{"id":231,"date":"2018-12-30T11:44:40","date_gmt":"2018-12-30T11:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=231"},"modified":"2021-08-07T11:07:11","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T10:07:11","slug":"interview-with-brian-matthews-of-community-radio-fingal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/interview-with-brian-matthews-of-community-radio-fingal\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Brian Matthews (Community Radio Fingal)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_214\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-231-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1988_CRF_Brian_Johnson_long.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1988_CRF_Brian_Johnson_long.mp3\">http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1988_CRF_Brian_Johnson_long.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\/1988_CRF_Brian_Johnson_long.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=231-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1988_CRF_Brian_Johnson_long.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"1988_CRF_Brian_Johnson_long.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"376\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ireland_skerries_crf_02-1024x376.jpg\" alt=\"Interview: Brian Matthews (Community Radio Fingal)\" class=\"wp-image-2586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ireland_skerries_crf_02-1024x376.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ireland_skerries_crf_02-300x110.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ireland_skerries_crf_02-768x282.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ireland_skerries_crf_02-1536x564.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ireland_skerries_crf_02.jpg 1569w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>CRF car sticker (courtesy of DX Archive). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Community Radio Fingal broadcast from Swords and then Skerries in north Co. Dublin from 1982 to 1988 and was an example of one of the many community-focused pirates in Ireland. It began with a 300 watt transmitter in Skerries and later moved to the nearby village of Loughshinney where it operated a 1kW rig on 1575 kHz and also broadcast on FM. In this fascinating interview from our own collection, station owner Brian Matthews talks about the history of CRF, its studio and transmitter facilities and provides some amusing anecdotes about presenters and listeners. The recording is undated but was made in 1988. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Community Radio Fingal broadcast from Swords and then Skerries in north Co. Dublin from 1982 to 1988 and was an example of one of the many community-focused pirates in Ireland. 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