All we hear is...

Stargal · 19-10-2004 5:28pm #1

If you get a chance, listen in to Trinity FM 97.3 or live on the net at http://www.trinityfm.com all this week - it's probably our biggest broadcast week ever, way more shows than we've ever had before so it'd be great to get more people listening in. It's on air 9am-midnight each day this week, loads of different shows on, including music, news, comedy, film etc... And let us know what you think too!!

Agent Smith · 19-10-2004 5:31pm

can i plug for when i'm on it?

Stargal · 19-10-2004 5:32pm

Why not? When are you going to be on Trinity FM agent smith?

Agent Smith · 19-10-2004 5:33pm

ahh... i'm not going to say when i'm on, but i'll plug boards.ie....

Stargal · 19-10-2004 5:34pm

Should be pretty easy to spot you then...

Agent Smith · 19-10-2004 5:35pm

aye.... i'm in Aras an Phiarsaigh as we speak... yourself?

Stargal · 19-10-2004 5:37pm

Up in the T:FM studio. made it to two lectures today but otherwise been up here the whole time.

Agent Smith · 19-10-2004 5:40pm

stupid question: i can play mp3 files from a cd cant i?

Stargal · 19-10-2004 5:44pm

Yeah no hassle. The computer is hooked up to the system so it can play there. There's also loads of songs on iTunes/WinAmp/Media Player if you're stuck.

Agent Smith · 19-10-2004 5:46pm

perfect

can i come up?

Stargal · 19-10-2004 5:47pm

Now? Yeah if you want. I'll be leaving in the next 5 minutes but you can come have a look round. The current affairs show is on at the moment

Agent Smith · 19-10-2004 5:48pm

i'm on my way up!

ApeXaviour · 19-10-2004 5:50pm

Get stuck in!!

Agent Smith · 19-10-2004 5:50pm

*fap *fap *fap

Agent Smith · 19-10-2004 5:53pm

change of plan, come down to Aras an Phiarsaigh and say hi to me

Stargal · 19-10-2004 5:54pm

Can't, off to the hosp anois but I'll prob see you around the studio in the next few days...

Agent Smith · 19-10-2004 5:56pm

you better belive it

Stargal · 19-10-2004 5:57pm

Aye

Kevin_rc_ie · 19-10-2004 10:52pm

i've just witnessed the most blunt flirting i've ever seen in my whole life, actually just on boards. actually the only flirting i've seen on boards. anyway, may i just say take it to pm no matter how unrequited it may be.

tune into trinty fm everyone.

Agent Smith · 20-10-2004 8:28am

lets just say there will be "fun" in the studio very very soon

Funky · 20-10-2004 11:19am

okayyyyyyyyyyyy

Time Magazine · 20-10-2004 11:35am

Oh Funky, I've always loved the way you say "Okayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy".

Stargal · 20-10-2004 8:43pm

You guys...

Agent Smith · 20-10-2004 8:46pm

yes peaches?

Stargal · 20-10-2004 9:21pm

Agent Smith · 20-10-2004 9:23pm

Last night was great by the way, forgot to mention it to ya.....

Keep up the good work!

Stargal · 20-10-2004 9:31pm

*light begins to dawn*

So you're either Rodney or one of the boys who was in with Fiona... Why didn't you introduce yourself?!

Pet · 20-10-2004 10:08pm

Because he's shy, the pet.

Stargal · 20-10-2004 10:12pm

Never struck me as the shy type...

Nietzschean · 21-10-2004 1:12am

Shy, sleezy, some one of those s words?

Stargal · 21-10-2004 1:56am

That's the one. Still up here in the studio, which makes it almost 12 hours today (did make it to both my lectures though, but prob just cos I have a crush on my lecturer...). We had to turn off the transmitter so we're just on the internet talking about dubious sexual practises and random crap... i'm loving radio... but seriously need sleep

Nietzschean · 21-10-2004 11:48am

you had to turn off the transmitter?

Stargal · 21-10-2004 3:18pm

Yeah our licence only lets us broadcast from 8am - midnight for this week

but you don't need a licence to broadcast on the internet so sometimes we just keep on going after midnight (like last night)

Kevin_rc_ie · 21-10-2004 4:12pm

stargal,

how come trinityfm only gets such short periods of time to broadcast. do you have to pay a lot to broadcast more often? will they just not let you? why don't you broadcast all the time? not enough people to do it? too much work load? what are the exact times u can pick it up on a radio this week?

Kevin

Stargal · 21-10-2004 4:36pm

So many questions...

