{"id":3668,"date":"2021-02-26T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=3668"},"modified":"2021-08-06T16:50:13","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T15:50:13","slug":"pirate-pioneers-channel-70-from-1971","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/pirate-pioneers-channel-70-from-1971\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirate Pioneers: Channel 70 from 1971"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2582\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3668-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/19710600-0000-0000-Channel70-1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/19710600-0000-0000-Channel70-1.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/19710600-0000-0000-Channel70-1.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\/02\/19710600-0000-0000-Channel70-1.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=3668-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/19710600-0000-0000-Channel70-1.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19710600-0000-0000-Channel70-1.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Channel70QSL1971-1-1024x655.jpg\" alt=\"Pirate Pioneers: Channel 70 from 1971\" class=\"wp-image-3669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Channel70QSL1971-1-1024x655.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Channel70QSL1971-1-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Channel70QSL1971-1-768x491.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Channel70QSL1971-1-1536x983.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Channel70QSL1971-1.jpg 1629w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Channel 70 QSL courtesy of Mike Barraclough.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another pioneer of Dublin pirate broadcasting was Channel 70 which operated, unsurprisingly, from 1970 until 1972. The man behind the station was Jack O&#8217;Carroll who previously had operated Radio Jacqueline with Davitt Kelly. Channel 70 started broadcasting in 1970 from Monkstown, Co. &nbsp;Dublin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The station broadcast on the crystal-controlled frequency of 1320&nbsp;khz&nbsp;and with a power of 100 watts into an inverted L, was heard well in Ireland and other European countries. Transmissions normally commenced at 0015 or 0030 early on Tuesday, Friday&nbsp;and&nbsp;Saturday mornings and were popular with DXers. In addition to a DX&nbsp;programme,&nbsp;Channel 70 broadcast music consisting of pop, country&nbsp;and&nbsp;soul, as well as other genres. The station continued into&nbsp;1972,&nbsp;but had disappeared by the middle of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"658\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/channel-70-letter-658x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Pirate Pioneers: Channel 70 from 1971\" class=\"wp-image-3671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/channel-70-letter-658x1024.jpeg 658w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/channel-70-letter-193x300.jpeg 193w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/channel-70-letter-768x1195.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/channel-70-letter-988x1536.jpeg 988w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/channel-70-letter-1317x2048.jpeg 1317w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/channel-70-letter-scaled.jpeg 1646w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><figcaption>Channel 70 QSL to Swedish DXer (courtesy of Ian Biggar). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our recording consists of a DX&nbsp;programme&nbsp;and is undated. However, it is assumed to be from around June 1971 as there are references to the recent bomb attack on Radio Nordsee International from May that year. Later in the&nbsp;recording&nbsp;the Channel 70 operator can be heard in a QSO conversation with a station in England. The recording was made by Roger Lloyd (Prince Terry). QSL is by kind permission of Mike Barraclough. Our thanks to Ian Biggar for supplying the text, images and recording. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another pioneer of Dublin pirate broadcasting was Channel 70 which operated, unsurprisingly, from 1970 until 1972. The man behind the station was Jack O&#8217;Carroll who previously had operated Radio Jacqueline with Davitt Kelly. Channel 70 started broadcasting in 1970 from Monkstown, Co. &nbsp;Dublin. 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