Trinity FM
Trinity FM, Dublin Student Radio
We are on air every Wednesday evening
Have a peek at our gorgeous radio faces on
our Live Webcam!
We are on air every Wednesday evening
Have a peek at our gorgeous radio faces on
our Live Webcam!
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Goodbye Goodbye, Good Friends, Goodbye! The end of another successful year has come to an end for Trinity FM. The newly elected committee from the AGM are as follows: Chairperson: Rebecca Kilkelly, Station Manager: Kate Connor, Treasurer: Killian McCarthy, Secretary: Maura Mahony, Senior Engineer: Conor O’Toole, Junior Engineer: Shane McGrath, PRO: Kate Cunningham, Webmaster: Jimmer Reynolds, Ents: Dan “DJ Stitch” Alvey and Ameneties: Davy Kehoe. If you didn’t get on the committee but still very much want to get involved in Trinity FM next year, then sign up in fresher’s week and head along to the EGM where editors for shows are nominated. Thank you to everyone who listened in and took part over the year. Trinity FM will be back on air September 21st. Mark it in your calender! Thanks for making this website of the year and never forget Trinity FM Loves You! |
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Trinity FM AGM It would be great to see everyone that has appeared on a show or been involved in some way over the past year to be there. Refreshments will be provided as always and it guarantees to be a great night! |
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Welcome to the Website of the Year Also TFM are hosting a Gran Casino gig in Whelans on Monday night, 13th of April. Following the release last June of their ‘Sun Music’ EP, Gran Casino were described by Phantom’s Sinead Ni Mhorda as ‘one of Dublin’s hidden gems’. Recent successes include victory in the UCD Battle of the Bands and a much-praised support slot with US alt. rockers Tilly and the Wall. Doors are at 8pm and its €7 in. (Late Bar too!) |
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Final Reverb Special guests include a selection of Trinity’s more veteraned festival-goers, and burgeoning songwriter Matt Martin. |
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So it has come to this… |
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Timetable |
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Broadcast Week and Table Quiz! |
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Big Election show The podcasts are up check out the podcast section! |
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ReverB Podcasts |
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Broadcast Party and News Reading Courses Fri 30th and Sat 31st Jan ‘09 ALSO there will be a News Reading course for all those interested with the one and only Dave Dennehy up in the studio.This is a great opportunity for anyone who wants to get a bit of radio training or a pick up some news reading skills. If you are interested in doing this course e-mail TFM’s news editor Davy on davykehoe@hotmail.com | |
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Broadcast Week! Mon 26th – Fri 30th Jan ‘09 | |
Refreshers Ball!
Tuesday the 6th of January is Refreshers Ball night in Sugar Club. Tickets are available from Trinity FM committee members, or from 2-4 in the studio (see ‘contact us’ for studio location) on Tuesday. Its a promising night arrive early to get a good seat…
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Merry Christmas Everyone! |
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ReverB |
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Timetable is up! |
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Streaming Wednesday 5th of November |
Daft Punk night!
Tfm’s Daft Punk night is on next Wednesday the 29th of October in club XXI on D’Olier St. You can buy tickets for 5 quid from the stands set up in the Hamilton and Arts Block. Fancy dress is optional. Its going to be a great night, you’d be mad to miss it.
Hope to see you there!
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Show Schedule for 27th-31st October To see more on some of our shows, check out the Shows |
Production Courses
There will be a crash course in production in the Radio Station on Friday during lunch time. You’ll be shown how to use every piece of equipment in the studio that you could imagine or just the basics if thats all you want. Don’t worry about missing the second most important meal of the day because we’ll be supplying tasty pizza for all those who attend. It’s on from 1-2pm this Friday the 24th.
Also Welcome to our newest member of the committee, Linda. She is taking over from Andrew who will be dearly missed.
TFM EGM
Trinity FM EGM on Next Wednesday, October 15th, in the Arts Block room 3074 at 7 pm
For introductions and the likes. We will be looking for editors for current affairs, music, irish, film and sports. Also the position of Treasurer on the committee will be nominated and elected. If you have any friends who want to sign up or you yourself missed out on signing during freshers week then you’re very welcome to come along, hopefully there will be a bit of social banter afterwards, hope to see you then!
