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Radio station in Bristol
BCfm
or
Bristol Community FM
is a
community
radio station
broadcasting to the
City of Bristol
in the
United Kingdom
on 93.2 FM. BCfm started broadcasting on 26 March 2007. This followed many years of community development and radio projects in Bristol, such as radio19 (the New Deal for Communities),
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Commonwealth fm and B200fm (Celebration of Brunel's life).
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During the summer period of 2009, BCFM used funding provided by the
Youth Opportunities Fund
to build a brand new studio to cater to the growing number of presenters working at the station. Studio 2, also known as "Blue Studio," was built next to the current Studio 1 and allows live presenting from either studio with both having the ability to pre-record shows.
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BCfm broadcasts in nine different languages and aims to represent the whole of Bristol and Bristol life. A significant amount of local music is played. Broadcasts are webcasts, and several of podcasts are available on the website.
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Broadcasts to the local
Somali
,
Polish
and
Spanish-speaking
communities also feature.
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In addition, BCfm programming is carried by
BBC Radio Bristol
overnight at weekends.
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Programming
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Ujima Radio
and BCFM joined forces in 2013 to launch the One Love Breakfast Show, a joint venture which broadcasts across both stations during weekdays, and in the same year was awarded ‘The Best Idea Into Action Award’ from VOSCUR.
Awards
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Radio Station Awards
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Award
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2010
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Best Small Station in the South West (Nations & Regions Awards)
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2013
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The Best Idea Into Action Award (VOSCUR)
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2013
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Improving People's Lives Award (BME Community Award)
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2014
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Best Small Station in the South West (Nations & Regions Awards)
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2014
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Best Small Station in the South West (Nations & Regions Awards)
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