{"id":11259,"date":"2026-01-12T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=11259"},"modified":"2026-01-11T18:17:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T18:17:48","slug":"early-evening-shows-on-radio-leinster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/early-evening-shows-on-radio-leinster\/","title":{"rendered":"Early evening shows on Radio Leinster"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_84\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11259-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AI735601-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AI735601-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AI735601-192.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\/2026\/01\/AI735601-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=11259-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AI735601-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"AI735601-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1003\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Radio-Leinster-Studios-FM-TX-20-11-1982-1-1003x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Early evening shows on Radio Leinster\" class=\"wp-image-11260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Radio-Leinster-Studios-FM-TX-20-11-1982-1-1003x1024.jpg 1003w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Radio-Leinster-Studios-FM-TX-20-11-1982-1-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Radio-Leinster-Studios-FM-TX-20-11-1982-1-768x784.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Radio-Leinster-Studios-FM-TX-20-11-1982-1.jpg 1051w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Radio Leinster studios in 1982 (Anoraks Ireland Collection). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This recording of Dublin pirate Radio Leinster was made just over a fortnight before the station closed down suddenly in May 1983. On air is station manager Justin James on the <em>Bumper to Bumper<\/em> drivetime show with the usual easy-listening, MOR and folk music associated with the station. Justin also has a television preview, traffic reports, sports headlines and a what\u2019s on guide, and news is read by Al Dunne. Adverts are heard for businesses in and around Dublin, including some for larger businesses and brands. Justin is followed by Anna Craig (Chisnall) with the <em>Classical Spot<\/em>, an example of some of the specialist shows on this innovative and pioneering station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tape is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection and was made from 93 FM on Monday 2<sup>nd<\/sup> May 1983 between 1736-1908. Radio Leinster closed down on 19<sup>th<\/sup> May 1983, following raids on the larger pirates Radio Nova and Sunshine Radio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This recording of Dublin pirate Radio Leinster was made just over a fortnight before the station closed down suddenly in May 1983. On air is station manager Justin James on the Bumper to Bumper drivetime show with the usual easy-listening, MOR and folk music associated with the station. Justin also has a television preview, traffic &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/early-evening-shows-on-radio-leinster\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Early evening shows on Radio Leinster&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[152],"tags":[501,804,803,564,153,711,37],"class_list":["post-11259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-full-recordings","tag-501","tag-al-dunne","tag-anna-craig-chisnall","tag-anoraks-ireland-collection","tag-dublin","tag-justin-james","tag-radio-leinster"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Early evening shows on Radio Leinster - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/early-evening-shows-on-radio-leinster\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Early evening shows on Radio Leinster - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This recording of Dublin pirate Radio Leinster was made just over a fortnight before the station closed down suddenly in May 1983. 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