{"id":2748,"date":"2020-10-07T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=2748"},"modified":"2021-08-07T15:01:12","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T14:01:12","slug":"northeast-series-boyneside-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/northeast-series-boyneside-television\/","title":{"rendered":"Northeast series: Boyneside Television (1982)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4061\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2748-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/19820225_Boyneside_TV.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/19820225_Boyneside_TV.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/19820225_Boyneside_TV.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/19820225_Boyneside_TV.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=2748-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/19820225_Boyneside_TV.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19820225_Boyneside_TV.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"841\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Eric_boyneside_tv-1024x841.jpg\" alt=\"Northeast series: Boyneside Television (1982)\" class=\"wp-image-2689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Eric_boyneside_tv-1024x841.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Eric_boyneside_tv-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Eric_boyneside_tv-768x630.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Eric_boyneside_tv.jpg 1423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Eric Vaughan presenting his radio programme on Boyneside Television (photo courtesy of Gary Hogg\/Ken Baird). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Boyneside Radio was one of a handful of Irish pirate radio stations to venture briefly into television. A basic studio with Betamax machines but without mixing facilities was built at Donaghy\u2019s Mill in Drogheda. Boyneside Television came on the air in November 1981 using a 10-watt transmitter, giving it patchy reception on Channel D in the town. Broadcasts were initially from approximately 4pm to 7.30pm daily and included news, sport and a simulcast of the DJs presenting their radio programmes. By 1982, Boyneside Television was coming on air twice daily, at lunchtime and teatime, and also extended broadcasts into Saturdays. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"804\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Production_boyneside_tv-1024x804.jpg\" alt=\"Northeast series: Boyneside Television (1982)\" class=\"wp-image-2749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Production_boyneside_tv-1024x804.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Production_boyneside_tv-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Production_boyneside_tv-768x603.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Production_boyneside_tv.jpg 1475w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Production facilities at Boyneside Television (photo courtesy of Ken Baird\/Gary Hogg). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Boyneside Television was used extensively by local politicians in the run-up to the general election of 18<sup>th<\/sup> February that year. Around that time, Boyneside accused RT\u00c9 of jamming its signal in Drogheda and said that the national broadcaster had placed a jamming transmitter in the centre of the town. RT\u00c9 responded by claiming that it was carrying out tests following complaints of interference to television reception from pirate broadcasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"812\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Boyneside-TV-February-12th-1982-Irish-Independent.png\" alt=\"Northeast series: Boyneside Television (1982)\" class=\"wp-image-2751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Boyneside-TV-February-12th-1982-Irish-Independent.png 1000w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Boyneside-TV-February-12th-1982-Irish-Independent-300x244.png 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Boyneside-TV-February-12th-1982-Irish-Independent-768x624.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Irish Independent article of February 12th 1982 (courtesy of Eddie Bohan). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Boyneside Television continued for a while after the merger of Community Radio Drogheda and Boyneside Radio but petered out by around May 1982.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"795\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tony_boyneside_tv-1024x795.jpg\" alt=\"Northeast series: Boyneside Television (1982)\" class=\"wp-image-2750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tony_boyneside_tv-1024x795.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tony_boyneside_tv-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tony_boyneside_tv-768x596.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Tony_boyneside_tv.jpg 1466w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Boyneside Television cameraman Tony Breen (photo courtesy Ken Baird\/Gary Hogg). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This is an audio recording of an hour of Boyneside Television from February 25<sup>th<\/sup> 1982, shortly after the election. The main lunchtime news is read by \u00c1ine N\u00ed Ghuidhir and includes a reference to the RT\u00c9 jamming which seems to be audible from the recording. Ad breaks and interviews are also heard. These are followed by sports news, apparently recorded later in the day, which includes an interview with former Down GAA manager Joe Lennon. Audio quality is poor at times and breakthrough from Garda communications can be heard. We are unsure if this was in the transmission signal itself or if a scanner was located near the recorder. Many thanks to Eddie Bohan for donating this recording. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boyneside Radio was one of a handful of Irish pirate radio stations to venture briefly into television. A basic studio with Betamax machines but without mixing facilities was built at Donaghy\u2019s Mill in Drogheda. 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