{"id":11391,"date":"2026-03-13T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=11391"},"modified":"2026-03-12T08:58:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T08:58:15","slug":"saturday-afternoon-on-early-sunshine-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/saturday-afternoon-on-early-sunshine-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday afternoon on early Sunshine Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8144\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11391-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AI02020-A-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AI02020-A-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AI02020-A-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\/03\/AI02020-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=11391-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AI02020-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"AI02020-A-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Undated-Robbie-Stevie-Tom-LOD-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Saturday afternoon on early Sunshine Radio\" class=\"wp-image-8742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Undated-Robbie-Stevie-Tom-LOD-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Undated-Robbie-Stevie-Tom-LOD-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Undated-Robbie-Stevie-Tom-LOD-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Undated-Robbie-Stevie-Tom-LOD-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Undated-Robbie-Stevie-Tom-LOD-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Back L-R: Robbie Robinson and Stevie Dunne and below Tom Hardy in the early days (courtesy Pat Herbert). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Dublin pirate Sunshine Radio marked its first summer on air in 1981. In this recording from a sunny Saturday afternoon that year, first up is Tom Hardy (RIP) with the <em>Sunshine Survey<\/em> chart countdown. He is followed by Jim Kenny with the <em>Golden Oldies Session<\/em>. Radio Nova had just gone on the air, beginning a period of great rivalry between the two big stations. Sunshine would survive until the end, not closing until 30<sup>th<\/sup> December 1988.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tape was made from 531 kHz AM, announcing 539 metres, from 1443-1529 on Saturday 11<sup>th<\/sup> July. It is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dublin pirate Sunshine Radio marked its first summer on air in 1981. In this recording from a sunny Saturday afternoon that year, first up is Tom Hardy (RIP) with the Sunshine Survey chart countdown. He is followed by Jim Kenny with the Golden Oldies Session. 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