(Room 3074 is two floors up in the Arts block, its a bit of a maze up there so just look for the signs…)
Show Page Updates
Check out the Shows page to see our many new show pages. Check out especially JimJams page. There’s plenty there to see and do, links, articles on bands, playlists… it’s definitely worth the visit, thanks to Jimmer for the contribution.
You can still submit your own page for your show, just go the Setup Page for more…
Freshers’ Week Schedule
Fresher’s Week Schedule can be found here. Check it out to see when your favourite shows are on. Even click on some shows to read more about them!
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Nick Longworth Ents Officer Interview Trinity’s very own Ents Officer, Nick Longworth, gives us an interview on the many events and ideas he has for this years Fresher’s Week and the upcoming year. To find out whats in store go to our Podcast section above right now! |
New ‘Shows’ section
After much fuss and hard work. There is now a web page for every Trinity FM show that wants one. We encourage everyone with a regular show to set one up, especially those who do the thursday night streams. Having a web page set up will allow visitors of the site to see what type of show you have and to view your playlist, links and whatever else you put up there. Follow the link on the Shows tab to find out more! oooooh!
FRESHERS WEEK BROADCAST!
Hey everybody, applications are open now for our Fresher’s Week Broadcast starting Monday 29th of September.
If you’re signed up to our mailing list check your e-mails for more details on applying.
And watch this space for details on what we’ll be up to in Freshers Week.
Welcome to a new-look Trinity FM site in the making,
I know the colour is awful but that is one of the many things that is still to be sorted out on this site
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| Reverb | If not now, When? | Conor(s) Show | She’s Fresh | An Seo Gaelach |
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| Special K Show | Badger and Bodger | JimJams Show | Brown Ink | News |
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| The Book Club | Setup your own page! | O’Brien’s Breakfast Show |
Here are images from the studio updated every 30s. For live stream in college see below.
LIVE STREAM
If you’re in College or have some crazily fast connection you can watch us live here:
Presenter Cam
Listen
Click here to Listen (Windows Media Player)
If this doesn’t work right-click on this link and click ‘Save Target As…’ save it to your desktop and then open Windows Media Player, Go to File -> Open…, then open tcdfm.asx saved on the desktop and enjoy!
Or Tune in now on 97.3FM in Dublin City.
Windows Media Player and a broadband connection are required to listen to the stream.
On a Mac
To listen on a Mac, you’ll probably need three things.
1. Windows Media Player 9, and if you don’t have it, Stuff it to install it.
2. Flip for Mac.
3. Authoxy
Install all three apps, setup your college network settings and password in authoxy. In media player, set the proxy as ‘localhost’ on port ‘8080′, now go to system preferences to launch then start authoxy. Finally copy the ‘listen’ link above, open windows media player and click ‘file’, ‘open url’, paste in the address and click ‘ok’.
Text Us
Don’t forget to text us in on 53377 with “TFM” at the start of your message to send in your requests/comments/complaints.
You can also call us live on air, on 01 896 3883.
If we’re on air you can text us in on 53377 with “TFM” at the start of your message to send in your requests/comments/complaints.
You can also call us live on air, on 01 896 3883.
Find us online at
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We are located at the top of House 6 in Trinity College,
If you want to apply for a show scroll down to the very bottom of this page.
If you want to contact us on Live on Air or just contact us for any reason at all fill in the contact form below.
Or if you want to just have a bit of a banter, go on the Trinity FM Forum.
Contact Form
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Apply for a show!
Unsurprisingly for an educational institution that dates back to the late sixteenth century, Trinity College is home to its fair share of myths and rumours. Nobody is quite sure if passing under the campanile will result in ultimate failure in the end of year exams, yet very few are confident enough to put the theory to the test. Likewise, for the past couple of years, there have been vicious rumours circulating, suggesting that there is in fact a student radio station operating out of a secret location in the college grounds. Up until last year, nobody really seemed to know how legal this venture was, or who was involved in its shady dealings, or even how to tune in to its fabled ‘broadcasts’. It seemed that, despite the cunning machinations of its dedicated supporters, this ‘radio station’ was doomed to remain the black sheep of the TCD student media family.
