Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
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In this interview, broadcast historian Eddie Bohan tells John Walsh about the expansion of Radio Nova in Dublin up to 1986 and afterwards in the UK. This interview was first broadcast on Wireless on Flirt FM in June 2018.
You can hear Radio Nova airchecks and jingles here.
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On October 20th 2018 over 100 radio anoraks gathered in the Ballsbridge Hotel in Dublin. The purpose was to meet and record oral history of the pirate radio era.
John Walsh interviewed Denis Murray about his pirate radio past including the early days of Big D, Radio Nova, KISS FM (102.7) in Dublin and another KISS FM (103.7) in Monaghan.
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In this interview the late Tom Hardy speaks to John Walsh about his memories of Radio Nova including the raid of 1983, Nova’s sister station KISS FM 102.7, KISS FM (Monaghan) and his views about the current state of radio.
The interview was conducted on October 20th 2018 when over one hundred radio anoraks gathered in the Ballsbridge Hotel in Dublin. The purpose was to meet and record oral history of the pirate radio era.