{"id":1180,"date":"2020-04-16T10:33:41","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T09:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=1180"},"modified":"2024-03-24T21:19:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T21:19:18","slug":"full-recording-centre-radio-clonmel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/full-recording-centre-radio-clonmel\/","title":{"rendered":"Evening shows on Centre Radio (Clonmel)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5886\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1180-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Centre-Radio-Clonmel-88FM-746pm-18-July-1986.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Centre-Radio-Clonmel-88FM-746pm-18-July-1986.mp3\">http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Centre-Radio-Clonmel-88FM-746pm-18-July-1986.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Centre-Radio-Clonmel-88FM-746pm-18-July-1986.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=1180-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Centre-Radio-Clonmel-88FM-746pm-18-July-1986.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Centre-Radio-Clonmel-88FM-746pm-18-July-1986.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Centre-Radio-image-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Evening shows on Centre Radio (Clonmel)\" class=\"wp-image-1178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Centre-Radio-image-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Centre-Radio-image-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Centre-Radio-image-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Centre-Radio-image.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Centre Radio was first located over the red building which was then a barber&#8217;s shop at 14 Abbey Street, Clonmel. Photo courtesy of Jonathan Ryan. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Centre Radio was an offshoot of CBC Radio which started broadcasting from Clonmel in Co. Tipperary in November 1981. CBC had a strong community ethos but station boss Paul Byrne wanted a more youth-oriented station and so set up Centre Radio in April 1986. The station lasted until 1987 before being renamed as Premier County Radio.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording is from 7.46pm on the 18th of July 1986 and was recorded from 88 FM. Centre also broadcast on 1251 kHz AM. The presenter is Eoin Ryan, who would later become producer of RT\u00c9&#8217;s Nationwide series. Paul Byrne&#8217;s voice is heard on the news intro and on some of the adverts. He retired in 2020 as CEO of Radio Kerry. You can listen to a documentary about CBC <a aria-label=\"here (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/pirate-in-the-west-gate-telling-the-story-of-cbc-radio-in-tipperary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We thank Jonathan Ryan for his assistance with background information. This recording is from the Skywave Tapes Collection. Skywave Radio International broadcast a shortwave station in the 1980s from Baldoyle in northeast Dublin. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Centre Radio was an offshoot of CBC Radio which started broadcasting from Clonmel in Co. Tipperary in November 1981. CBC had a strong community ethos but station boss Paul Byrne wanted a more youth-oriented station and so set up Centre Radio in April 1986. 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