John O’Hara for Dublin pirate station Energy 103 from January 19th 1987. This FM recording starts at 7.27pm.
1987
BOYNESIDE RADIO January 23rd 1987
This is a recording of Heady Eddie on air for Boyneside Radio in Drogheda, Co Louth from 4pm on January 23rd 1987
WEST COAST RADIO January 24th 1987
This recording comes from West Coast Radio in Sligo and is taken off 1143kHz on January 24th 1987 at lunchtime.
While you’re listening you are invited to visit the West Coast Radio station page and if there’s anything you can add to it please get in touch.
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WBEN February 20th 1987
From February 20th 1987 this is a recording of WBEN off 98FM. Rob Allen is on air from 6.25pm.
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LLCR February 23rd 1987
From February 23rd 1987 this is LLCR, the Dublin pirate based in the heart of the Liberties area of the city centre. The recording runs from 4.30pm through to 11pm and features ‘Tony’ at 4.30pm; Eddie O’Neill from 5pm; Tony Allan from 7pm and Derek Evans from 9pm.
Listen to ‘Tony’ from 4.30pm
Listen to Eddie O’Neill from 5pm
Listen to Tony Allan from 7pm
Listen to Derek Evans from 9pm
Listen to the whole evening with the music stripped out
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ICBS February 26th 1987
This is a recording of Barbara O’Toole on the religious Dublin pirate station Irish Christian Broadcasting Service from February 1987.
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Nitesky 96FM February 26th 1987
From February 1987 this is a recording of Nitesky 96, the alter-ego of nighttime service from Dublin’s aternative music pirate Capitol Radio, broadcasting on 95.8MHz. Nick Carney is on air with his early evening show.
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RADIO RAINBOW INTERNATIONAL March 22nd 1987
This is edition 45 of Kieran Murray’s Free Radio Show on the SW station Radio Rainbow International from March 22nd 1987. It was recorded from their local 1521kHz MW outlet based in Louth.
This recording is with thanks to Gary Hogg
DONEGAL COMMUNITY RADIO April 8th 1987
This is a recording of Donegal Community Radio from April 8th 1987 which was recorded off 99.8MHz FM. Based in Letterkenny, they were also on 103MHz, and 945kHz MW.
Pat McGrath is on air from 5pm.
While you’re listening you are invited to visit the Donegal Community Radio station page and if there’s anything you can add to it please get in touch
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WRKY 103 April 17th 1987
Kerry pirate Rocky 103 on April 17th – Good Friday 1987.
RADIO WEST April 19th 1987
An edition of Radio West’s Anorak Show with Captain West and Don Allen hosting. This episode features an extensive interview with Heddy Eddie who talks about a raid on Radio Boyneside which had taken place earlier in the week.
Boyneside Radio
From Drogheda in Louth this is Boyneside Radio on 1305kHz with Dermot Kearns asking the questions days after the station was raided. This recording starts at 12.05pm.
Following DK Asks The Questions, Heddy Eddie presents the Double Top 10 Show from 1.30pm.
These recordings are with kind courtesy of Gary Hogg
Energy 103
Darad commented on the above recording:
Check out that audio. I am pretty sure that was me that put in that request for us down at Fast Food Ranelagh as that’s where I worked at the time and we always phoned in requests to Energy. Sometimes I’d cycle down there and get goodies thrown down to me from the third floor whilst Rick Dees was on!
ENERGY 103 May 8th 1987
This is Alan Burns on air for Dublin pirate Energy 103 from May 8th 1987. This recording starts at 9.35am.
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RADIO RAINBOW INTERNATIONAL
This is Kieran Murray’s Free Radio Show on the SW station Radio Rainbow International from May 10th 1987. It was recorded from their local 1521kHz MW outlet based in Louth.
This is edition number 49 and features an interview with Heddy Eddie about the raid on Boyneside Radio which had happened a few weeks earlier.
This recording is with thanks to Gary Hogg
Energy 103
Morning programmes from Dublin superpirate Energy 103 on May 13th 1987, starting at 6.50am.
First on air is Pat Courtenay, with Lisa Moore on news. At 9.30am Alan Burns takes over and at midday Tony McKenzie kicks off the afternoon.
RADIO RAINBOW INTERNATIONAL
This is edition 51 of Kieran Murray’s Free Radio Show on the SW station Radio Rainbow International which was broadcast on May 24th 1987. It was recorded from their local 1521kHz MW outlet based in Louth.
This recording is with kind courtesy of Gary Hogg
ZEE 103 June 27th 1987
This is a recording of the Louth pirate radio station Zee 103 from June 27th 1987.
The station was based in Omeath, very close to the Northern Irish border, and was specifically aimed at a mid-Ulster audience.
This recording was off 103.25MHz and starts at 5pm.
HORIZON RADIO July 10th 1987
This is a recording of Mike Richardson on his last mid-morning show for Horizon Radio in Kerry.
It is dated July 10th 1987 and starts at 9.48am.
As you’re listening you are invited to visit the Horizon Radio station page and if you can add to the history (factually or anecdotally) or if there’s anything else you can contribute such as photos or recordings, please get in touch.
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HITS 954 July 23rd 1987
From July 23rd 1987 this is Limerick pop music pirate Hits 954.
In the first recording, Dave Shearer is on the air from 8.40am and Kevin Nelson reads the 9am News.
And from later that day, starting at just after midday, Mark Warner is the afternoon presenter.
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THE SOUND CHANNEL September 2nd 1987
This is a recording of Sound Channel FM, the Limerick pirate radio station, from September 1987.
Starting at 1.20pm, Darren O’Brien – who was also the station’s Programme Controler – is at the mic.
Then from 2pm, there’s a debut show from Frank Johnson.
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This recording is courtesy of Ian Biggar
RADIO RAINBOW INTERNATIONAL
This is edition 53 of Kieran Murray’s Free Radio Show on the SW station Radio Rainbow International which was broadcast on September 6th 1987. It was recorded from their local 1521kHz MW outlet based in Louth.
This recording is with thanks to Gary Hogg
Independent Radio Mayo September 11th 1987
This is a recording of Independent Radio Mayo from the afternoon of September 11th 1987.
Taken from 96MHz FM in Castlebar, Kevin Maque is on air from 4pm.
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RAIDIÓ LUIMNÍ September 24th 1987
This is a recording of Raidió Luimní (Radio Limerick) from September 1987.
It features John ‘The Man’ Frawley on his lunchtime show from 1pm
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WBEN October 1st 1987
This is a recording of WBEN off 98FM. from the start of October 1987.
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ENERGY 103 December 18th 1987
This recording of The Breakfast Club with Cassidy Jones, Bob Gallico and Lisa Moore was made on the morning Energy 103 restored their old moniker following a month of having an identity crisis which confused listeners, and presenters alike!
Energy Power 103 had merged with the new Radio Nova in the last week of November to become Nova Power 103, but a legal challenge over the use of the Nova name forced them to change again so they identified as Power 103FM for a couple of weeks.
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