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Magic 103 (103.5 FM and 1521 kHz although AM was never announced on air) was set up by Radio Nova in 1985 and was one of many examples of Chris Cary’s innovation in splitting AM/FM services to expand programming. Magic was a mostly easy-listening and talk service in contrast to the chart music format of … Continue reading ""https://pirate.ie/archive/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Magic5-1024x652.jpg