{"id":10181,"date":"2024-10-11T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=10181"},"modified":"2024-10-06T10:28:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T09:28:20","slug":"breakfast-show-capitol-radio-1979","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/breakfast-show-capitol-radio-1979\/","title":{"rendered":"Breakfast show on Capitol Radio in 1979"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7229\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10181-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tipler-1979-tape-3-side-B-capitol-alan-russell.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tipler-1979-tape-3-side-B-capitol-alan-russell.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tipler-1979-tape-3-side-B-capitol-alan-russell.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\/10\/tipler-1979-tape-3-side-B-capitol-alan-russell.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=10181-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tipler-1979-tape-3-side-B-capitol-alan-russell.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"tipler-1979-tape-3-side-B-capitol-alan-russell.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"716\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1978-may-capitol-radio-studio-alan-chris-dave-lee-dj.jpg\" alt=\"Breakfast show on Capitol Radio in 1979\" class=\"wp-image-5960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1978-may-capitol-radio-studio-alan-chris-dave-lee-dj.jpg 716w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1978-may-capitol-radio-studio-alan-chris-dave-lee-dj-300x216.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">L-R Chris Barry, Alan Russell and Dave Lee at Capitol in 1978 (courtesy Alan Russell)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Capitol Radio was an innovative station broadcasting to Dublin in the 1970s and 1980s. Like other pirates of the era, it began as a part-time operation in August 1975, taking to the airwaves on Friday evenings and Sunday afternoons. After a raid in December, the station closed down for more than two years. Capitol returned on a full-time basis in February 1978 and offered an eclectic mix of music and talk until 1981. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This recording from summer 1979 features one of Capitol&#8217;s founders, Alan Russell, presenting the breakfast show. The musical mix is laid-back and includes oldies. Adverts for local businesses are aired and there is also a sales promo offering both radio adverts and graphic design for businesses wishing to advertise in local press. Alan is to hand over at 1100 to Chris Barry, another co-founder of Capitol. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recording was made from 1332 kHz, announcing 226 metres, from 0907-0950 on 19<sup>th<\/sup> July 1979. It is from the Leon Tipler Collection, donated to us by Steve England. Audio quality is variable due to cassette degradation over time. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Capitol Radio was an innovative station broadcasting to Dublin in the 1970s and 1980s. Like other pirates of the era, it began as a part-time operation in August 1975, taking to the airwaves on Friday evenings and Sunday afternoons. After a raid in December, the station closed down for more than two years. 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