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Radio Skywave International was one of many Irish pirates operating on shortwave on Sunday morning in the 1980s. It began broadcasting on 29th July 1985 from Baldoyle in northeast Dublin and continued on a weekly basis until 12th June 1988.
This recording of Radio Skywave features station operator Michael Hegarty with an hour of Irish music. Reception reports are welcome from Ireland, the UK, Europe and beyond. At the time Radio Skywave was broadcasting on 6850 kHz in the 44-metre band and on low power on 6260 kHz in the 48-metre band. This pre-recorded show was broadcast on 7th June 1987 between 1000-1100. Radio Skywave International donated a large collection of recordings to Pirate.ie and this is among them.