{"id":4037,"date":"2021-05-21T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=4037"},"modified":"2021-05-12T21:18:03","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T20:18:03","slug":"interview-with-john-clarke-of-radio-nova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/interview-with-john-clarke-of-radio-nova\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with John Clarke of Radio Nova"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8963\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4037-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/19820900_Radio_Nova_John_Clarke_interview_TI.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/19820900_Radio_Nova_John_Clarke_interview_TI.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/19820900_Radio_Nova_John_Clarke_interview_TI.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\/05\/19820900_Radio_Nova_John_Clarke_interview_TI.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=4037-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/19820900_Radio_Nova_John_Clarke_interview_TI.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19820900_Radio_Nova_John_Clarke_interview_TI.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/John-Clarke-via-Svenn-Martinsen-1983-1024x703.jpg\" alt=\"Interview with John Clarke of Radio Nova\" class=\"wp-image-4049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/John-Clarke-via-Svenn-Martinsen-1983-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/John-Clarke-via-Svenn-Martinsen-1983-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/John-Clarke-via-Svenn-Martinsen-1983-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/John-Clarke-via-Svenn-Martinsen-1983-1536x1055.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/John-Clarke-via-Svenn-Martinsen-1983.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>John Clarke in Radio Nova in 1983 (photo courtesy of Svenn Martinsen)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the original full recording of an interview by Leon Tipler with veteran DJ John Clarke on Radio Nova in September 1982. It was conducted in studio in the busy period leading up to 6pm and John chats away in between lining up music and ads on carts. An <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-3\/#t=00:34:15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">edited version<\/a> was included in the documentary series \u2018The Irish Pirates\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He speaks about the history of Nova and describes the differences between it and its great rival, Sunshine Radio. Chris Cary wanted to begin broadcasting on FM and pushed a \u2018clutter-free\u2019 format with sweeps of music. The reaction from listeners was very positive from the start and Nova was soon a hit in boutiques, shops and factories with advertising flooding in. AM came later and the powerful signal increased the station\u2019s popularity even more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John also discusses the recent RT\u00c9 jamming of Nova and a survey that established Nova\u2019s dominance in the Dublin market. He says that most listeners to Nova and Sunshine were unaware of their pirate status because of the stations\u2019 professionalism. The interview concludes with a mention of Kieran Murray\u2019s Free Radio Campaign and the importance of logging pirate radio history. We\u2019ll second that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording is from the Leon Tipler Tapes Collection, donated to us by Steve England.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the original full recording of an interview by Leon Tipler with veteran DJ John Clarke on Radio Nova in September 1982. It was conducted in studio in the busy period leading up to 6pm and John chats away in between lining up music and ads on carts. 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