{"id":10521,"date":"2025-03-29T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=10521"},"modified":"2025-03-29T09:19:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T09:19:43","slug":"border-series-wabc-end-2nd-period-on-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/border-series-wabc-end-2nd-period-on-air\/","title":{"rendered":"Border series: WABC approaches end of second period on air"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7454\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10521-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IB0066.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IB0066.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IB0066.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\/2025\/02\/IB0066.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=10521-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IB0066.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"IB0066.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/paul-and-land-rover-1991-IB-1024x695.jpg\" alt=\"Border series: WABC approaches end of second period on air\" class=\"wp-image-9088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/paul-and-land-rover-1991-IB-1024x695.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/paul-and-land-rover-1991-IB-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/paul-and-land-rover-1991-IB-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/paul-and-land-rover-1991-IB-1536x1043.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/paul-and-land-rover-1991-IB.jpg 1737w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">WABC owner Paul Barnett in 1991 (courtesy of Ian Biggar). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>On 18<sup>th<\/sup> March 1991, Ian Biggar received a note from the owner of Donegal pirate WABC, Paul Barnett (RIP), saying that due to family circumstances, he and his wife Krissi were moving back to England. Because of that WABC would close on 31<sup>st<\/sup> March 1991, the second time for the station to leave the airwaves since its establishment in 1987. This recording was made a little over a week previously as the station was winding down although this is not referred to on air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Up first is Paul with the final part of the breakfast show until 1100 and he is followed by Krissi with her usual mid-morning programme. There is no reference to the impending closure on air, although a hint is provided by Krissi who says that she will be finishing up the following week. Adverts feature businesses in Antrim, Derry and Donegal, the latter unusual post-1989 as there were strict penalties for advertisers in the Republic. News on the hour is read by Paul and there is also a <em>What\u2019s On Guide<\/em>. Music is a mixture of oldies and chart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tape was made on Friday 22<sup>th<\/sup> March 1991 from 101.7 between 0953-1125 and is courtesy of Ian Biggar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 18th March 1991, Ian Biggar received a note from the owner of Donegal pirate WABC, Paul Barnett (RIP), saying that due to family circumstances, he and his wife Krissi were moving back to England. 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