{"id":11437,"date":"2026-04-14T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=11437"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:08:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T13:08:16","slug":"early-cork-series-summer-saturday-on-radio-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/early-cork-series-summer-saturday-on-radio-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Cork series: summer Saturday on Radio City"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6062\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11437-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/19810613_R_City_Cork_Jamie_Roberts_LOD.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/19810613_R_City_Cork_Jamie_Roberts_LOD.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/19810613_R_City_Cork_Jamie_Roberts_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\/04\/19810613_R_City_Cork_Jamie_Roberts_LOD.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=11437-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/19810613_R_City_Cork_Jamie_Roberts_LOD.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19810613_R_City_Cork_Jamie_Roberts_LOD.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"809\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/19810704_Jamie_Roberts_1_LOD-1-1024x809.jpg\" alt=\"Early Cork series: summer Saturday on Radio City\" class=\"wp-image-11435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/19810704_Jamie_Roberts_1_LOD-1-1024x809.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/19810704_Jamie_Roberts_1_LOD-1-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/19810704_Jamie_Roberts_1_LOD-1-768x607.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/19810704_Jamie_Roberts_1_LOD-1-rotated.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jamie Roberts at Radio City in summer 1981 (courtesy Lilian O&#8217;Donoghue). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This recording of Cork pirate Radio City features Pat O\u2019Rourke (Smurf) on a Saturday morning in summer 1981, followed by the start of Paul Cassidy\u2019s show. The recording begins around 1020 but is partially airchecked. Paul announces 189 metres (1584 kHz) but this is likely to be a mistake as there is no log of Radio City on that frequency although by July 1981 it had moved to 1243 kHz, announcing 240 metres. The second half features Jamie Roberts with his <em>Midnight Serenade<\/em> show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tape was made from 88.4 FM on 13<sup>th<\/sup> June 1981 and is courtesy of Lilian O\u2019Donoghue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This recording of Cork pirate Radio City features Pat O\u2019Rourke (Smurf) on a Saturday morning in summer 1981, followed by the start of Paul Cassidy\u2019s show. The recording begins around 1020 but is partially airchecked. 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