{"id":3501,"date":"2021-01-21T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=3501"},"modified":"2021-08-06T16:56:34","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T15:56:34","slug":"david-baker-on-southside-95-fm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/david-baker-on-southside-95-fm\/","title":{"rendered":"David Baker on Southside 95 FM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_433\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3501-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/19880121_Southside_Radio_David_Baker_95fm_1345-1421.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/19880121_Southside_Radio_David_Baker_95fm_1345-1421.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/19880121_Southside_Radio_David_Baker_95fm_1345-1421.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\/19880121_Southside_Radio_David_Baker_95fm_1345-1421.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=3501-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/19880121_Southside_Radio_David_Baker_95fm_1345-1421.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19880121_Southside_Radio_David_Baker_95fm_1345-1421.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/David-Baker-CU-via-D-Reddy-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"David Baker on Southside 95 FM\" class=\"wp-image-3502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/David-Baker-CU-via-D-Reddy-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/David-Baker-CU-via-D-Reddy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/David-Baker-CU-via-D-Reddy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/David-Baker-CU-via-D-Reddy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/David-Baker-CU-via-D-Reddy.jpg 1651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>David Baker a few years previously on Radio Donnybrook (photo courtesy of Dave Reddy). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Southside 95 began broadcasting on 94.9 FM from D\u00fan Laoghaire in south Co. Dublin on 7<sup>th<\/sup> December 1987 under the direction of Paul Vincent who had worked in various stations previously including Sunshine Radio. Many familiar names in the station\u2019s early days included former KLAS DJs David Baker, Bryan Lambert and Dan O\u2019Sullivan and Peter Madison who had worked with stations such as Sunshine Radio, Radio Nova, Magic 103 and Boyneside Radio. According to the Anoraks UK <em>Weekly Report<\/em> on 28<sup>th<\/sup> February 1988, Southside was facing financial problems and several of the staff had left or were about to do so. In March 1988, the station moved to new premises in the D\u00fan Laoghaire Shopping Centre and continued to be mentioned in Anoraks Ireland and Anoraks UK lists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"319\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ireland_dunlaoire_southside_95fm_business_card.jpg\" alt=\"David Baker on Southside 95 FM\" class=\"wp-image-3503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ireland_dunlaoire_southside_95fm_business_card.jpg 319w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ireland_dunlaoire_southside_95fm_business_card-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><figcaption>Southside business card (courtesy of DX Archive)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the launch of Chris Cary\u2019s Radio Nova International by satellite from Surrey in England on 1<sup>st<\/sup> May 1988, speculation grew that Irish stations would carry all or part of the service. The edition of <em>Weekly Report<\/em> from 22<sup>nd<\/sup> May contained the following: \u2018It is thought that many Irish stations may invest in a satellite dish and relay Nova, inserting their own adverts in opt-out advert spaces, and leaving Nova\u2019s national adverts in\u2019.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Southside 95 began relaying Nova in July for substantial periods of the day and by the end of the month had ceased its own programming altogether. The \u2018Nova Night Network\u2019 service \u2013 overnight programming from the satellite station \u2013 was relayed by many Irish pirates in the latter part of 1988, including Coast 103 in Galway, ABC in Waterford and Liberty Radio and Centre Radio in Dublin. The relay was switched off at 1pm on 31<sup>st<\/sup> December 1988.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a recording of David Baker on Southside 95 on 21<sup>st<\/sup> January 1988 from 1345-1421. The style is a mixture of easy listening music and community announcements and there are references to other magazine and specialist programmes. The recording is courtesy of Robin Dee of Golden Radio International.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southside 95 began broadcasting on 94.9 FM from D\u00fan Laoghaire in south Co. Dublin on 7th December 1987 under the direction of Paul Vincent who had worked in various stations previously including Sunshine Radio. 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