{"id":3422,"date":"2021-01-11T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=3422"},"modified":"2021-08-06T16:59:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T15:59:00","slug":"hits-and-requests-on-galways-coast-103","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/hits-and-requests-on-galways-coast-103\/","title":{"rendered":"Hits and requests on Galway&#8217;s Coast 103"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9615\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3422-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/19881209_Coast_103_Power_FM_1025fm_Brian_Davis_1956-2045_JB.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/19881209_Coast_103_Power_FM_1025fm_Brian_Davis_1956-2045_JB.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/19881209_Coast_103_Power_FM_1025fm_Brian_Davis_1956-2045_JB.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\/2021\/01\/19881209_Coast_103_Power_FM_1025fm_Brian_Davis_1956-2045_JB.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=3422-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/19881209_Coast_103_Power_FM_1025fm_Brian_Davis_1956-2045_JB.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19881209_Coast_103_Power_FM_1025fm_Brian_Davis_1956-2045_JB.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Coast-flyer-1024x601.jpeg\" alt=\"Hits and requests on Galway&#039;s Coast 103\" class=\"wp-image-1822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Coast-flyer-1024x601.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Coast-flyer-300x176.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Coast-flyer-768x451.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Coast-flyer-1536x902.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Coast-flyer-2048x1203.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Coast 103 flyer (courtesy of Ian Biggar). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Coast 103 (also Coast Hot Hits and Coast Power FM) was on the air for 18 months from mid-1987 until the end of 1988 and was one of Galway&#8217;s bigger pirate stations. Based on Prospect Hill just off Eyre Square, it was set up by Steve Marshall and the late Keith York. The station broadcast on 1566 kHz AM and on 103 and other FM frequencies. In April 1988 it merged with the Limerick station Hits 954 and became known as Coast Hot Hits. 954 kHz was used for a while and there was a chain of FM transmitters covering an area from Mayo to Limerick and even Cork City. In the summer of 1988 Coast had outside broadcasts from Galway and an official launch in Limerick City was planned.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"977\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/auk_issues_218-222_july_1988-15-977x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Hits and requests on Galway&#039;s Coast 103\" class=\"wp-image-3423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/auk_issues_218-222_july_1988-15-977x1024.jpg 977w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/auk_issues_218-222_july_1988-15-286x300.jpg 286w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/auk_issues_218-222_july_1988-15-768x805.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/auk_issues_218-222_july_1988-15.jpg 1281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>An ad for Coast Hot Hits in the Anoraks UK Weekly Report in July 1988. Note the AM frequency mentioned. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording is of Brian Davis from 1956-2045 on 9th December 1988, with pop hits and plenty of requests. It was made from 102.5 FM and is kindly donated by John Breslin. There are requests from Galway and Clare and the voice of Tony Allan is heard on sweepers and ads. A promotion worth \u00a3200 in association with local shops is also heard. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coast 103 (also Coast Hot Hits and Coast Power FM) was on the air for 18 months from mid-1987 until the end of 1988 and was one of Galway&#8217;s bigger pirate stations. Based on Prospect Hill just off Eyre Square, it was set up by Steve Marshall and the late Keith York. 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