Mayo
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.
Radio Radio: archiving Irish radio broadcasts since 2002
This recording is by kind courtesy of Ian Biggar
Independent Radio Mayo’s final minutes on air as a new law came into force outlawing pirate stations.
From December 31st 1988 this is Andrew Ryan on air saying goodbye to the station’s listeners. The recording starts at 10.42pm
This is Alternative Radio West, the Mayo-based pirate station, which broadcast from Ballina. This recording was made on January 26th 1982 from 265metres and features the end of Tommy Murphy’s show, and he is followed by Éamonn Brooks from 11am.
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