{"id":11508,"date":"2026-06-11T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=11508"},"modified":"2026-06-08T20:59:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T19:59:44","slug":"free-radio-show-on-radio-dublin-channel-2-6th-july-1983","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/free-radio-show-on-radio-dublin-channel-2-6th-july-1983\/","title":{"rendered":"Free radio show on Radio Dublin Channel 2 (6th July 1983)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5107\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11508-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AI677542-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AI677542-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AI677542-192.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\/06\/AI677542-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=11508-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AI677542-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"AI677542-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"972\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ireland_dublin_radio_dublin_poster_1983_b-972x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Free radio show on Radio Dublin Channel 2 (6th July 1983)\" class=\"wp-image-3647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ireland_dublin_radio_dublin_poster_1983_b-972x1024.jpg 972w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ireland_dublin_radio_dublin_poster_1983_b-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ireland_dublin_radio_dublin_poster_1983_b-768x809.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ireland_dublin_radio_dublin_poster_1983_b.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Radio Dublin poster from 1983 (courtesy DX Archive). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This recording of the Free Radio Campaign (FRC) show on Radio Dublin Channel 2 dates from summer 1983. It is presented by Tony Healy, who is filling in for Gerard Roe and making his first appearance on the station. The FRC features a Christmas recording from Radio Snowflake on 99.9 FM from December 1982, operating from Dollymount. There are medium wave, FM and shortwave bandscans and a recording of British pirate Radio Veronica recorded in Liverpool. The edition also features an Anoraks UK tape of interviews with Bob Gallico, Declan Meehan and Mike Moran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tape was made from 98.7 FM between 1958-2105 on Wednesday 6<sup>th<\/sup> July 1983 and is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This recording of the Free Radio Campaign (FRC) show on Radio Dublin Channel 2 dates from summer 1983. It is presented by Tony Healy, who is filling in for Gerard Roe and making his first appearance on the station. 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