{"id":10781,"date":"2025-05-23T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=10781"},"modified":"2025-05-24T12:04:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T11:04:37","slug":"sunday-shows-on-clonmel-broadcasting-corporation-cbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/sunday-shows-on-clonmel-broadcasting-corporation-cbc\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday shows on Clonmel Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7173\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10781-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8136AI-CBC-192-new.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8136AI-CBC-192-new.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8136AI-CBC-192-new.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\/8136AI-CBC-192-new.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=10781-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8136AI-CBC-192-new.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"8136AI-CBC-192-new.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"755\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/CBC-POSTER-J-Ryan-755x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Sunday shows on Clonmel Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)\" class=\"wp-image-4147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/CBC-POSTER-J-Ryan-755x1024.jpg 755w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/CBC-POSTER-J-Ryan-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/CBC-POSTER-J-Ryan-768x1042.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/CBC-POSTER-J-Ryan-1132x1536.jpg 1132w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/CBC-POSTER-J-Ryan.jpg 1492w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CBC poster (courtesy Jonathan Ryan). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>CBC (Clonmel Broadcasting Company) began broadcasting on 14<sup>th<\/sup> November 1981 and was one of the leading pirates supporting the community radio ethos, continuing on air until the end of 1988. These snippets from Sunday afternoon shows giving a sense of the variety of material on the station and its importance to listeners in south Tipperary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First up is a hospital requests show with Mary Burke featuring mostly country and Irish music and ballads. This is followed by the Sunday Postbag presented by Billy McLellan (RIP) with a phone-in quiz for listeners. There are also public information notices about candidates in the forthcoming general election, provided by CBC itself rather than the political parties. These are voiced by Gerry Gannon, who was the managing director of the station. Use of pirate radio by politicians was a contentious issue throughout the 1980s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The airchecked recording from the Anoraks Ireland Collection was made from 828 kHz AM (362 metres) on Sunday 24<sup>th<\/sup> October 1982 between 1455-1655. Thanks to Jimmy Williams and Jonathan Ryan for assistance. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CBC (Clonmel Broadcasting Company) began broadcasting on 14th November 1981 and was one of the leading pirates supporting the community radio ethos, continuing on air until the end of 1988. 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