{"id":11282,"date":"2026-01-28T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=11282"},"modified":"2026-01-18T16:55:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T16:55:15","slug":"early-cork-series-more-of-the-lunchtime-show-on-radio-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/early-cork-series-more-of-the-lunchtime-show-on-radio-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Cork series: More of the lunchtime show on Radio City"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8088\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11282-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19810408_R_City_Cork_Pete_Andrews_LOD.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19810408_R_City_Cork_Pete_Andrews_LOD.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19810408_R_City_Cork_Pete_Andrews_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\/19810408_R_City_Cork_Pete_Andrews_LOD.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=11282-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19810408_R_City_Cork_Pete_Andrews_LOD.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19810408_R_City_Cork_Pete_Andrews_LOD.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"957\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19800921_Pete_Andrews_LOD-957x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Early Cork series: More of the lunchtime show on Radio City\" class=\"wp-image-11283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19800921_Pete_Andrews_LOD-957x1024.jpg 957w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19800921_Pete_Andrews_LOD-280x300.jpg 280w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19800921_Pete_Andrews_LOD-768x822.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19800921_Pete_Andrews_LOD.jpg 976w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pete O&#8217;Neill at Radio City in 1980 (courtesy Lilian O&#8217;Donoghue). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This is another recording of the lunchtime show on Cork pirate Radio City, presented by one of the station founders, Pete Andrews (O\u2019Neill). There are plenty of community notices in this edition, as well as requests and dedications and the usual <em>Golden Year<\/em> feature. Following Pete, fellow Radio City founder Carl Johnson (Dan Noonan) is heard with the beginning of his <em>Afternoon Delight<\/em> show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The partially airchecked recording was made from 95.5 FM between 1202-1403 on Wednesday 8<sup>th<\/sup> April 1981 and is courtesy of Lilian O\u2019Donoghue. Radio City also broadcast on 1512 kHz AM, announcing 199 metres.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is another recording of the lunchtime show on Cork pirate Radio City, presented by one of the station founders, Pete Andrews (O\u2019Neill). There are plenty of community notices in this edition, as well as requests and dedications and the usual Golden Year feature. 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