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Northeast series: Boyneside Radio

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Northeast series: Boyneside Radio
Boyneside’s FM mast at owner Eobain McDonnell’s home at Tullyesker near Drogheda (photo courtesy Ian Biggar/DX Archive).

The English DJ Peter Madison (RIP) was a familiar voice on the Irish pirates in the 1980s and spent a period at Boyneside Radio in its early days. Here he is on Boyneside on 10th October 1980 from 1200-1230 presenting the John Collins sponsored programme. John Collins’s hardware and general store on Shop Street was an iconic Drogheda institution. Peter invites listeners to spot a mistake in Collins’s window to be in with a chance of winning a £5 voucher! With plenty of interest from listeners, it’s clear this was a popular programme.

Northeast series: Boyneside Radio
Peter Madison at Radio Nova (courtesy DX Archive).

There is some audio leakage on the recording which may be linked to the age of the cassette. Otherwise sound quality is good so this may have been recorded from the local FM transmitter or be a studio copy.

Thanks to Ian Biggar for the donation of this recording.