{"id":3425,"date":"2021-01-13T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=3425"},"modified":"2024-06-15T10:58:33","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T09:58:33","slug":"ktok-from-donegal-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/ktok-from-donegal-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Border series: KTOK from Donegal Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7105\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3425-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/19880826_KTOK_959fm_Russ_Padmore_Laura_Live_1847-1934_JB.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/19880826_KTOK_959fm_Russ_Padmore_Laura_Live_1847-1934_JB.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/19880826_KTOK_959fm_Russ_Padmore_Laura_Live_1847-1934_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\/19880826_KTOK_959fm_Russ_Padmore_Laura_Live_1847-1934_JB.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=3425-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/19880826_KTOK_959fm_Russ_Padmore_Laura_Live_1847-1934_JB.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19880826_KTOK_959fm_Russ_Padmore_Laura_Live_1847-1934_JB.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/KTOK-poster-IB-712x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Border series: KTOK from Donegal Town\" class=\"wp-image-3426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/KTOK-poster-IB-712x1024.jpeg 712w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/KTOK-poster-IB-209x300.jpeg 209w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/KTOK-poster-IB-768x1104.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/KTOK-poster-IB-1068x1536.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/KTOK-poster-IB-1424x2048.jpeg 1424w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/KTOK-poster-IB-scaled.jpeg 1780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><figcaption>KTOK poster from 1987 (courtesy of Ian Biggar). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>KTOK was one of a number of pirates broadcasting to Co. Donegal in the 1980s and located in the Castle Centre in Donegal Town. It was set up by Russ Padmore, former manager of North West Community Radio in Buncrana. He had also worked previously with ABC Radio in Waterford and indeed it was thanks to Italian transmitters imported by ABC that KTOK got on air. &nbsp;The pop music format proved popular in an area where Irish and country music was common on radio. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KTOK was first noted in the Anoraks UK <em>Weekly Report<\/em> on 24<sup>th<\/sup> May 1987 on 1566 kHz with a relay of RT\u00c9 Radio 2. On 19<sup>th<\/sup> July <em>Weekly Report<\/em> said that the station had been picked up as far south as Sligo Town and according to DX Archive, the signal was also heard in the UK. Ex-Radio Caroline DJ Dave James was said to be among those involved. An Anoraks Ireland list from July 1987 listed KTOK on 1566 kHz and on 96, 98 and 103 FM. 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