfield-fm-plans-to-reopen-in-the-coming-weeks/ being unsupervised for lengths of time], which showed lack of functionality as well as leaving expensive equipment out to be possibly stolen. In April of the same year the new station manager Johnny Byrne re-opened the station and it has run uninterrupted since then.<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|date=2015-04-08|website=College Tribune|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-02-27}}</ref>

During the 2018 [[National Student Media Awards]]' people's choice award, the online polls were reported to have been tampered by those nominated due to the incredible amount of votes some candidates received in short periods of time. Days before the Award ceremony the votes for each candidate were locked and the number of votes each candidate received were equalised. The station manager at the time, William McCartney, won the People's choice award at the ceremony but it remained unclear if he was the candidate with the most votes.{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}}

The addition of "[https://www.mixcloud.com/belfieldfm/only-known-recording-of-the-r-o-w-m/ Men's Rights Radio]" to the second semester of 2018 timetable sparked some concern that Belfield FM were allowing an anti-feminist and politically far-right radio show onto their broadcasting schedule. The hosts however have made it clear that the title was intended to be humorous and illicit a shocking reaction for their comedy broadcast. {{Citation needed|date=February 2019}}

In late 2018, popular agricultural talk show "[[Peasant uprising|Keepin' it Country]]" were criticised by the [[College Tribune]] for lewd and misogynistic comments regarding named UCD 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> The popular show and podcast subsequently removed all episodes of the show from their soundcloud page, and in early 2019 when the station reopened for the next semester of broadcasting the controversial show was notably absent from the timetable.<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>


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>
In the first broadcasting semester of 2019, the interview broadcast "Up Late with Dave" (sometimes broadcast as "Davebreak" or "MidDave") featured writer/director/actor [[John Connors (actor)|John Connors]] to talk about issues and perceptions regarding the [[Irish Travellers|travelling community of Ireland]]. During the interview Connors expressed negative feelings and levied accusations of disconnection from the travelling community towards Traveller and Roma activist group [[Pavee Point]]. Pavee Point threatened the student radio station with legal action unless the podcast of the interview was taken down and they were given the right to reply. These demands were acceded to and the volunteer run radio station put up an apology on their website.<ref>{{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>


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>
== List of Belfield FM Station Managers ==
Since disaffiliation with the Students' Union at the end of 2011/2012, the station has been organised and managed by an individual elected by members of Belfield FM.
* 2011-12, ''formerly affiliated with Students' Union''
* 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 ==
== References ==
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{{University College Dublin}}
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[[Category:Student radio in the Republic of Ireland]]
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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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