{"id":2502,"date":"2020-08-22T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-22T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=2502"},"modified":"2022-06-11T17:07:22","modified_gmt":"2022-06-11T16:07:22","slug":"full-recording-radio-carlow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/full-recording-radio-carlow\/","title":{"rendered":"Full recording: Radio Carlow"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8570\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2502-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/19810819_1454-1610_IB_Radio_Carlow_John_Dempsey.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/19810819_1454-1610_IB_Radio_Carlow_John_Dempsey.mp3\">http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/19810819_1454-1610_IB_Radio_Carlow_John_Dempsey.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\/08\/19810819_1454-1610_IB_Radio_Carlow_John_Dempsey.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=2502-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/19810819_1454-1610_IB_Radio_Carlow_John_Dempsey.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19810819_1454-1610_IB_Radio_Carlow_John_Dempsey.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1018\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/irish_rescans_151-1018x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Full recording: Radio Carlow\" class=\"wp-image-2506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/irish_rescans_151-1018x1024.jpg 1018w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/irish_rescans_151-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/irish_rescans_151-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/irish_rescans_151-768x772.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/irish_rescans_151-1528x1536.jpg 1528w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/irish_rescans_151-2037x2048.jpg 2037w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/irish_rescans_151-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>The Radio Carlow mast in 1981, faintly visible in the distance (photo courtesy of Ian Biggar). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Radio Carlow began broadcasting in 1981 on 1413 kHz. A report dated 19<sup>th<\/sup> July 1981 by local radio enthusiast John Dowling gave its location as Ballyhide, Co. Carlow but Ballyhide is actually just across the border in Laois. He went on: \u2018This station has been on the air three or four months from a rented house two miles from Carlow town. A 70 feet high mast is used to support the aerial. The day\u2019s programmes run from 0630 to 1900 hours GMT\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"296\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ireland_carlow_radio_carlow_transmitter_1981.jpg\" alt=\"Full recording: Radio Carlow\" class=\"wp-image-2507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ireland_carlow_radio_carlow_transmitter_1981.jpg 440w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ireland_carlow_radio_carlow_transmitter_1981-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><figcaption>Radio Carlow transmitter in 1981 (photo courtesy of Ian Biggar\/DX Archive). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>DX Archive visited Radio Carlow in 1981 as part of a tour of Ireland. They recorded the station and took the photos featured here. The recording above was made from 1454-1610 on 19<sup>th<\/sup> August 1981 and features John Dempsey on air. Radio Carlow added FM at a later stage and was on air until 1986. Thanks to Ian Biggar for donating the recording and for background information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"365\" height=\"230\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ireland_carlow_radio_carlow_studio_1981.jpg\" alt=\"Full recording: Radio Carlow\" class=\"wp-image-2503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ireland_carlow_radio_carlow_studio_1981.jpg 365w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ireland_carlow_radio_carlow_studio_1981-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><figcaption>Radio Carlow studio (photo courtesy of Ian Biggar). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Leon Tipler recorded the station from 104 FM as he passed through Carlow in September 1983, on his way to Kilkenny. A snippet of that recording is included in \u2018Hello Again\u2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">part 3<\/a> of his documentary <em>The Irish Pirates<\/em>. The original recording, including ads, links a jingle and music, was made on 4<sup>th<\/sup> February 1983 and can be heard below. Other than the date, we have no further information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/19830204_Radio_Carlow_TI_104FM.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording is from the Leon Tipler Tapes Collection, donated to us by Steve England.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Radio Carlow began broadcasting in 1981 on 1413 kHz. A report dated 19th July 1981 by local radio enthusiast John Dowling gave its location as Ballyhide, Co. 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