Nova Power 103 December 3rd 1987
This is Pat Courtenay around lunchtime on Nova Power 103FM from December 3rd 1987. Teena Gates and Bob Gallico are on News and also help with comic inserts.
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Nova Power 103 December 7th 1987
From Monday December 7th 1987 this is Pat Courtenay on Nova Power 103FM. The recording starts at 12.40pm and was made off 103.0MHz. Bob Gallico and Teena Gates read the News.
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From December 10th 1987, this is Pat Courtenay from 1.30pm on Nova Power 103FM. Teena Gates is on News.
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This recording is courtesy of Jess Codd; photo thanks to Mike Mahon
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From Radio Nova’s short-lived return to Dublin’s FM band this is a recording of Rick Dee’s Weekly Top 40 from December 12th 1987. Starting at midday, this episode features Bruce Vidal sitting in for Rick.
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From December 14th 1987, this is a recording of…emmm…..Power 103?!! It had previously been called Nova Power 103 following a merger between Energy and Radio Nova on November 25th, just a few weeks earlier.
An injunction had been granted to the receiver of the original Radio Nova restraining the team behind the newly merged station from using the name.
These snippets are from Pat Courtenay’s show which was on air not long after the court decision became effective.
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The photo is with thanks to Mike Mahon
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This is Energy 103 from December 18th 1987 featuring The Breakfast Club from 9am followed by Pat Courtenay from 11am-2pm.
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 had been identifying as Power 103 since the start of this particular week.
Breakfast Club as broadcast
Breakfast Club airchecked
Pat Courtenay
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From Monday, December 21st 1987, this recording features a few snippets from Pat Courtenay’s show on Energy 103, which started at 11am.
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From Christmas Day 1987, this is Cassidy Jones (pictured) on Energy 103 from 7.45am.
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Photograph by kind courtesy of Mike Mahon
From New Year’s Eve in 1987, this recording features Peter Madison on breakfast duty for Southside 95, who were broadcasting on 94.9MHz to Dublin.
This recording is with thanks to Ian Biggar
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