{"id":11600,"date":"2026-07-31T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=11600"},"modified":"2026-07-30T07:37:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T06:37:41","slug":"rock-and-blues-on-radioactive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/rock-and-blues-on-radioactive\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock and blues on Radioactive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5567\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11600-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IB0071.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IB0071.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IB0071.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\/07\/IB0071.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=11600-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IB0071.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"IB0071.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB-banner-2026.jpg\" alt=\"Rock and blues on Radioactive\" class=\"wp-image-11601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB-banner-2026.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB-banner-2026-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB-banner-2026-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB-banner-2026-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FB-banner-2026-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Poster for Radioactive reunion posted on the station&#8217;s Facebook page <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is another recording of Dublin alternative free radio station Radioactive (1994-1996). It features an evening show consisting of mostly continuous rock and blues music with occasional links by an unidentified DJ. The frequency announced is 95.5 FM although the cassette label refers to 99.5. Radioactive was inspired by the philosophy of the 1987 book <em>Radio is my Bomb: A DIY Manual for Pirates<\/em>, which promoted free radio as a radical resistance to corporate and commercial broadcasting. The recording was made on 7<sup>th<\/sup> September 1995 and is courtesy of Ian Biggar. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is another recording of Dublin alternative free radio station Radioactive (1994-1996). It features an evening show consisting of mostly continuous rock and blues music with occasional links by an unidentified DJ. The frequency announced is 95.5 FM although the cassette label refers to 99.5. 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