{"id":11676,"date":"2026-09-07T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=11676"},"modified":"2026-08-27T17:41:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T16:41:14","slug":"more-am-and-fm-radio-as-heard-in-dublin-in-1980","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/more-am-and-fm-radio-as-heard-in-dublin-in-1980\/","title":{"rendered":"More AM and FM radio as heard in Dublin in 1980"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1507\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11676-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tipler-1980-Tape-3.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tipler-1980-Tape-3.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tipler-1980-Tape-3.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\/Tipler-1980-Tape-3.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=11676-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tipler-1980-Tape-3.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Tipler-1980-Tape-3.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Tipler-collection-1-1024x760.jpg\" alt=\"More AM and FM radio as heard in Dublin in 1980\" class=\"wp-image-1918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Tipler-collection-1-1024x760.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Tipler-collection-1-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Tipler-collection-1-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Tipler-collection-1-1536x1141.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Tipler-collection-1-2048x1521.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Some of the Leon Tipler Collection held by Pirate.ie. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is another recording made by English anorak Leon Tipler during his visit to Ireland in summer 1980. First up is a selection of pirates on AM including Chris Barry on Capitol Radio (1332 kHz), Paul King on Radio City (1164 kHz) and Jason Maine on Radio 257 (1152 kHz). Adverts are heard on Big D (1116 kHz) along with an advertising promo voiced by Bryan Lambert, Big D news and a snippet of what sounds like Mark Boland on Southside Radio (999 kHz). News in Irish on RT\u00c9 Radio 1 on AM is followed by Radio 2 on FM with Jim O\u2019Neill finishing up a live show from Galway, the late Gerry Ryan with the <em>Rock Steady<\/em> show and Paschal Mooney with <em>Keep it Country<\/em>. Next up is <em>Late Date<\/em> with Morgan O\u2019Sullivan on Radio 1 and <em>Nightmoves<\/em> on Radio 2 presented by Declan Meehan who had come from the pirates and would soon return to them. At the end is part of Dave Fanning\u2019s late night show on Radio 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tape was recorded on 29<sup>th<\/sup> July 1980 and is from the Leon Tipler Collection, donated by Steve England.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is another recording made by English anorak Leon Tipler during his visit to Ireland in summer 1980. First up is a selection of pirates on AM including Chris Barry on Capitol Radio (1332 kHz), Paul King on Radio City (1164 kHz) and Jason Maine on Radio 257 (1152 kHz). 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