{"id":4469,"date":"2021-08-04T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=4469"},"modified":"2024-05-02T20:21:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T19:21:01","slug":"early-kiss-fm-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/early-kiss-fm-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Early KISS FM programming"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8815\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4469-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/19820911_KISS_FM_2130-2215_unident_Dobson_news_TI.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/19820911_KISS_FM_2130-2215_unident_Dobson_news_TI.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/19820911_KISS_FM_2130-2215_unident_Dobson_news_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\/07\/19820911_KISS_FM_2130-2215_unident_Dobson_news_TI.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=4469-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/19820911_KISS_FM_2130-2215_unident_Dobson_news_TI.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19820911_KISS_FM_2130-2215_unident_Dobson_news_TI.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ireland_dublin_kiss-1024x175.jpg\" alt=\"Early KISS FM programming\" class=\"wp-image-1698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ireland_dublin_kiss-1024x175.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ireland_dublin_kiss-300x51.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ireland_dublin_kiss-768x131.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ireland_dublin_kiss-1536x263.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ireland_dublin_kiss.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>KISS FM car sticker (courtesy of DX Archive). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This is an early broadcast of KISS FM on 102.7 from 2130-2259 on September 11<sup>th<\/sup> 1982, just a few days after the station&#8217;s launch. There are a few links by an unidentified DJ, but the style is mostly the clutter-free format for which Nova and its offshoots would gain popularity at various times. Nova&#8217;s news service is now known as &#8216;Independent Radio News&#8217; and is carried by both stations at 10pm. It is read by Bryan Dobson, who retired from RT\u00c9 in 2024. Clearly KISS FM was still experiencing teething problems as the news jingle fires unexpectedly and there is dead air for a few seconds in the final half hour. <\/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 an early broadcast of KISS FM on 102.7 from 2130-2259 on September 11th 1982, just a few days after the station&#8217;s launch. There are a few links by an unidentified DJ, but the style is mostly the clutter-free format for which Nova and its offshoots would gain popularity at various times. 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