{"id":11168,"date":"2025-12-10T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=11168"},"modified":"2025-12-01T19:04:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T19:04:20","slug":"early-cork-series-sunday-shows-on-radio-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/early-cork-series-sunday-shows-on-radio-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Cork series: Sunday shows on Radio City"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4545\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11168-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/19810322_R_City_Cork_var_LOD.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/19810322_R_City_Cork_var_LOD.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/19810322_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\/11\/19810322_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=11168-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/19810322_R_City_Cork_var_LOD.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19810322_R_City_Cork_var_LOD.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ireland_cork_radio_city_studio_1981_b-1024x706.jpg\" alt=\"Early Cork series: Sunday shows on Radio City\" class=\"wp-image-11169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ireland_cork_radio_city_studio_1981_b-1024x706.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ireland_cork_radio_city_studio_1981_b-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ireland_cork_radio_city_studio_1981_b-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ireland_cork_radio_city_studio_1981_b.jpg 1524w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Radio City studio in 1981 (courtesy DX Archive). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This recording features a selection of Sunday programmes on Cork pirate Radio City from the spring of 1981. Up first is John Rice signing off at the end of his show, followed by Pete Andrews (O\u2019Neill) with the <em>Radio City Top 50<\/em> and then Susan James (O\u2019Connor) with the <em>Groove Galaxy. <\/em>The last segment is from a Sunday morning show presented by John Mariner, possibly from another date.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This airchecked recording was made from 95.7 FM from around 1400 on 22<sup>nd<\/sup> March 1981. Audio quality is generally good but there is some distortion and wobble due to cassette degradation. Thanks to Lilian O&#8217;Donoghue for the donation. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This recording features a selection of Sunday programmes on Cork pirate Radio City from the spring of 1981. Up first is John Rice signing off at the end of his show, followed by Pete Andrews (O\u2019Neill) with the Radio City Top 50 and then Susan James (O\u2019Connor) with the Groove Galaxy. 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