{"id":10364,"date":"2024-12-17T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=10364"},"modified":"2024-12-16T10:16:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T10:16:47","slug":"border-series-resumption-of-wabc-hot-hits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/border-series-resumption-of-wabc-hot-hits\/","title":{"rendered":"Border series: Resumption of WABC Hot Hits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9373\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10364-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IB0060.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IB0060.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IB0060.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\/12\/IB0060.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=10364-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IB0060.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"IB0060.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/May-1990-TX-system-1024x692.jpg\" alt=\"Border series: Resumption of WABC Hot Hits\" class=\"wp-image-10365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/May-1990-TX-system-1024x692.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/May-1990-TX-system-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/May-1990-TX-system-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/May-1990-TX-system-1536x1038.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/May-1990-TX-system.jpg 1772w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">WABC antenna system in May 1990 (courtesy Ian Biggar). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>After a temporary hiatus in the broadcasts of Donegal station WABC Hot Hits over the summer of 1990, by October that year the chart music service had returned to the air and was blasting its signal across the border into Derry and beyond. In November 1990 <em>Free Radio News from Ireland<\/em> confirmed the resumption of transmissions from WABC Hot Hits on 101.7 MHz and reported that WABC Gold had installed a new aerial system for the 101.2 MHz transmissions resulting in increased signal strength in the Coleraine area. Staff shortages was given as the reason for the delay in getting the Hot Hits station back on air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording is of the Hot Hits service following its resumption. Declan Gill is on air and regularly uses the strapline \u2018Hot Hits 101\u2019. There are plenty of advertising promos for both Hot Hits and Gold and adverts for small businesses in Counties Derry and Antrim, many voiced by station founder Paul Barnett (RIP) and his then wife Krissi Carpenter. The recording was made from 101.7 FM on 10<sup>th<\/sup> October 1990 from 1315-1445 with Declan Gill and \u2018network news\u2019 at the top of the hour is read by Krissi Carpenter. Thanks to Ian Biggar for the donation and for background information. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a temporary hiatus in the broadcasts of Donegal station WABC Hot Hits over the summer of 1990, by October that year the chart music service had returned to the air and was blasting its signal across the border into Derry and beyond. 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