{"id":11323,"date":"2026-03-02T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=11323"},"modified":"2026-02-14T19:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T19:05:11","slug":"breakfast-on-the-new-kiss-fm-from-foley-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/breakfast-on-the-new-kiss-fm-from-foley-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Breakfast on the new KISS FM from Foley Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2577\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11323-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19850507_KISSFM_Peter_Collins_104_SK_0830-0915.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19850507_KISSFM_Peter_Collins_104_SK_0830-0915.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19850507_KISSFM_Peter_Collins_104_SK_0830-0915.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\/02\/19850507_KISSFM_Peter_Collins_104_SK_0830-0915.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=11323-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/19850507_KISSFM_Peter_Collins_104_SK_0830-0915.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19850507_KISSFM_Peter_Collins_104_SK_0830-0915.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/19860824-SundayWorld-Kiss-1-1024x713.jpg\" alt=\"Breakfast on the new KISS FM from Foley Street\" class=\"wp-image-9899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/19860824-SundayWorld-Kiss-1-1024x713.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/19860824-SundayWorld-Kiss-1-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/19860824-SundayWorld-Kiss-1-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/19860824-SundayWorld-Kiss-1-1536x1070.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/19860824-SundayWorld-Kiss-1-2048x1426.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sunday World advert for KISS FM from 1986 (Anoraks Ireland Collection).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>KISS FM from Foley Street in Dublin&#8217;s north inner city was one of several pirates using that name over the decades. This KISS FM (1985-86) emerged from the second iteration of Dublin Community Radio (DCR), was owned by two German businessmen and managed by David Baker. This recording was made not long after the station&#8217;s launch and features Peter Collins on the breakfast programme. Despite the time of day, adverts are scarce and there are some technical issues with the music, so the station was clearly still finding its feet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tape was made from 104.2 FM (announcing 105) between 0830-0915 on 7<sup>th<\/sup> May 1985. It is from the Skywave Tapes Collection. Radio Skywave International was a 1980s shortwave station broadcasting from Baldoyle in northeast Dublin. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KISS FM from Foley Street in Dublin&#8217;s north inner city was one of several pirates using that name over the decades. This KISS FM (1985-86) emerged from the second iteration of Dublin Community Radio (DCR), was owned by two German businessmen and managed by David Baker. 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