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Early Cork series: weekend shows on Radio City

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Early Cork series: weekend shows on Radio City
John Ashford at Radio City in 1980 or 1981 (courtesy Lilian O’Donoghue).

This recording features weekend shows on Cork pirate Radio City in summer 1981. Up first is John Ashford (RIP) with the final part of his Saturday Nightbeat show. He is followed by Jamie Roberts, who takes a call from fellow DJ Pat O’Rourke who is in hospital! Of interest is the advert for Fianna Fáil in advance of the election the following week. The final section is part of a chart show.

The tape begins at around 2200 on Saturday 6th June 1981 but is partially airchecked. The chart show is probably from the following day, 7th June. Thanks to Lilian O’Donoghue for the donation.   

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Early Cork series: summer Saturday on Radio City

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Early Cork series: summer Saturday on Radio City
Jamie Roberts at Radio City in summer 1981 (courtesy Lilian O’Donoghue).

This recording of Cork pirate Radio City features Pat O’Rourke (Smurf) on a Saturday morning in summer 1981, followed by the start of Paul Cassidy’s show. The recording begins around 1020 but is partially airchecked. Paul announces 189 metres (1584 kHz) but this is likely to be a mistake as there is no log of Radio City on that frequency although by July 1981 it had moved to 1243 kHz, announcing 240 metres. The second half features Jamie Roberts with his Midnight Serenade show.

The tape was made from 88.4 FM on 13th June 1981 and is courtesy of Lilian O’Donoghue.