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9th August 202111th August 2021

Declan Meehan and Stevie Dunne on Sunshine Radio

This early recording of Sunshine Radio features two big names in the radio business since the 1970s, Declan Meehan and Stevie Dunne (Stevie Gordon). Made from 531 kHz AM (announcing 539 metres) from 1323-1410 on 12^th February 1981, Declan’s lunchtime programme includes the Call and Collect competition based on a car registration number and various adverts, including one for the Sands Hotel in Portmarnock where Sunshine was based. Declan is followed at 2pm by Stevie, who had previously worked at the offshore station Radio Caroline. He would go on to work in other Irish pirates such as Radio Nova and South Coast Radio in Cork. Listen here to an interview with Declan about his radio career from his time at Sunshine.

There is some co-channel interference on this recording as it was made in Scotland by Ken Baird, outside the core Sunshine AM area. Thanks to John Breslin for the donation.

6th August 202129th July 2021

Non-stop music on KISS FM 102.7

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This is another recording of Radio Nova offshoot KISS FM from 102.7 made by British radio enthusiast Leon Tipler during one of his visits to Dublin to document the Irish pirate scene. It was made from 2138-2310 on 12^th September 1982 and features continuous music with station IDs. Nova’s news service, read by Siobhán Purcell, is also broadcast by KISS but presented as ‘Independent Radio News’.

The recording is from the Leon Tipler Tapes Collection, donated to us by Steve England.

4th August 20212nd May 2024

Early KISS FM programming

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This is an early broadcast of KISS FM on 102.7 from 2130-2259 on September 11^th 1982, just a few days after the station’s launch. There are a few links by an unidentified DJ, but the style is mostly the clutter-free format for which Nova and its offshoots would gain popularity at various times. Nova’s news service is now known as ‘Independent Radio News’ and is carried by both stations at 10pm. It is read by Bryan Dobson, who retired from RTÉ in 2024. Clearly KISS FM was still experiencing teething problems as the news jingle fires unexpectedly and there is dead air for a few seconds in the final half hour.

This recording is from the Leon Tipler Tapes Collection, donated to us by Steve England.

28th July 202123rd July 2021

Declan Meehan’s brekkie trekkie on Radio Nova

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This is a recording of Radio Nova made by British radio enthusiast Leon Tipler on 14^th September 1982 during one of his visits to Dublin. Recorded from 88 FM from 0911-0956, it features part of the ‘brekkie trekkie’ with Declan Meehan. The music mix is mellow and presented in Nova’s pioneering ‘clutterfree’ format . The late Terry Wogan’s voice is heard on a well-known advert for Bargaintown. News headlines are read by Sybil Fennell and the job spot is also aired.

This recording is from the Leon Tipler Tapes Collection, donated to us by Steve England.

24th July 20212nd May 2024

Colm Hayes on Radio Nova

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This is a recording of Colm Hayes on his Saturday afternoon show on 9^th October 1982 from 1530-1609. Ads include the Sunday World newspaper, the Nova Country Club in Rathfarnham and the Savoy Cinema. Bryan Dobson, who went on to become one of RTÉ’s best-known journalists, voices an ad for pub lunches. There are sports results during Colm’s show and again after the 4pm news which is read by Cogey Clarke.

This recording was made from 88 FM near Belfast and hence the slight hiss, but it shows how far the Nova FM signal travelled in those days. We thank Paul Buckle for this donation.