{"id":10002,"date":"2024-08-07T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=10002"},"modified":"2024-08-06T15:21:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T14:21:08","slug":"august-bank-holiday-70s-special-on-q102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/august-bank-holiday-70s-special-on-q102\/","title":{"rendered":"August bank holiday 70s special on Q102"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5862\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10002-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8113AI-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8113AI-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8113AI-192.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8113AI-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=10002-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8113AI-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"8113AI-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Q102-Car-Stickers-1024x199.jpg\" alt=\"August bank holiday 70s special on Q102\" class=\"wp-image-7399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Q102-Car-Stickers-1024x199.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Q102-Car-Stickers-300x58.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Q102-Car-Stickers-768x149.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Q102-Car-Stickers-1536x298.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Q102-Car-Stickers-2048x397.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Early Q102 sticker from when the station was on 828 kHz AM (Anoraks Ireland Collection).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>By the summer of 1985, new kid on the block Q102 was well established as a serious player in the Dublin radio market. The Irish-owned super-pirate had a crisp, professional sound and high broadcasting standards. Q102 had many experienced DJs but also launched other media careers and some of the same people continue to broadcast to this day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the August bank holiday weekend of 1985, Q102 broadcast a day-long special of number ones of the 1970s between 1000-1900. The hits were interspersed with historical news and entertainment items as well as voxpops with the public. The 9-hour show was followed by an all-time listeners&#8217; top 70 records from 1900-2000 based on a phone survey. Customary high-level agency adverts for brands and larger businesses are heard throughout the recording, along with the iconic early jingle package. The presenters are Martin Block and Derek Jones and news on the hour is read by Brian Carroll. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tape is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection and was made from 102 FM between 1000 and 1132 on Monday 5<sup>th<\/sup> August 1985. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By the summer of 1985, new kid on the block Q102 was well established as a serious player in the Dublin radio market. The Irish-owned super-pirate had a crisp, professional sound and high broadcasting standards. 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