{"id":10625,"date":"2025-12-28T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=10625"},"modified":"2025-12-30T15:11:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T15:11:26","slug":"country-station-tttr-at-christmas-1981","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/country-station-tttr-at-christmas-1981\/","title":{"rendered":"Country station TTTR at Christmas 1981"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_423\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10625-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8134AI-TTTR-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8134AI-TTTR-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8134AI-TTTR-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\/8134AI-TTTR-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=10625-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8134AI-TTTR-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"8134AI-TTTR-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1017\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TTTR-Studios-9-12-1982-CU-1-1017x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Country station TTTR at Christmas 1981\" class=\"wp-image-10627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TTTR-Studios-9-12-1982-CU-1-1017x1024.jpg 1017w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TTTR-Studios-9-12-1982-CU-1-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TTTR-Studios-9-12-1982-CU-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TTTR-Studios-9-12-1982-CU-1-768x773.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TTTR-Studios-9-12-1982-CU-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TTTR-Studios-9-12-1982-CU-1.jpg 1028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo of TTTR studio in 1982 (Anoraks Ireland Collection). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Treble TR (also written as TTTR) was a country and Irish station broadcasting from Dublin from spring 1981 until the end of 1988. TTTR began on 945 kHz AM, announcing 317 metres, adding FM from 1983. A second AM frequency on 891 kHz was added in 1987. TTTR carved out a specialist niche in the Dublin market and held its own until it closed at the end of 1988. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording of TTTR at Christmas 1981 features two unidentified DJs playing country tunes, interspersed with adverts for businesses in Dublin and surrounding areas. It was made by Kieran Murray from 945 kHz at around 1500 on 28<sup>th<\/sup> December 1981 and is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection. The <em>Sunday Journal<\/em> radio listings from 1981 list Miss Elli and Grace Porter in these timeslots, so it is possible that they are the presenters in question. Audio quality is fair due to a combination of a weak AM signal, cassette degradation and co-channel interference on the frequency due to the time of year. 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