We get a temporary licence, which means we can broadcast for 30 days a year. We try and spread them out, into 6 broadcast weeks (Mon-Fri) so there's usually three in Michaelmas and three in Hillary term.

God knows it's not for lack of volunteers - we'd too many people apply for shows for this week (first time it's ever happened) so we had change the schedule to fit more shows in and there were still loads who didn't get shows

We're on 97.3FM but there's problems with the aeriel so it doesn't go that far.
The steaming on the website is way better http://www.trinityfm.com... we're on til midnight tonight and tomorrow

The hope is that at some point, if a community licence goes up for grabs, we'll put in an application for it with DCUFM and Belfield FM, with each station broadcasting for two days every single week... but that's a loooooong way off!

Kevin_rc_ie · 21-10-2004 7:02pm

so it's because they won't give you a license to broadcast more often?

do you have to pay for the temp or community license?

i was listening on the web today. some dude playing a guitar and telling jokes was interesting, the two guys talking about current affairs was a bit boring. any one else been listening to it?

ApeXaviour · 21-10-2004 8:32pm

Nope.. must remember to bring in my headphones..

Do it tommorrow cept I'm in an all day lab then goin to mayo straight from..

Nietzschean · 21-10-2004 9:19pm

uhhh 6 weeks a year, well don't that just reek of poxyness.........

ApeXaviour · 21-10-2004 10:32pm

Stargal, so is that you on the radio anois? First time tuning in btw.. Quality musak so far. The bit about christy moore being held in holyhead under the "suspician of terrorism act" was hilarious! If it is you, you're very very good..

EDIT: PLAY FRESH PRINCE OF BELAIR!!!

Stargal · 21-10-2004 10:48pm

Damn wish I could claim credit, but I'm in My Chair in the outer room of the studio... that's Louise Byrne on now, she's really excellent, knows her stuff.

(Did you hear the Fresh Prince?! Quality stuff. And that little shout out just there was for you!!)

ApeXaviour · 21-10-2004 10:49pm

haha nice one

Kevin_rc_ie · 21-10-2004 11:03pm

yeah louise is cool (don't know her, but been listening to her talk for the last 45 secs so i know she's cool).

is there anywhere in college were they have the radio on. as far as i remember it wasnt on in jcr today. it should be like i know what you did last summer and have it playing in the corridors and stuff. that would be cool.

is there a call in show. cos that could be deadly. or really bad actually.

Stargal · 21-10-2004 11:11pm

That would be so cool... but no, the pav wouldn't put it on *shakes fist in general direction of the pav* and i don't think the buttery would either but can't remember what they said to be honest. Shop in house 6 plays it sometimes, plus CSC.

It's really hard to think up a way to get loads more people in college listening. This week has been more about getting loads of new people involved than publicity, but we want to pull out the big guns for the next broadcast... there's probably no one way that will work I guess, just a matter of the hard slog of postering, stickers, flyers, writing on blackboards etc (any other ideas always welcome)

On the really rather frank sex talk show last night we got loads of emails in rather than calls - no-one really rings. We're setting up a text line for the next broadcast though...

Kevin_rc_ie · 21-10-2004 11:18pm

damn pity i missed the frank sex talk.

suppose ringing on your mobile and been on the phone for 20 minutes isn't the most financially inviting thing in the world though. you should set skype up, that would be deadly. but it's also like the newspaper things, people go around the college asking people to answer q's and then they we also want to take your photo and then they say no. so maybe dont want to ring, but rather text/mail. or post on boards......i'm sure apex would ring thou.

Kevin_rc_ie · 21-10-2004 11:30pm

oh yeah,

do you have to pay royalties to the artists you play on your station? how much is it?

anyone know?

Stargal · 21-10-2004 11:39pm

College pays money to the PPI (Phonographic Performance Ireland? something like that) every year, to cover the music played in the Buttery, Pav, offices, shops on campus etc, and the CSC throws in some money to cover us. It was about €250 for this year, covers all royalties and whatever.

ApeXaviour · 21-10-2004 11:57pm

so what exactly do u (personally) do there stargal?

Stargal · 22-10-2004 12:18am

General skivvy (also known as Chair). It's cool though, we've a big committee so everyone chips in and does loads of stuff.

Pet · 22-10-2004 1:23am

Is it too late to get involved with TFM? I meant to join up on fresher's week, but forgot.

Stargal · 22-10-2004 9:06am

PM me with your email address and I'll add you to the mailing list. Plus we're having drinks in the Eliz Rooms at 6 this evening if you want to come along... I'll be the one mainlining the alcomahol...

Agent Smith · 27-10-2004 7:54am

and mainlining the alcomahol is what you did.....

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