{"id":11485,"date":"2026-05-27T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=11485"},"modified":"2026-05-24T17:27:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T16:27:44","slug":"test-broadcast-by-blanchardstown-community-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/test-broadcast-by-blanchardstown-community-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Test broadcast by Blanchardstown Community Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6827\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11485-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI846681B-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI846681B-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI846681B-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\/AI846681B-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=11485-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AI846681B-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"AI846681B-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1744752694231-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Test broadcast by Blanchardstown Community Radio\" class=\"wp-image-10771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1744752694231-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1744752694231-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1744752694231-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1744752694231-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1744752694231-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1744752694231-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1744752694231.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Blanchardstown Community Radio (BCR) was one of several short-lived pirate stations that came on air in Dublin in the second half of 1983, following the drama of the raids on Radio Nova and Sunshine Radio that spring. It was based in the western suburb of Blanchardstown and was set up by some of those involved in Westside Radio, another station in the same part of the city that closed down that summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Anoraks UK <em>Weekly Report<\/em> commented that small stations came and went almost on a daily basis in Dublin during that period. The edition of 8<sup>th<\/sup> September reported that BCR appeared on 7<sup>th<\/sup> August at 1400 hours as announced, suggesting that it had been broadcasting loop announcements in advance. The station was logged again by Anoraks UK on 14<sup>th<\/sup> September but there is no mention of it after that.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This short recording features an unidentified DJ followed by continuous music. Full programming is promised from the following morning. The tape is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection and was made on 7<sup>th<\/sup> August 1983 between 1433-1449 from 1251 kHz, announcing 240 metres. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blanchardstown Community Radio (BCR) was one of several short-lived pirate stations that came on air in Dublin in the second half of 1983, following the drama of the raids on Radio Nova and Sunshine Radio that spring. 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