{"id":11210,"date":"2025-12-12T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=11210"},"modified":"2025-11-29T17:10:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T17:10:15","slug":"anoraks-show-on-radio-west-from-spring-1988","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/anoraks-show-on-radio-west-from-spring-1988\/","title":{"rendered":"Anoraks Show on Radio West from spring 1988"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9643\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11210-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8143AI-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8143AI-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8143AI-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\/8143AI-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=11210-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/8143AI-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"8143AI-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ireland_mullingar_west_3_notepaper_heading.jpg\" alt=\"Anoraks Show on Radio West from spring 1988\" class=\"wp-image-751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ireland_mullingar_west_3_notepaper_heading.jpg 700w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ireland_mullingar_west_3_notepaper_heading-300x84.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">West National Radio 3 notepaper (courtesy DX Archive). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Anoraks\u2019 Show on Radio West, later West National Radio 3, was a weekly review of the Irish pirate radio scene. It was presented by station boss Shaun Coyne and was renowned for being unpredictable and heavy on gossip and rumour. This edition of the Anoraks\u2019 Show from spring 1988 includes news about the closure of Radio Carousel in Dundalk and Drogheda, the new KISS FM in Monaghan, Longford Community Radio, Breffni Radio and Northern Star. Shaun also recounts how West National Radio 3 was considering buying Hits 954 in Limerick, but that station was recently acquired by Coast 103 in Galway. There is also reference to revisions of the impending legislation to silence the pirates and introduce licensed local radio. Shaun is joined in studio by Willie Harte, who can barely get a word in!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tape was made from 702 kHz AM between 1057-1131 on Sunday, 24<sup>th<\/sup> April 1988 and is partially airchecked. 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