{"id":10973,"date":"2025-08-27T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=10973"},"modified":"2025-09-04T16:47:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T15:47:19","slug":"early-cork-series-night-and-day-on-radio-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/early-cork-series-night-and-day-on-radio-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Cork series: Night and day on Radio City"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8399\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10973-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/19801020_R_City_Cork_var_LOD.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/19801020_R_City_Cork_var_LOD.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/19801020_R_City_Cork_var_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\/08\/19801020_R_City_Cork_var_LOD.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=10973-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/19801020_R_City_Cork_var_LOD.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19801020_R_City_Cork_var_LOD.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"879\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/19810103_Pat_ORourke_Lilian_LOD.jpg\" alt=\"Early Cork series: Night and day on Radio City\" class=\"wp-image-10974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/19810103_Pat_ORourke_Lilian_LOD.jpg 992w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/19810103_Pat_ORourke_Lilian_LOD-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/19810103_Pat_ORourke_Lilian_LOD-768x681.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pat O&#8217;Rourke with Lilian McCarthy in Radio City in 1981 (photo courtesy of Lilian)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This recording of Radio City gives a flavour of the variety of shows on the Cork station as it began to find its feet in the autumn of 1980. First up is Pat O\u2019Rourke (Smurf) with <em>Sounds around Midnight<\/em>, which includes mention of the upcoming Cork Jazz Festival. This is followed by Tony Allen (Walsh) with his new daily show, <em>Mid-Morning Madness<\/em>. Adverts are heard for businesses around Cork as Radio City was beginning to generate income in its second month on air. There\u2019s also a request by letter from number one fan Lilian McCarthy (O\u2019Donoghue). News at 1200 is read by Pete Andrews (O\u2019Neill), who takes over with his lunchtime show at 1230. &nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recording was made from 1512 kHz, announcing 199 metres, between 20<sup>th<\/sup> and 27<sup>th<\/sup> October 1980 although exact dates are unclear. Audio quality is poor for the first half-hour due to rudimentary recording equipment but improves later despite cassette degradation. Thanks to Lilian O\u2019Donoghue for the donation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This recording of Radio City gives a flavour of the variety of shows on the Cork station as it began to find its feet in the autumn of 1980. First up is Pat O\u2019Rourke (Smurf) with Sounds around Midnight, which includes mention of the upcoming Cork Jazz Festival. 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