{"id":11430,"date":"2026-04-10T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=11430"},"modified":"2026-04-05T12:17:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T11:17:23","slug":"first-evening-on-nova-offshoot-kiss-fm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/first-evening-on-nova-offshoot-kiss-fm\/","title":{"rendered":"First evening on Nova offshoot KISS FM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5923\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11430-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AI336275-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AI336275-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AI336275-192.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\/04\/AI336275-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=11430-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AI336275-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"AI336275-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/19821205-SundayWorld-1024x666.jpg\" alt=\"First evening on Nova offshoot KISS FM\" class=\"wp-image-11431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/19821205-SundayWorld-1024x666.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/19821205-SundayWorld-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/19821205-SundayWorld-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/19821205-SundayWorld-1536x1000.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/19821205-SundayWorld-2048x1333.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Advert for KISS FM in the Sunday World in 1982 (Anoraks Ireland Collection). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>KISS FM (1982-1984) was one of many offshoots of Dublin pirate Radio Nova. This recording is from the station\u2019s first evening on air and features the \u2018clutterfree\u2019 format of continuous music and limited talk associated with Nova. DJ Hugh O\u2019Brien reads a reception report from near Belfast, indicating the strength of the transmitter. Nova\u2019s now syndicated service Independent Radio News is read by Siobh\u00e1n Purcell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recording is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection and was made from 102.7 FM on Tuesday 7<sup>th<\/sup> September 1982 between 2107-2212.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KISS FM (1982-1984) was one of many offshoots of Dublin pirate Radio Nova. This recording is from the station\u2019s first evening on air and features the \u2018clutterfree\u2019 format of continuous music and limited talk associated with Nova. DJ Hugh O\u2019Brien reads a reception report from near Belfast, indicating the strength of the transmitter. 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