{"id":10830,"date":"2025-06-30T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=10830"},"modified":"2025-06-23T20:12:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T19:12:46","slug":"early-cork-series-first-full-day-on-radio-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/early-cork-series-first-full-day-on-radio-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Cork series: First full day on Radio City"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5794\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10830-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/19800901_Radio_City_199m_Pete_Andrews_var_aircheck_LOD.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/19800901_Radio_City_199m_Pete_Andrews_var_aircheck_LOD.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/19800901_Radio_City_199m_Pete_Andrews_var_aircheck_LOD.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\/06\/19800901_Radio_City_199m_Pete_Andrews_var_aircheck_LOD.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=10830-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/19800901_Radio_City_199m_Pete_Andrews_var_aircheck_LOD.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19800901_Radio_City_199m_Pete_Andrews_var_aircheck_LOD.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"979\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/00000000_Pete_Lilian_LOD-1024x979.jpg\" alt=\"Early Cork series: First full day on Radio City\" class=\"wp-image-10831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/00000000_Pete_Lilian_LOD-1024x979.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/00000000_Pete_Lilian_LOD-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/00000000_Pete_Lilian_LOD-768x734.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/00000000_Pete_Lilian_LOD-rotated.jpg 1088w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pete Andrews with Lilian McCarthy (O&#8217;Donoghue) in 1980 (courtesy of Lilian). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A new Cork pirate, Radio City, was launched on 31<sup>st<\/sup> August 1980. This recording is of the first full day of the station and begins with station co-founder Pete Andrews (O\u2019Neill) with his <em>Spinning Disc<\/em> lunchtime show. The show includes a repeat of part of the launch the previous day. News headlines are delayed by technical problems but it is clear that Radio City had big plans, including daily sponsored programmes. Pete is followed by Karl Johnson (Dan Noonan) with <em>Afternoon Delight<\/em>, including various features such as a quiz and entertainment diary. Next up is Noel Evans (Welch) with <em>Home Run<\/em>, including traffic news and racing reports. Co-author of the history of the Cork Pirates, <em>The Jolly Roger<\/em>, Noel had a day job with the <em>Evening Echo<\/em> newspaper but worked in the pirates on the side, first CBC and then Radio City. He also played music in several nightclubs like many pirate DJs. The final DJ is Paul Cassidy with part of an evening show. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"961\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/19800900_Noel_Evans_LOD-961x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Early Cork series: First full day on Radio City\" class=\"wp-image-10832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/19800900_Noel_Evans_LOD-961x1024.jpg 961w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/19800900_Noel_Evans_LOD-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/19800900_Noel_Evans_LOD-768x818.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/19800900_Noel_Evans_LOD.jpg 976w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Noel Evans (Welch) at Radio City in September 1980 (courtesy Lilian O&#8217;Donoghue). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This airchecked recording of Radio City was made from around 1200 on 1<sup>st<\/sup> September 1980 from 1512 kHz AM, announcing 199 metres. Only one advert is heard but the commercial breaks may have been edited out. Audio quality is fair to poor as the recording was made by placing a tape recorder beside a radio, rather than using a cassette recorder. Thanks to Lilian O\u2019Donoghue for the donation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new Cork pirate, Radio City, was launched on 31st August 1980. This recording is of the first full day of the station and begins with station co-founder Pete Andrews (O\u2019Neill) with his Spinning Disc lunchtime show. The show includes a repeat of part of the launch the previous day. 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