{"id":205,"date":"2018-12-29T01:31:33","date_gmt":"2018-12-29T01:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=205"},"modified":"2025-02-19T14:04:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T14:04:16","slug":"cbc-radio-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/cbc-radio-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Pirate in the West Gate&#8217;: CBC Radio in Tipperary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5094\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-205-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/CBC-Full-Podcast-.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/CBC-Full-Podcast-.mp3\">http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/CBC-Full-Podcast-.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\/2018\/12\/CBC-Full-Podcast-.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=205-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/CBC-Full-Podcast-.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"CBC-Full-Podcast-.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"755\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/CBC-POSTER-J-Ryan-755x1024.jpg\" alt=\"&#039;Pirate in the West Gate&#039;: CBC Radio in Tipperary\" class=\"wp-image-4147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/CBC-POSTER-J-Ryan-755x1024.jpg 755w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/CBC-POSTER-J-Ryan-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/CBC-POSTER-J-Ryan-768x1042.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/CBC-POSTER-J-Ryan-1132x1536.jpg 1132w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/CBC-POSTER-J-Ryan.jpg 1492w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption>CBC poster (courtesy of Jonathan Ryan). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>CBC Radio started broadcasting in the West Gate, Clonmel in November 1981 and continued until the enforced close down of all pirate stations on New Year\u2019s Eve 1988.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 100 volunteers, along with a handful of part-time and full-time staff, contributed on the air, and the station was hugely popular among young and old in Clonmel, Carrick-on-Suir and surrounding towns.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past three years, former staff member Jonathan Ryan has been researching the station\u2019s history and listening to many audio tapes recorded during that time, along with interviewing former staff members to bring to life this audio history of life in the West Gate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With thanks to  Jonathan Ryan for an advanced copy of the audio and for a amazing work of journalism in making this radio documentary.  First broadcast on South Tipperary General Hospital Radio, December 27th 2018.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CBC Radio started broadcasting in the West Gate, Clonmel in November 1981 and continued until the enforced close down of all pirate stations on New Year\u2019s Eve 1988. 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