{"id":10281,"date":"2024-11-22T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=10281"},"modified":"2024-11-19T15:18:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T15:18:35","slug":"overnight-sunshine-101-from-1987","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/overnight-sunshine-101-from-1987\/","title":{"rendered":"Overnight Sunshine 101 from 1987"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4665\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10281-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/8125AI-B-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/8125AI-B-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/8125AI-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\/11\/8125AI-B-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=10281-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/8125AI-B-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"8125AI-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=\"869\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_20221126_0005-1024x869.jpg\" alt=\"Overnight Sunshine 101 from 1987\" class=\"wp-image-7394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_20221126_0005-1024x869.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_20221126_0005-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_20221126_0005-768x652.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_20221126_0005-rotated.jpg 1376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sunshine car sticker from the later years (Anoraks Ireland Collection). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Following its rebranding in 1986, Sunshine Radio became the biggest station in Dublin, a position that it held until its closedown at the end of 1988. Renamed Sunshine 101, the changes ushered in by US radio consultant Bill Cunningham included the end of many specialist shows and a shift from a community feel to a successful commercial operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording is of a live overnight show from spring 1987 hosted by Phil Hilton. There are few adverts as would be expected for the time of night but a promo for the BIg Kahuna competition is aired. The Big Kahuna allowed someone to become a DJ for the day and launched a few radio careers. News at 0206 is read by Joyce Jackson &#8211; one of the aspects of the rebranding was to move news bulletins away from the top of the hour slot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tape is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection and was made from 100.5 FM on Tuesday 28<sup>th<\/sup> April 1987 between 0131-0217. Audio is generally good but there is some wobble at the start due to cassette degradation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following its rebranding in 1986, Sunshine Radio became the biggest station in Dublin, a position that it held until its closedown at the end of 1988. 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