{"id":10543,"date":"2025-03-03T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=10543"},"modified":"2025-02-17T15:50:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T15:50:51","slug":"chris-cary-interviewed-on-new-nova-power-103-fm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/chris-cary-interviewed-on-new-nova-power-103-fm\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Cary interviewed on new Nova Power 103 FM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_386\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10543-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8133AI-A-Nova-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8133AI-A-Nova-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8133AI-A-Nova-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\/2025\/02\/8133AI-A-Nova-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=10543-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8133AI-A-Nova-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"8133AI-A-Nova-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"849\" height=\"968\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Chris-Cartoon-Terry-Willers-SF.png\" alt=\"Chris Cary interviewed on new Nova Power 103 FM\" class=\"wp-image-10544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Chris-Cartoon-Terry-Willers-SF.png 849w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Chris-Cartoon-Terry-Willers-SF-263x300.png 263w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Chris-Cartoon-Terry-Willers-SF-768x876.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cartoon of Chris Cary by Terry Willers (courtesy of Sybil Fennell). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>After testing for several days, at midnight on 9<sup>th<\/sup> November 1987, a new station began broadcasting continuous CD music on 100 FM in Dublin. On 18<sup>th<\/sup> November, the station announced itself as the \u2018New Radio Nova\u2019, rocking the Dublin pirate scene as it approached its final golden year of 1988. It was an ironic coincidence that the Minister for Communications, Ray Burke, published his new Broadcasting and Wireless Telegraphy Bill and Sound Broadcasting Bill the following day, 19<sup>th<\/sup> November, aimed at closing down the pirates and introducing licensed local radio. On 25<sup>th<\/sup> November came another dramatic announcement as existing station Energy 103 announced that it was merging with the new Radio Nova in light of the impending broadcasting legislation. The merged station was called Nova Power 103 FM and founder of the original Nova, Chris Cary (RIP), was involved, ostensibly as a consultant. This was to the consternation of many in Dublin who had been burned by Cary\u2019s brash managerial style, particularly advertisers who lost money after the collapse of the station in 1986 and journalists and their union involved in the bitter industrial relations dispute with Nova.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In line with the new legislation, Nova Power 103 promised plenty of news and current affairs and revived the <em>Dublin Today<\/em> programme that was aired on the original Radio Nova. However, the new name was short-lived, when the receiver of Nova Media Services, Pearse Farrell, sought an interlocutory injunction preventing use of the Nova brand. According to Peter Mulryan in <em>Radio Radio<\/em> (1988), Farrell was also concerned about some activities of the bankrupt company and did not want to allow Cary to use the high-profile Nova name with licences in the offing. Within a few weeks, Nova Power 103 had reverted to Energy 103, which continued to broadcast until 11<sup>th<\/sup> March 1988. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording of Nova Power 103 was made on its first day and features an interview with Chris Cary on the <em>Dublin Today<\/em> programme, discussing his plans for the new station. Presenters of <em>Dublin Today<\/em> are Sybil Fennell and Teena Gates, and news at 1900 is read by Lisa Moore (Fionnuala Sweeney, who would later join RT\u00c9 and CNN). The recording is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection and was made from 100 FM between 1850-1905 on 25<sup>th<\/sup> November 1987.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After testing for several days, at midnight on 9th November 1987, a new station began broadcasting continuous CD music on 100 FM in Dublin. On 18th November, the station announced itself as the \u2018New Radio Nova\u2019, rocking the Dublin pirate scene as it approached its final golden year of 1988. 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