From the morning of November 5th 1987 this is a recording of The Breakfast Club from Energy 103 with Pat Courtenay, Bob Gallico and Lisa Moore, plus the usual array of comic characters.
We join the show on 103.0MHz from 7.50am.
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This is Energy 103’s Breakfast Club with Pat Courtenay, Bob Gallico and Lisa Moore.
The recording was made from 8.30am on November 11th 1987 off 103FM.
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This recording is by very kind courtesy of Jess Codd
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From November 18th 1987 this is a recording of a brand new but very familiar radio station in Dublin. Radio Nova was back from the dead with live programming following a few days on test on 99.9MHz.
We join Niall McGowan from 9.08am.
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November 25th 1987 was a historic day in Irish radio as it seen the merger of Energy 103 with the recently relaunched Radio Nova. Nova had reappeared on the Dublin FM band a couple of weeks earlier – 20 months after the hugely successful station had ceased broadcasting.
Here we have a selection of recordings from the day, starting with a short snippet from the morning’s Breakfast Club.
08:34-Breakfast Club
Then, on the mid-morning show, Niall McGowan is sitting in for Tony McKenzie.
11:20-Niall McGowan
12:15-Niall McGowan & Cassidy Jones
Following the news Tony McKenzie took over from Niall and Cassidy was still in the studio.
The bulk of this recording was made near Blackpool and as the day progresses interference increases. Where possible we’ve switched to a locally made FM recording, meaning parts of this segment is airchecked.
13:05 Tony McKenzie & Cassidy Jones
15:50 Tony & Cassidy airchecked
At 6pm Dublin Today made its return…
18: 00 Dublin Today – Airchecked
From 7.55pm this is John O’Hara
19: 55 John O’Hara
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Following on from the merger between Energy 103 and Radio Nova which took place the day before, this is a selection of recordings from the ‘new’ station’s first full day on the air.
Right: The Evening Herald welcomes Radio Nova back onto the airwaves. Click to read…
From November 26th 1987 we start with the first link from Liam Coburn at midnight.
Then from 6.45am Liam introduces the new look Breakfast Club with Cassidy Jones joining Bob Gallico and Lisa Moore from 7am.
And then we have the former Breakfast Clubber, Pat Courtenay, from 11.11am.
00:00 Liam Coburn opens his show
06:45 Liam Coburn leads in to Breakfast Club
11:11 Pat Courtenay
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Following on from the merger between Energy 103 and Radio Nova which took place two days previous, this is a recording of the Breakfast Club with Cassidy Jones, Bob Gallico and Lisa Moore from Friday, November 27th 1987.
The programme is part-airchecked.
08:34 Airchecks
09:07 As broadcast
09:50 Airchecks
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Main recording by kind courtesy of Jess Codd