{"id":11020,"date":"2025-09-19T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=11020"},"modified":"2025-09-14T17:43:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T16:43:10","slug":"american-country-countdown-on-radio-nova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/american-country-countdown-on-radio-nova\/","title":{"rendered":"American Country Countdown on Radio Nova"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7728\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11020-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/19820624_Radio_Nova_846_0408-0610_TI.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/19820624_Radio_Nova_846_0408-0610_TI.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/19820624_Radio_Nova_846_0408-0610_TI.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\/09\/19820624_Radio_Nova_846_0408-0610_TI.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=11020-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/19820624_Radio_Nova_846_0408-0610_TI.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19820624_Radio_Nova_846_0408-0610_TI.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Nova-sticker-846-1024x382.jpeg\" alt=\"American Country Countdown on Radio Nova\" class=\"wp-image-4958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Nova-sticker-846-1024x382.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Nova-sticker-846-300x112.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Nova-sticker-846-768x287.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Nova-sticker-846-1536x573.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Nova-sticker-846-2048x764.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nova sticker from the 846 days (courtesy Ian Biggar). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The <em>American Country Countdown<\/em> was a syndicated country music show from the US presented by Bob Kingsley, aired by Dublin station Radio Nova in its early days. This recording from summer 1982 is of an early morning broadcast of the show, as heard on AM in Britain. It starts with night-time fading and some interference but the signal improves as dawn arrives. There are adverts for businesses around Dublin, including for brands, and mention of a Nova event at Maxine&#8217;s nightclub. The <em>American Country Countdown<\/em> is followed at 0600 by Colm Hayes with the first few minutes of his breakfast show. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recording was made on Thursday 24<sup>th<\/sup> June 1982 from 846 kHz AM from 0407-0610. There are no details on the label but as the tape is from the Leon Tipler Collection, we presume that it was recorded at Leon&#8217;s home in Kidderminster near Birmingham. 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