{"id":1542,"date":"2021-05-19T07:30:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T06:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=1542"},"modified":"2024-05-08T10:43:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T09:43:22","slug":"radio-leinster-closedown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/radio-leinster-closedown\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio Leinster closes down suddenly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5577\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1542-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Radio-Leinster-Closedown-recorded-from-studio.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Radio-Leinster-Closedown-recorded-from-studio.mp3\">http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Radio-Leinster-Closedown-recorded-from-studio.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\/05\/Radio-Leinster-Closedown-recorded-from-studio.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=1542-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Radio-Leinster-Closedown-recorded-from-studio.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Radio-Leinster-Closedown-recorded-from-studio.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Leinster-flyer-small-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Radio Leinster closes down suddenly\" class=\"wp-image-1179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Leinster-flyer-small-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Leinster-flyer-small-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Leinster-flyer-small-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Leinster-flyer-small.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Radio Leinster logo courtesy of DX Archive<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Radio Leinster closed unexpectedly just after 1pm on the 19th of May 1983, following the raid on Sunshine Radio that morning and on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/full-recording-radio-nova-dublin\/\" target=\"_blank\">Radio Nova<\/a> the previous day. Although almost all stations in Dublin switched off their transmitters on the 19th as fears about raids spread, most were back on air within days but Radio Leinster was never to return. Anna Craig (Chisnall) read the lunchtime news at 1pm and said there would be another bulletin at 3pm but within minutes the closure of the station was announced suddenly by managing director Justin James. The station closed with its signature tune, Se\u00e1n \u00d3 Riada&#8217;s &#8216;Mise \u00c9ire&#8217;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Radio Leinster was an innovative and unique station which aimed at the RT\u00c9 Radio 1 listenership with a mixture of musical styles, talk programmes and specialist shows. It broadcast on 738 kHz am (406 metres) and 93 FM, the signal benefiting considerably from a high site in Sandyford overlooking Dublin.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording is courtesy of one of the Radio Leinster presenters, Al Dunne who was on air for the closedown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Radio Leinster closed unexpectedly just after 1pm on the 19th of May 1983, following the raid on Sunshine Radio that morning and on Radio Nova the previous day. 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