{"id":11471,"date":"2026-05-13T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=11471"},"modified":"2026-05-11T11:39:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:39:43","slug":"early-cork-series-radio-city-on-new-frequency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/early-cork-series-radio-city-on-new-frequency\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Cork Series: Radio City on new frequency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6002\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11471-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/19810718_R_City_Cork_Sean_Collins_Alan_Edwards_LOD.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/19810718_R_City_Cork_Sean_Collins_Alan_Edwards_LOD.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/19810718_R_City_Cork_Sean_Collins_Alan_Edwards_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\/05\/19810718_R_City_Cork_Sean_Collins_Alan_Edwards_LOD.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=11471-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/19810718_R_City_Cork_Sean_Collins_Alan_Edwards_LOD.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19810718_R_City_Cork_Sean_Collins_Alan_Edwards_LOD.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"937\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ireland_cork_city_cork_paper_b-1024x937.jpg\" alt=\"Early Cork Series: Radio City on new frequency\" class=\"wp-image-11472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ireland_cork_city_cork_paper_b-1024x937.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ireland_cork_city_cork_paper_b-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ireland_cork_city_cork_paper_b-768x703.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ireland_cork_city_cork_paper_b-1536x1405.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ireland_cork_city_cork_paper_b-2048x1874.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New headed notepaper for Radio with with the 240 wavelength (courtesy DX Archive).<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Radio City changed AM frequencies in summer 1981, moving from 1512 kHz (announcing 199 metres) to the slightly off-channel 1243 kHz (announcing 240 metres). This recording begins at the end of Se\u00e1n Collins\u2019s Saturday afternoon show with laid-back tunes and a listeners\u2019 competition. He is followed by Alan Edwards who is running late for his weekly slot. Alan plays chart hits with some oldies and there are requests from listeners and plenty of adverts but also a break in transmission for a few minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tape was made from 95.5 FM from 1655-1852 (with an edit in the middle) on 18<sup>th<\/sup> July 1981 and is courtesy of Lilian O\u2019Donoghue. Audio quality is fair to good, with some wobble on the cassette in places due to the passage of time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Radio City changed AM frequencies in summer 1981, moving from 1512 kHz (announcing 199 metres) to the slightly off-channel 1243 kHz (announcing 240 metres). This recording begins at the end of Se\u00e1n Collins\u2019s Saturday afternoon show with laid-back tunes and a listeners\u2019 competition. 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