{"id":10071,"date":"2024-09-04T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=10071"},"modified":"2024-08-29T20:07:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T19:07:05","slug":"mid-morning-on-klas-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/mid-morning-on-klas-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Mid-morning on KLAS Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1882\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10071-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8106AI-B-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8106AI-B-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8106AI-B-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\/8106AI-B-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=10071-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/8106AI-B-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"8106AI-B-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ireland_monaghan_klas_828am_business_card-1024x585.jpg\" alt=\"Mid-morning on KLAS Radio\" class=\"wp-image-10072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ireland_monaghan_klas_828am_business_card-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ireland_monaghan_klas_828am_business_card-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ireland_monaghan_klas_828am_business_card-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ireland_monaghan_klas_828am_business_card.jpg 1095w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">KLAS flyer (courtesy DX Archive). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>KLAS Radio was one of the second wave of 1990s pirates to defy the new broadcasting legislation that came into force in the Republic of Ireland at the beginning of 1989. It broadcast from 1991 until 1993 from just south of the border in Co. Monaghan, a short distance from Aughnacloy in Co. Tyrone. This recording was made shortly after KLAS began broadcasting. There are adverts for businesses mostly in Aughnacloy, linked to a local festival that was in full swing at the time. An advertising promo says that KLAS is broadcasting from the deliberately vague &#8216;North of Ireland&#8217; and gives phone numbers for both sides of the border. KLAS had a good signal locally on AM but reception was hampered further afield by the presence of local radio stations in the north of England on the same or adjacent frequencies. There was no link between KLAS and the easy-listening station of the same name in Dublin (1986-1988), established by the late Hugh Hardy of Radio Carousel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recording was made from 828 kHz AM on 19<sup>th<\/sup> July 1991 between 1105-1150 and is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection. The DJ is Michael Barry and he plays a mixture of pop and oldies. Audio quality is good but there is some background signal noise in places and a technical issue with the recording towards the end. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KLAS Radio was one of the second wave of 1990s pirates to defy the new broadcasting legislation that came into force in the Republic of Ireland at the beginning of 1989. It broadcast from 1991 until 1993 from just south of the border in Co. Monaghan, a short distance from Aughnacloy in Co. Tyrone. 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