{"id":2257,"date":"2020-07-13T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=2257"},"modified":"2024-10-05T16:04:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T15:04:51","slug":"full-recording-capitol-radio-226-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/full-recording-capitol-radio-226-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday afternoon shows on Capitol Radio (226)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1112\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2257-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/19790203-1500-1530-EdMcDowell_Chris-Barry.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/19790203-1500-1530-EdMcDowell_Chris-Barry.mp3\">http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/19790203-1500-1530-EdMcDowell_Chris-Barry.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\/07\/19790203-1500-1530-EdMcDowell_Chris-Barry.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=2257-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/19790203-1500-1530-EdMcDowell_Chris-Barry.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19790203-1500-1530-EdMcDowell_Chris-Barry.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"513\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Capitol-226-logo-1-1024x513.jpeg\" alt=\"Saturday afternoon shows on Capitol Radio (226)\" class=\"wp-image-2259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Capitol-226-logo-1-1024x513.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Capitol-226-logo-1-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Capitol-226-logo-1-768x384.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Capitol-226-logo-1-1536x769.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Capitol-226-logo-1-2048x1025.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Capitol Radio compliments slip courtesy of Ian Biggar\/DX Archive. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The first Dublin pirate station named Capitol Radio came to the air on August 2nd 1975, from a location near Portobello Bridge in Rathmines. The station operated on Friday evenings and Sunday afternoons on 220 metres medium wave using a 30-watt transmitter into a half-wave end fed aerial. Presenters included C.B. (Chris Barry), Ed McDowell (ex Radio Empathy), Alan Russell and Kenneth Murphy. In addition to playing popular album and chart music, interviews with bands and singers were also a regular feature. The station was raided by inspectors from the Department of Posts and Telegraphs on the 21st December 1975. While no transmitter was found, they seized a power supply unit which effectively disabled the transmitter.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"894\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ed-mc-dowell-capitol-radio-studio-1978-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Saturday afternoon shows on Capitol Radio (226)\" class=\"wp-image-2473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ed-mc-dowell-capitol-radio-studio-1978-894x1024.jpg 894w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ed-mc-dowell-capitol-radio-studio-1978-262x300.jpg 262w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ed-mc-dowell-capitol-radio-studio-1978-768x880.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ed-mc-dowell-capitol-radio-studio-1978-1340x1536.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ed-mc-dowell-capitol-radio-studio-1978-1787x2048.jpg 1787w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ed McDowell at Capital Radio in 1978 (photo courtesy of Alan Russell). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>After a two-year hiatus following a raid by the Department of Posts and Telegraphs, Capitol Radio returned to the air on a full-time basis (18 hours a day) in February 1978 from studios on Bachelor&#8217;s Walk in Dublin city centre. Initially the station operated on 220 metres again and was using a 300 watt transmitter into a half-wave dipole aerial which gave it coverage into Europe (DX reports were received from places such as Lancashire and Norway). However, Radio Moscow was transmitting on an adjoining frequency and as autumn approached, the Capitol signal was being overwhelmed so the station changed to 226 metres in October\/November 1978.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording is from 1450-1525 on Saturday afternoon the 3rd of February 1979 with Ed McDowell and eventually Chris Barry who is late for his show. Capitol was broadcasting on 1332 kHz at this time (announcing 226 metres). The multilingual ident of the pirate Capital Radio, which operated from international waters off the coast of the Netherlands in 1970, is also heard. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"754\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/capitol-radio-staff-rooftop-summer-1978a-1024x754.jpg\" alt=\"Saturday afternoon shows on Capitol Radio (226)\" class=\"wp-image-2267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/capitol-radio-staff-rooftop-summer-1978a-1024x754.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/capitol-radio-staff-rooftop-summer-1978a-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/capitol-radio-staff-rooftop-summer-1978a-768x566.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/capitol-radio-staff-rooftop-summer-1978a-1536x1131.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/capitol-radio-staff-rooftop-summer-1978a-2048x1508.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rooftop photo above studio at 26 Bachelors Walk, Dublin, May 1978. L-R:  Unknown, Fergus Murphy, Alan Russell, Chris Barry, Dave Lee (photo courtesy of Alan Russell).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>We thank Ian Biggar for sharing this recording. You can read more about Capitol <a href=\"https:\/\/capitolradiodublin.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first Dublin pirate station named Capitol Radio came to the air on August 2nd 1975, from a location near Portobello Bridge in Rathmines. The station operated on Friday evenings and Sunday afternoons on 220 metres medium wave using a 30-watt transmitter into a half-wave end fed aerial. Presenters included C.B. 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