{"id":11668,"date":"2026-09-11T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=11668"},"modified":"2026-08-27T12:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T11:00:36","slug":"early-cork-series-top-40-countdown-on-radio-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/early-cork-series-top-40-countdown-on-radio-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Cork series: Top 40 countdown on Radio City"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1660\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11668-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Radio-City-02-03-1983.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Radio-City-02-03-1983.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Radio-City-02-03-1983.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\/08\/Radio-City-02-03-1983.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=11668-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Radio-City-02-03-1983.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Radio-City-02-03-1983.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"963\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/19810000_Derry_O_Callaghan_Lillian_LOD-1024x963.jpg\" alt=\"Early Cork series: Top 40 countdown on Radio City\" class=\"wp-image-11101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/19810000_Derry_O_Callaghan_Lillian_LOD-1024x963.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/19810000_Derry_O_Callaghan_Lillian_LOD-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/19810000_Derry_O_Callaghan_Lillian_LOD-768x722.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/19810000_Derry_O_Callaghan_Lillian_LOD-rotated.jpg 1072w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Derry O&#8217;Callaghan with super-fan Lilian McCarthy in 1981 (courtesy Lilian O&#8217;Donoghue). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This short recording of Cork pirate Radio City was made in spring 1982, the station\u2019s last year in operation. The Top 40 countdown is presented by Derry O\u2019Callaghan in an afternoon slot. There are references to other DJs finishing up and changes happening in the station. The Cork radio scene was shook up around this time by the launch of a new professional pirate, South Coast Radio that would continue in its initial guise until 1984. Radio City left the air in autumn 1982. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recording is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection and was made on 2<sup>nd<\/sup> March 1982 from 95.7 FM. The DJ also announces 199 metres (1512 kHz) but logs suggest that Radio City had moved to 240 metres (1242 kHz) by this time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This short recording of Cork pirate Radio City was made in spring 1982, the station\u2019s last year in operation. The Top 40 countdown is presented by Derry O\u2019Callaghan in an afternoon slot. There are references to other DJs finishing up and changes happening in the station. 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