{"id":10789,"date":"2025-05-28T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=10789"},"modified":"2025-05-28T20:15:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T19:15:37","slug":"border-series-brief-return-of-radio-north-in-1992","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/border-series-brief-return-of-radio-north-in-1992\/","title":{"rendered":"Border series: brief return of Radio North in 1992"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1601\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10789-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/19920908-1803-1935-MickeyHenry_1008khz.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/19920908-1803-1935-MickeyHenry_1008khz.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/19920908-1803-1935-MickeyHenry_1008khz.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\/19920908-1803-1935-MickeyHenry_1008khz.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=10789-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/19920908-1803-1935-MickeyHenry_1008khz.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19920908-1803-1935-MickeyHenry_1008khz.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"739\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ireland_carndonagh_radio_north_muff_may_1991_4-1024x739.jpg\" alt=\"Border series: brief return of Radio North in 1992\" class=\"wp-image-3582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ireland_carndonagh_radio_north_muff_may_1991_4-1024x739.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ireland_carndonagh_radio_north_muff_may_1991_4-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ireland_carndonagh_radio_north_muff_may_1991_4-768x554.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ireland_carndonagh_radio_north_muff_may_1991_4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Radio North poster from 1991 (courtesy DX Archive). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Radio North closed down towards the end of 1991 and its AM frequency on 846 kHz was taken over by North Atlantic Radio, a rival Donegal station that had itself broken away from Radio North in 1989. This was logged on 16<sup>th<\/sup> February 1992 by DX Archive. Radio North made a short-lived return later that year, appearing on 1008 kHz after that frequency was vacated by another Donegal pirate Riverside 101. It appears that Radio North returned for one day only and this recording features station stalwart the inimitable Mickey Henry, who says that the station is in new ownership although the old jingles are still used. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording of the brief return was made in Scotland from 1008 kHz AM on 8<sup>th<\/sup> September 1992 between 1803-1935 and was made by Ken Baird. Thanks to Ian Biggar for the donation. Audio quality is fair to poor and contains fading and co-channel interference as would be expected at nightfall and at a distance. There are also technical issues and variable audio levels and it seems that Radio North was not ready to return to the air on a full-time basis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Radio North closed down towards the end of 1991 and its AM frequency on 846 kHz was taken over by North Atlantic Radio, a rival Donegal station that had itself broken away from Radio North in 1989. This was logged on 16th February 1992 by DX Archive. 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