{"id":11150,"date":"2025-11-17T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=11150"},"modified":"2025-11-14T19:08:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T19:08:30","slug":"gerard-roe-on-radio-annabel-17th-february-1985","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/gerard-roe-on-radio-annabel-17th-february-1985\/","title":{"rendered":"Gerard Roe on Radio Annabel (17th February 1985)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9544\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11150-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AI871-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AI871-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AI871-192.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\/11\/AI871-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=11150-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AI871-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"AI871-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/R-Annabel-ad-Sunday-World-06-01-85-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Gerard Roe on Radio Annabel (17th February 1985)\" class=\"wp-image-3379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/R-Annabel-ad-Sunday-World-06-01-85-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/R-Annabel-ad-Sunday-World-06-01-85-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/R-Annabel-ad-Sunday-World-06-01-85-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/R-Annabel-ad-Sunday-World-06-01-85-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/R-Annabel-ad-Sunday-World-06-01-85-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Radio Annabel advert in The Sunday World in 1985 (Alan McSimoin Collection). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Free Radio Campaign (FRC) show with Gerard Roe on Radio Annabel was a must for radio anoraks in Dublin in the mid-1980s. The weekly show shared news from the pirate radio scene at home and abroad, including recordings shared by listeners. This show from early 1985 begins as usual with news from the same period the previous year, including a new version of the long-promised local radio legislation, the jamming of Radio Nova on FM and the closure of Radio Dublin Channel 2, where Gerard Roe had previously presented his FRC. This show also contains a Sunshine Radio tribute to Radio Caroline on its 20<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary and an interview with Chris Cary about Radio Nova. Nova is also reported to be audible on telephones in south Dublin, an issue causing annoyance to certain politicians. There are also promos for Anoraks UK and Anoraks Ireland and UK free radio news including the raids on Radio Jackie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recording is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection and was made from 92 FM on Sunday 17<sup>th<\/sup> February 1985 from 1658-1828. Radio Annabel also broadcast on 1323 kHz (227 metres) and a recording of the FRC was relayed every week on shortwave pirate Westside Radio International.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Free Radio Campaign (FRC) show with Gerard Roe on Radio Annabel was a must for radio anoraks in Dublin in the mid-1980s. The weekly show shared news from the pirate radio scene at home and abroad, including recordings shared by listeners. 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