{"id":11277,"date":"2026-01-26T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=11277"},"modified":"2026-01-18T16:27:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T16:27:19","slug":"another-radio-west-anoraks-show-as-pirate-closedowns-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/another-radio-west-anoraks-show-as-pirate-closedowns-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Radio West Anoraks&#8217; Show as pirate closedowns approach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5697\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11277-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8103AI-B-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8103AI-B-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8103AI-B-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\/8103AI-B-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=11277-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8103AI-B-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"8103AI-B-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Radio-West-AM-TX-Andy-Carter-1987--687x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Another Radio West Anoraks&#039; Show as pirate closedowns approach\" class=\"wp-image-11278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Radio-West-AM-TX-Andy-Carter-1987--687x1024.jpg 687w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Radio-West-AM-TX-Andy-Carter-1987--201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Radio-West-AM-TX-Andy-Carter-1987--768x1145.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Radio-West-AM-TX-Andy-Carter-1987--1030x1536.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Radio-West-AM-TX-Andy-Carter-1987-.jpg 1064w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Radio West&#8217;s AM site in Tyrrellspass in 1987 (courtesy Andy Carter). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This is another recording of one of the last episodes of the weekly Anoraks\u2019 Show on midlands station Radio West in the final weeks of 1988. As usual station boss Shaun Coyne is at the helm, this week in the company of Kevin Palmer. The station, which was rebranded as West National Radio 3 in 1987, is winding down operations and has a few final public events planned. These include an outside broadcast from Tullamore, the last Country Jamboree from Galway and the Radio West ball. Shaun reports that pressure is coming on TDs about the impending closedown of the pirates, especially from promoters of Country and Western bands. The question of pirate relays of British television channels is also discussed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tape is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection and was made from Radio West\u2019s Dublin relay on 97.3 FM from 1113-1129 on Sunday 4<sup>th<\/sup> December 1988. The final Anoraks\u2019 Show was aired on 18<sup>th<\/sup> December and Radio West closed down for good on 30<sup>th<\/sup> December 1988.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is another recording of one of the last episodes of the weekly Anoraks\u2019 Show on midlands station Radio West in the final weeks of 1988. As usual station boss Shaun Coyne is at the helm, this week in the company of Kevin Palmer. 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