{"id":4276,"date":"2021-07-04T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-04T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=4276"},"modified":"2021-07-10T17:55:31","modified_gmt":"2021-07-10T16:55:31","slug":"west-coast-radio-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/west-coast-radio-1\/","title":{"rendered":"West Coast Radio from Co. Clare"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4517\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4276-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/19880917_West_Coast_Radio_1042fm_Ollie_Byrne_Marty_G_1323-1421P_JB.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/19880917_West_Coast_Radio_1042fm_Ollie_Byrne_Marty_G_1323-1421P_JB.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/19880917_West_Coast_Radio_1042fm_Ollie_Byrne_Marty_G_1323-1421P_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\/06\/19880917_West_Coast_Radio_1042fm_Ollie_Byrne_Marty_G_1323-1421P_JB.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=4276-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/19880917_West_Coast_Radio_1042fm_Ollie_Byrne_Marty_G_1323-1421P_JB.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19880917_West_Coast_Radio_1042fm_Ollie_Byrne_Marty_G_1323-1421P_JB.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ireland_1988_153-1024x665.jpg\" alt=\"West Coast Radio from Co. Clare\" class=\"wp-image-4297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ireland_1988_153-1024x665.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ireland_1988_153-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ireland_1988_153-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ireland_1988_153-1536x997.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ireland_1988_153.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Paul &#8216;Stoney&#8217; Burke at WCR in 1988 (courtesy of Ken Baird, taken originally by Andy Carter).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>West Coast Radio (WCR) was an FM-only station broadcasting from Ennis in Co. Clare for four years from 1984 until the end of 1988. It is listed first by DX Archive in March 1985 on 100 FM and changed frequency regularly during its existence. WCR coexisted with another Ennis station, Radio Clare, for a short period in 1985 but as was the case in many small Irish towns, there wasn\u2019t enough advertising revenue to support two stations and there are no listings of Radio Clare from 1986 onwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"711\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WCR-flyer-IB-711x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"West Coast Radio from Co. Clare\" class=\"wp-image-4290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WCR-flyer-IB-711x1024.jpeg 711w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WCR-flyer-IB-208x300.jpeg 208w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WCR-flyer-IB-768x1106.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WCR-flyer-IB-1067x1536.jpeg 1067w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WCR-flyer-IB-1423x2048.jpeg 1423w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/WCR-flyer-IB-scaled.jpeg 1778w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><figcaption>West Coast Radio flyer from 1988 (courtesy of Ian Biggar). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording was made from 104.2 FM on Saturday 17<sup>th<\/sup> September 1988 from 1323-1411. Ollie Byrnes is on air until 2pm with a mix of music including plenty of soul and folk. At 2pm Marty G. takes over with a pop format and promises cross-channel soccer results. There are ads for local businesses in Ennis and one in Ennistymon 25 km away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/13-Patrick-St-Ennis-sq-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"West Coast Radio from Co. Clare\" class=\"wp-image-4294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/13-Patrick-St-Ennis-sq-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/13-Patrick-St-Ennis-sq-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/13-Patrick-St-Ennis-sq-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/13-Patrick-St-Ennis-sq-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/13-Patrick-St-Ennis-sq-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/13-Patrick-St-Ennis-sq-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/13-Patrick-St-Ennis-sq-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>A current view of 13 Parnell Street, Ennis where WCR was based (photo by John Walsh). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We thank John Breslin for his donation of this recording.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Coast Radio (WCR) was an FM-only station broadcasting from Ennis in Co. 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