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Saturday afternoon on early Sunshine Radio

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Saturday afternoon on early Sunshine Radio
Back L-R: Robbie Robinson and Stevie Dunne and below Tom Hardy in the early days (courtesy Pat Herbert).

The Dublin pirate Sunshine Radio marked its first summer on air in 1981. In this recording from a sunny Saturday afternoon that year, first up is Tom Hardy (RIP) with the Sunshine Survey chart countdown. He is followed by Jim Kenny with the Golden Oldies Session. Radio Nova had just gone on the air, beginning a period of great rivalry between the two big stations. Sunshine would survive until the end, not closing until 30th December 1988.

The tape was made from 531 kHz AM, announcing 539 metres, from 1443-1529 on Saturday 11th July. It is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection.

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Midnight Megamix and All-Night Sunshine on Sunshine Radio

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Midnight Megamix and All-Night Sunshine on Sunshine Radio
Original Sands Hotel logo from 1980s (courtesy Maria Ginty).

Sunshine Radio (1980-1988) was located in the Sands Hotel in Portmarnock, which also housed the popular Tamango’s nightclub. Adverts for the club were heard on Sunshine and the station regularly broadcast from there. First up in this recording is Jim Kenny with the end of his weekly Midnight Megamix live from Tamango’s. News at 0200 is read by Stephen Plunkett, who is followed by Barry (Éamon) Falvey, with All-Night Sunshine.

The recording was made from 101.5 FM on Saturday 17th August 1985 between 0135-0220 and is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection.

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Midnight Megamix from Tamango’s on Sunshine Radio

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Midnight Megamix from Tamango's on Sunshine Radio
Sunshine sticker from 1985 (Anoraks Ireland Collection).

Sunshine Radio (1980-1988) was located behind the Sands Hotel in Portmarnock on the north Dublin coast. The hotel itself and the adjoining Tamango’s nightclub were regular advertisers on Sunshine, and the station frequently broadcast live club nights from Tamango’s at the weekend.

Midnight Megamix from Tamango's on Sunshine Radio
Advert for Sands Hotel including Tamango’s logo in the Sunshine Review 1985 (courtesy DX Archive).

This recording from just before Christmas 1985 features part of the Midnight Megamix with Jim Kenny (RIP), broadcast live from Tamango’s. News is read by Joyce Jackson, who would go to to work in RTÉ in the 1990s. The recording was made from 101.5 FM from 0049-1037 on Sunday 15th December 1985 and is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection.