{"id":10051,"date":"2024-08-30T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=10051"},"modified":"2024-08-29T16:47:45","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T15:47:45","slug":"summer-evening-radio-vera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/summer-evening-radio-vera\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer evening requests on Radio Vera"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6026\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10051-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8116AI-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8116AI-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8116AI-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\/8116AI-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=10051-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8116AI-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"8116AI-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Compliments-Card-1024x477.jpg\" alt=\"Summer evening requests on Radio Vera\" class=\"wp-image-9212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Compliments-Card-1024x477.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Compliments-Card-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Compliments-Card-768x358.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Compliments-Card-1536x715.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Compliments-Card.jpg 1789w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Radio Vera flyer from Anoraks Ireland Collection. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Radio Vera (1987-1988) was one of many stations broadcasting from Limerick during the pirate era. Its roots were in another Limerick pirate, Radio Munster, and both pirates shared a premises in the city centre. On air for a little over a year, Radio Vera aimed at younger listeners whereas Radio Munster concentrated on an older demographic. It claimed to be reaching a large area of the southwest of Ireland on FM. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording of Radio Vera was made in the summer of 1988 and features an evening show of chart music and requests presented by Peter Gregory, who worked previously on West Country Radio in Abbeyfeale, west Co. Limerick. There are news headlines, a rock trivia slot and adverts for local business along with an advertising promo featuring the voice of station founder Will Rogers (aka Bernard Rooney). <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8116AI-1024x664.jpg\" alt=\"Summer evening requests on Radio Vera\" class=\"wp-image-10052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8116AI-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8116AI-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8116AI-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8116AI-rotated.jpg 1184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Original cassette inlay from Anoraks Ireland Collection. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The tape was made from 97.7 FM from 1853-1940 on Tuesday 21<sup>st<\/sup> June 1988 and is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Radio Vera (1987-1988) was one of many stations broadcasting from Limerick during the pirate era. 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