More from oldies station Swinging Radio Impulse

More from oldies station Swinging Radio Impulse
The late John Steele (Carl Turner) in Swinging Radio Impulse (courtesy Anoraks Ireland Collection).

Swinging Radio Impulse was a hobby station specialising in oldies. On air in 1987 and 1988, it broadcast at night and at weekends on 95.89 FM from Galway city centre with just 5 watts of power. This recording from 2044-2130 on 21st November 1987 features the late John Steele (on-air name Carl Turner) presenting a live show. There’s a real hobby feel to the programme with plenty of reverb in idents and even live voiceovers. John also mocks the midlands station Radio West which was then available on a local Galway relay and there’s a request for the late Keith York of large Galway station Coast 103.

This recording is from the Anoraks Ireland Tapes Collection, donated to us by Paul Davidson.