{"id":11273,"date":"2026-01-19T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=11273"},"modified":"2026-01-17T19:10:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T19:10:57","slug":"early-cork-series-various-saturday-shows-on-radio-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/early-cork-series-various-saturday-shows-on-radio-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Cork series: Various Saturday shows on Radio City"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9045\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11273-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19810404_R_City_Cork_Dave_Johnson_Alan_Edwards_LOD.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19810404_R_City_Cork_Dave_Johnson_Alan_Edwards_LOD.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19810404_R_City_Cork_Dave_Johnson_Alan_Edwards_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\/2026\/01\/19810404_R_City_Cork_Dave_Johnson_Alan_Edwards_LOD.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=11273-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19810404_R_City_Cork_Dave_Johnson_Alan_Edwards_LOD.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19810404_R_City_Cork_Dave_Johnson_Alan_Edwards_LOD.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"948\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/00000000_Dave_Johnson_LOD-1024x948.jpg\" alt=\"Early Cork series: Various Saturday shows on Radio City\" class=\"wp-image-11274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/00000000_Dave_Johnson_LOD-1024x948.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/00000000_Dave_Johnson_LOD-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/00000000_Dave_Johnson_LOD-768x711.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/00000000_Dave_Johnson_LOD-rotated.jpg 1072w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dave Johnson in the Radio City Studio in 1980 (courtesy Lilian O&#8217;Donoghue). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This recording of Cork pirate Radio City was made on a Saturday evening in spring 1981. Up first is the final part of Dave Johnson\u2019s sports results programme. He is followed by Alan Edwards with his popular early evening show, complete with plenty of requests, a notice about a lost dog, adverts and mashed-up station idents. Among the hits played is Ireland\u2019s entry to the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest, which is to be held that evening in Dublin. After Alan we hear the first few minutes of Luke Ward\u2019s <em>Rock City Interviews <\/em>show. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Audio quality is poor in the first half, possibly because the receiver was slightly off channel, but it improves in the final hour. The recording was made on 4<sup>th<\/sup> April 1981 from 1654-1906 from 95.5 FM. Radio City also broadcast on 199 metres medium wave (1512 kHz). Thanks to Lilian O&#8217;Donoghue for the donation. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This recording of Cork pirate Radio City was made on a Saturday evening in spring 1981. 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