BCfm to offer free DAB radios for over 50s to help tackle loneliness
BCfm is offering free DAB radios to vulnerable older people living in Bristol. ** Update 26th Jan 2021 – These have now all been claimed** It comes as hundreds of thousands of people in the city are once more ordered to stay at home and isolate from their friends and families because of the Coronavirus […]
Tributes pour in for Christina
Tributes have been flooding in following the death of Bcfm Radio’s Christina Robino on Sunday 18th October 2020. Bristol Community FM’s CEO Pat Hart made the announcement on social media yesterday after learning of Christina’s passing part way through his Shades Of Soul Show on the station.“ Some things are just more important and I […]
New BCfm local history podcast launched
Bristol is more than Brunel, balloons and toppling statues of Edward Colston BCfm last week announced that we are launching ‘12 Communities 1 Bristol’ – a new local oral history podcast from Marcus Smith, in partnership with Bristol 24/7, Bristol Museums, Bristol Archives, UWE Bristol and funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Each of the 12 episodes […]
NEW LOCKDOWN SCHEDULE
Bristol’s first Community radio Station launches emergency schedule in light of Covid 19 lockdown Bcfm Radio has acted swiftly following new emergency restrictions for members of the public during the Coronavirus pandemic. The schedule which included over 70 different shows involving volunteers from across the city had become impossible to operate due to the new […]
STUDIO 1 TO REOPEN AFTER FIRE
Press Notice 30th January 2020 BRISTOL RADIO STATION RE-OPENS STUDIO AFTER DEVASTATING FIRE Bcfm Radio have chosen Bob Marley’s Birthday to re-open their main studio following a devastating fire in August this year. The community radio station that has been described as an “integral part of Bristol” has struggled to provide a full live service […]
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
12 Communities 1 Bristol – A Local Heritage Project Fancy helping to make a radio documentary? Would you like to help create a podcast? We need volunteers to help produce audio content on the oral history of 12 different Bristol neighbourhoods for local radio and podcasts. BENEFITS – FREE 1 day professional training on audio production and interviewing skills […]
MAIN BCFM STUDIO DEVASTATED BY FIRE
We are devastated to announce our studio and most of our broadcast equipment at Easton Community Centre has been destroyed. The fire broke out during a live broadcast of our Silversound Show at approx 11am this morning – thankfully neither our presenter Tony nor anyone else in the building was injured. The whole building was […]
New Creative Producer Role
Bristol Community FM (BCFM) wishes to appoint a Creative Producer who is passionate about heritage and community radio, and keen to make a difference for underrepresented groups and communities in Bristol. You will be a confident ambassador for the organisation, responsible for the end-to-end delivery of heritage related content for radio and digital platforms. You […]
St Paul’s Carnival Broadcast with BBC & Ujima
Once again Bcfm Radio, Ujima radio & BBC Radio Bristol broadcasted together for a three hour “tri-cast” across the regions from midday from various vantage points across the event. Pete Simpson, DJ Style & BCfm radio’s Pat Hart mingled with the crowds and joined the procession whilst Sandra Green & Harriet Robinson were stationed by […]
BRISTOL DIVERSITY AWARDS DEADLINE EXTENDED
The 3rd annual Bristol Diversity Awards ceremony has been announced for Saturday 18th May to be held once again at the Mercure Holland House Hotel in Bristol. Last year’s sold out event was hailed as a real testament to Bristol’s commitment to all strands of diversity with an array of local people being honoured and […]
