{"id":11461,"date":"2026-05-06T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=11461"},"modified":"2026-05-03T11:16:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T10:16:56","slug":"chris-cary-on-kiss-fm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/chris-cary-on-kiss-fm\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Cary on KISS FM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8333\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11461-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI586452-A-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI586452-A-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI586452-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\/05\/AI586452-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=11461-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI586452-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"AI586452-A-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chris-Nova-Int-Camberley-SF-720x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Chris Cary on KISS FM\" class=\"wp-image-10438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chris-Nova-Int-Camberley-SF-720x1024.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chris-Nova-Int-Camberley-SF-211x300.jpeg 211w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chris-Nova-Int-Camberley-SF-768x1092.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chris-Nova-Int-Camberley-SF-1080x1536.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chris-Nova-Int-Camberley-SF.jpeg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chris Cary in Camberley, England (courtesy Sybil Fennell). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>KISS FM (1982-1984) was one of several offshoots of the large Dublin pirate radio Nova. In this recording, Nova founder and boss Chris Cary is on air using the name Harry Cary. He is followed by Chris Barry with a late-night programme. The final part of the recording switches from KISS FM to Nova itself for a few minutes. &#8216;Independent Radio News from Ireland&#8217; on both services is read by Ken Hammond, who would go on to have a career in RT\u00c9. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recording was made from from 102.7 FM and then 88.2 FM on Sunday 10<sup>th<\/sup> April 1983 between 2040-2114. It is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KISS FM (1982-1984) was one of several offshoots of the large Dublin pirate radio Nova. In this recording, Nova founder and boss Chris Cary is on air using the name Harry Cary. He is followed by Chris Barry with a late-night programme. 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