However, at the start of the 2006/2007 academic year, a radical overhaul of the society’s management and organization was put in place; suddenly, the name ‘Trinity FM’ was being murmured ever louder and with increasing frequency. Fast forward to May 2007, and the CSC’s annual end of year awards, at which the society was presented with the dual honours of Best Medium Society and Best Individual Contribution (for its chairperson, Brendan McGuirk). Now, with the society’s profile on the up and up, Trinity FM appears to have been written out of folklore and into the day-to-day life of TCD students.
The story of the journey is as remarkable as the society’s unprecedented success of last year. Trinity’s student radio station was originally created in 1998 as a joint venture between a few enthusiasts and the SU Ents Officer. Initially intended as medium to cover RAG week and other big student events, the station was broadcast from the Ents office in House 6 with the aid of some rented equipment. However, following the success of this venture, a significant grant from the Central Societies Committee in 2000 led to the birth of the D.U. Radio Society. These much needed funds allowed for the creation of a brand new studio at the top of House 6, fitted with high-tech broadcast equipment, and the installation of a permanent aerial on the side on one of Trinity’s beloved chimneys. Since then, the station has operated on a temporary broadcasting licence granted by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, allowing it to broadcast on 97.3 FM and online at www.trinityfm.com for six weeks in the year.
As with any radio station, a large portion of Trinity FM’s programming is dedicated to music. However, as a station run completely by students, Trinity FM finds itself in the enviable position of being completely free to play the music that its DJs want to play and that its listeners want to hear. So whether you come in search of some Scandinavian folk-pop, or a little bit of Balkan trance, or even Kanye’s latest hit, you can be assured that you will find it on Trinity FM. In addition, last year saw a massive increase in the number of live guests who graced us with their presence in the Trinity FM studios. Somehow, the station managed to pack the likes of David Kitt, Republic of Loose, Director, The Immediate, The Blizzards and Messiah J & The Expert all into the short space of six broadcast weeks. With many of the bands performing rare acoustic interpretations of their hits, Trinity FM felt it was only fair to make these sessions available for those who can’t help but have a second listen. Check out www.trinityfm.com/podcast for further details (if you only have time to listen to one, The Immediate’s acoustic performances of ‘A Ghost In This House’ and ‘Stop And Remember’ as part of TFM Reverb are really not to be missed).
However, Trinity FM is far from just a music jukebox, and is also committed to bringing cutting-edge current affairs programmes, dedicated Irish language shows, a film magazine, and news and sports bulletins to its student listenership. With a regular prime-time slot from 5pm – 6.30pm every day of the week, the Trinity FM current affairs team is not afraid to shy away from the pressing issues of modern society. However, it was an issue closer to home that brought the current affairs team their success last year, as David Traynor’s profile of the candidates for the TCDSU presidency was nominated for a coveted Student Media award. With the run-up to US electoral primaries on the cards in 2007/2008, as well as a renewed focus on recurring issues such as immigration and abortion, the Trinity FM current affairs slot really is an excellent opportunity for the TCD student body to have their say. The team are regularly on-campus in search of student input for studio debates and discussions- you have been warned!
With dedicated programming hours in every area from film to sport to music to current affairs, Trinity FM is guaranteed to hold something for everybody, a factor which has played an important role in the station’s success thus far. This year, TFM will be picking up where it left off last year, with its sights set on bigger and better things. 2008/2009 looks set to be the year of big-name guests from the music industry, harder-hitting documentaries, even more CD and concert giveaways and who knows, maybe even that elusive Smedia!
Trinity FM will be broadcasting on the week beginning September 29th. The station broadcasts on 97.3 FM and online on www.trinityfm.com. If you would like to get involved in the station in any capacity – as the presenter of your very own show, or as a producer or an editor or contact the station at trinityfm@csc.tcd.ie
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