{"id":10261,"date":"2024-11-15T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=10261"},"modified":"2024-12-03T11:53:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T11:53:14","slug":"border-series-closedown-of-wabc-in-december-1988","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/border-series-closedown-of-wabc-in-december-1988\/","title":{"rendered":"Border series: closedown of WABC in December 1988"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2138\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10261-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WABC-Donegal-30-12-88-Final-Programme-with-Barry-Owler-Paul-Bentley-From-2.28pm.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WABC-Donegal-30-12-88-Final-Programme-with-Barry-Owler-Paul-Bentley-From-2.28pm.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WABC-Donegal-30-12-88-Final-Programme-with-Barry-Owler-Paul-Bentley-From-2.28pm.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\/11\/WABC-Donegal-30-12-88-Final-Programme-with-Barry-Owler-Paul-Bentley-From-2.28pm.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=10261-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WABC-Donegal-30-12-88-Final-Programme-with-Barry-Owler-Paul-Bentley-From-2.28pm.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"WABC-Donegal-30-12-88-Final-Programme-with-Barry-Owler-Paul-Bentley-From-2.28pm.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WABC-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"Border series: closedown of WABC in December 1988\" class=\"wp-image-10262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WABC-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WABC-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WABC-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WABC-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/WABC-2048x1281.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">WABC car sticker from Anoraks Ireland Collection<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Donegal pirate WABC closed at 4pm on 30<sup>th<\/sup> December 1988 despite announcing previously that it would carry on and for a time over that weekend it looked as if the station would make a speedy return. This recording is of the final 90 minutes of WABC from 1430 on that day. It begins with Barry Owler who shares good wishes to those involved from local advertisers and listeners. There is a promo about the pirate closedowns that day and reference to the new radio legislation, including WABC&#8217;s intention to apply for a licence at a later stage. Barry is followed by station operator Paul Bentley (Paul Barnett, RIP) from 1500 for the final hour. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following closedown at 1600, a loop tape was broadcast on WABC&#8217;s frequencies later that evening claiming erroneously that Radio Dublin owner Eamonn Cooke had won his appeal against the new radio legislation, that it appeared that the new laws were on ice and that WABC may be able to return to the airwaves. The court had in fact dismissed Cooke\u2019s attempt to gain an injunction preventing the new laws from coming into effect but had granted him leave to challenge the constitutionality of certain sections of the broadcasting acts. Although WABC did not return in the short term, it would not be too long until it was heard again on the airwaves in the northwest. The recording was made from 101.7 FM by Rodney Neill and is courtesy of DX Archive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donegal pirate WABC closed at 4pm on 30th December 1988 despite announcing previously that it would carry on and for a time over that weekend it looked as if the station would make a speedy return. This recording is of the final 90 minutes of WABC from 1430 on that day. 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