{"id":4300,"date":"2021-07-02T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=4300"},"modified":"2021-07-01T17:43:57","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T16:43:57","slug":"keeping-it-local-on-laois-community-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/keeping-it-local-on-laois-community-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping it local on Laois Community Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4061\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4300-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/19821031_sun_laois_cr_888fm_1130-1153_unident_X.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/19821031_sun_laois_cr_888fm_1130-1153_unident_X.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/19821031_sun_laois_cr_888fm_1130-1153_unident_X.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\/07\/19821031_sun_laois_cr_888fm_1130-1153_unident_X.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=4300-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/19821031_sun_laois_cr_888fm_1130-1153_unident_X.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19821031_sun_laois_cr_888fm_1130-1153_unident_X.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/LCR_1986_05_KB-1024x715.jpg\" alt=\"Keeping it local on Laois Community Radio\" class=\"wp-image-4302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/LCR_1986_05_KB-1024x715.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/LCR_1986_05_KB-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/LCR_1986_05_KB-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/LCR_1986_05_KB-1536x1072.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/LCR_1986_05_KB.jpg 1557w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>An unidentified DJ at LCR in 1986 (courtesy of Ken Baird, taken originally by Andy Carter). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Laois Community Radio (LCR) broadcast from early 1982 for six years from the town of Mountrath, closing down on New Year&#8217;s Eve 1988 along with most other pirates. This recording is from the early days of the station and gives a sense of a station putting down roots as a truly local operation. It&#8217;s Sunday 31<sup>st<\/sup> October 1982 and the unidentified presenter plays easy listening music and reads out plenty of community notices, including one inviting local groups to use LCR to get their message across. The recording, made from 88.8 FM, starts at around 1130 but it seems some of the music has been airchecked. Audio quality is fair and there is some fading at times, possibly due to distance from the transmitter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We thank Ian Biggar and DX Archive for this recording.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laois Community Radio (LCR) broadcast from early 1982 for six years from the town of Mountrath, closing down on New Year&#8217;s Eve 1988 along with most other pirates. This recording is from the early days of the station and gives a sense of a station putting down roots as a truly local operation. 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