{"id":11419,"date":"2026-04-01T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=11419"},"modified":"2026-03-27T20:17:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T20:17:19","slug":"early-cork-series-another-test-by-radio-city-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/early-cork-series-another-test-by-radio-city-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Cork series: another test by Radio City 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9683\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11419-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19810524_R_City_Cork_2_Pete_Andrews_LOD.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19810524_R_City_Cork_2_Pete_Andrews_LOD.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19810524_R_City_Cork_2_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\/03\/19810524_R_City_Cork_2_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=11419-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19810524_R_City_Cork_2_Pete_Andrews_LOD.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19810524_R_City_Cork_2_Pete_Andrews_LOD.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ireland_cork_radio_city_card_d-1024x542.jpg\" alt=\"Early Cork series: another test by Radio City 2\" class=\"wp-image-11420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ireland_cork_radio_city_card_d-1024x542.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ireland_cork_radio_city_card_d-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ireland_cork_radio_city_card_d-768x406.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ireland_cork_radio_city_card_d.jpg 1338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Radio City advertising card (courtesy DX Archive). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Radio City 2 appears to have been a short-lived experiment broadcasting in 1981 on a different FM frequency to the main Radio City, one of the early pirates in Cork City. This short recording is of Pete Andrew (O&#8217;Neill) around 1400 on a Sunday afternoon, testing on 88.8 FM. The main service continues on 95.5 and 199 metres medium wave and Pete invites listeners who want to hear the Top 50 to switch over to Radio City 1. Reception is poor and there is some background interference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No date is given but we estimate this recording to be from late May 1981. Thanks to Lilian O&#8217;Donoghue for the donation. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Radio City 2 appears to have been a short-lived experiment broadcasting in 1981 on a different FM frequency to the main Radio City, one of the early pirates in Cork City. This short recording is of Pete Andrew (O&#8217;Neill) around 1400 on a Sunday afternoon, testing on 88.8 FM. 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