{"id":3536,"date":"2021-01-29T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=3536"},"modified":"2021-08-06T16:55:01","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T15:55:01","slug":"more-live-overnight-eri-from-1985","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/more-live-overnight-eri-from-1985\/","title":{"rendered":"More live overnight ERI from 1985"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_139\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3536-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/19851023_ERI_Ciaran_Brannelly_0438-0602_967fm_CB.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/19851023_ERI_Ciaran_Brannelly_0438-0602_967fm_CB.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/19851023_ERI_Ciaran_Brannelly_0438-0602_967fm_CB.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\/19851023_ERI_Ciaran_Brannelly_0438-0602_967fm_CB.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=3536-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/19851023_ERI_Ciaran_Brannelly_0438-0602_967fm_CB.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19851023_ERI_Ciaran_Brannelly_0438-0602_967fm_CB.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"997\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ERI-1987-George-Talbot-Robin-Adcroft-IB-997x1024.jpg\" alt=\"More live overnight ERI from 1985\" class=\"wp-image-3123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ERI-1987-George-Talbot-Robin-Adcroft-IB-997x1024.jpg 997w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ERI-1987-George-Talbot-Robin-Adcroft-IB-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ERI-1987-George-Talbot-Robin-Adcroft-IB-768x788.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ERI-1987-George-Talbot-Robin-Adcroft-IB.jpg 1164w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>George Talbot and ERI engineer the late Robin Adcroft (Banks) in 1987 (photo courtesy of Ian Biggar). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Live overnight radio is a thing of the past with some stations automated from early evening. Pirates big and small were on air around the clock, with a early example being Radio Dublin&#8217;s famous marathon broadcast from 1977 which set a new standard for the capital&#8217;s growing radio scene.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the Cork pirates did round-the-clock live programming also, as in this recording of Tony Ashford (Ciaran Brannelly) on the graveyard shift on ERI. Emer Lucey (Lucy Potter Coogan) is heard every hour with \u2018ERI News Review\u2019, a pre-recorded bulletin of the previous day&#8217; top stories. The recording was made from 96.7 FM and runs from 0438-0602 on Wednesday 23<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;October 1985. At the end of his shift, Ciaran hands over to Hugh Browne (RIP), a well-known name on many 1980s pirates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"442\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ireland_cork_eri_sticker-1.jpg\" alt=\"More live overnight ERI from 1985\" class=\"wp-image-655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ireland_cork_eri_sticker-1.jpg 442w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ireland_cork_eri_sticker-1-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><figcaption>ERI car sticker (courtesy of DX Archive). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>ERI (1982-1988) also broadcast on 1305 kHz (announcing 225 metres) and could be heard over much of Munster and beyond. We thank Ciaran Brannelly for his donation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Live overnight radio is a thing of the past with some stations automated from early evening. Pirates big and small were on air around the clock, with a early example being Radio Dublin&#8217;s famous marathon broadcast from 1977 which set a new standard for the capital&#8217;s growing radio scene. 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