{"id":10775,"date":"2025-05-21T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=10775"},"modified":"2025-05-22T21:16:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T20:16:10","slug":"border-series-afternoon-shows-on-radio-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/border-series-afternoon-shows-on-radio-north\/","title":{"rendered":"Border series: afternoon shows on Radio North"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8915\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10775-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IB0029.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IB0029.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IB0029.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\/05\/IB0029.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=10775-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IB0029.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"IB0029.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ireland_carndonagh_radio_north_muff_may_1991_8-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"Border series: afternoon shows on Radio North\" class=\"wp-image-3574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ireland_carndonagh_radio_north_muff_may_1991_8-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ireland_carndonagh_radio_north_muff_may_1991_8-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ireland_carndonagh_radio_north_muff_may_1991_8-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ireland_carndonagh_radio_north_muff_may_1991_8.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Radio North caravan near Muff, Co. Donegal in 1991 (courtesy DX Archive). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This recording of Donegal pirate Radio North was made on a winter&#8217;s afternoon in 1991, not long before the station left the airwaves for over two years. It begins with Eddie Barr who holds a phone-in competition, attracting callers mostly from the North. In another reflection of the station&#8217;s popularity across the border, all advertisements in this recording are from Co. Derry. There is also a horoscope spot and plenty of requests for the usual diet of country and Irish music. Eddie&#8217;s show is followed by the evening drivetime programme with John Wright. Radio North closed down near the end of 1991 when its AM frequency was taken over by rival station North Atlantic Radio. In early 1994, North Atlantic Radio reverted to the Radio North name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tape was made from 846 kHz AM on Tuesday 29<sup>th<\/sup> October 1991 from 1504-1635 and is courtesy of Ian Biggar. 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