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	File:Belfield FM Logo.png
Broadcast area	UCD, Belfield, Dublin
Programming
Language(s)	English, Gaeilge, Chinese
Format	Student Radio
Ownership
Owner	Independent
Sister stations	The International Space Station
Links
Webcast	https://www.belfieldfm.com
Website	www.belfieldfm.com

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Belfield FM is University College Dublin's 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. As a result of cost cutting measures, Belfield FM disaffiliated with the SU at the end of the 2011/2012 college year^[1] 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, 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.

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.

Programming

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 'From Script to Screen', a film talk show, 'Ais and Han', an advice show, '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 podcast available on the station's 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.

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 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 "Keepin' it Country". Other successful podcasts have included the surrealist and memetic comedy show "808s and 404s", the irreverent political podcast "The Fifth International", indie music show "Abridged Rumbles, A Council of Weird Religions, and Radio Communique", and American folk music show "Cowboy Dan's Fantastic Orchestra" are but a few of the notable podcast series that can be found in the published podcasts.

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.

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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 ==Programming==
-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 "From Script to Screen", a film talk show, 'Ais and Han', an advice show, '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 podcast 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.
+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 'From Script to Screen', a film talk show, 'Ais and Han', an advice show, '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 podcast 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.
 == Podcasts ==