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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Radio Retro: archiving Irish radio broadcasts in collaboration with Gary Hogg
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
Radio Retro: archiving Irish radio broadcasts since 2002
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 having commenced earlier. We join Niall McGowan from 9.15am.
Radio Retro: archiving Irish radio broadcasts since 2002
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 Niall McGowan and Cassidy Jones on Energy Power 103FM from 12.30pm leading up to the merger. We also have a few airchecks from the rest of the day giving a flavour of the mood at the station.
12:30: As broadcast
12: 30 Airchecked
15: 50 Mainly Airchecked
18: 00 Dublin Today – Airchecked
19: 55 John O’Hara
Niall McGowan:- Wow. Thank you for the memories we were all so happy in those days. “FREE” to play DJ and just have fun. In hindsight, we did not know just how much freedom and fun we had. I have always considered myself to be lucky to be on such great stations with such great people. Thanks.
Radio Retro: archiving Irish radio broadcasts since 2002
Radio Retro: archiving Irish radio broadcasts since 2002 Main recording by kind courtesy of Jess Codd
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