{"id":10956,"date":"2025-09-01T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=10956"},"modified":"2025-09-01T19:29:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T18:29:59","slug":"border-series-radio-north-at-the-end-of-2002","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/border-series-radio-north-at-the-end-of-2002\/","title":{"rendered":"Border series: Radio North at the end of 2002"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9111\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10956-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IB0030.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IB0030.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IB0030.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\/08\/IB0030.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=10956-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IB0030.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"IB0030.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pirate-dot-ie-red-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Border series: Radio North at the end of 2002\" class=\"wp-image-4287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pirate-dot-ie-red-logo.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pirate-dot-ie-red-logo-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This recording of long-running Donegal pirate Radio North was made at the end of 2002. On air is Caroline McDermott with country and Irish music and some oldies. She also shares information about local music and gigs for New Year\u2019s Eve. Adverts are for Northern businesses only. There&#8217;s a technical problem with the news at the top of the hour, presumably due to an issue with the link to a syndicated service. A listeners\u2019 quiz with a \u00a3500 prize is sponsored by a car business in Derry and Tyrone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tape was made in Scotland from 846 kHz AM on 30<sup>th<\/sup> December 2002 between 1345-1515 and is courtesy of Ian Biggar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This recording of long-running Donegal pirate Radio North was made at the end of 2002. On air is Caroline McDermott with country and Irish music and some oldies. She also shares information about local music and gigs for New Year\u2019s Eve. Adverts are for Northern businesses only. 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