{"id":4685,"date":"2021-08-18T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=4685"},"modified":"2021-08-18T20:37:36","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T19:37:36","slug":"irish-language-show-on-kiss-fm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/irish-language-show-on-kiss-fm\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish language show on KISS FM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_69\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4685-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/19830403_kissfm_1027fm_1005-1112_jimcotter_irish_language_show-ai_via_ib.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/19830403_kissfm_1027fm_1005-1112_jimcotter_irish_language_show-ai_via_ib.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/19830403_kissfm_1027fm_1005-1112_jimcotter_irish_language_show-ai_via_ib.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\/08\/19830403_kissfm_1027fm_1005-1112_jimcotter_irish_language_show-ai_via_ib.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=4685-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/19830403_kissfm_1027fm_1005-1112_jimcotter_irish_language_show-ai_via_ib.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19830403_kissfm_1027fm_1005-1112_jimcotter_irish_language_show-ai_via_ib.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KISS-flyer-IB-1024x463.jpeg\" alt=\"Irish language show on KISS FM\" class=\"wp-image-4442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KISS-flyer-IB-1024x463.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KISS-flyer-IB-300x136.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KISS-flyer-IB-768x347.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KISS-flyer-IB-1536x694.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/KISS-flyer-IB-2048x926.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>KISS FM flyer (courtesy of Ian Biggar). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Irish language was marginal on most of Irish pirate radio, although there were notable exceptions such as Saor-Radio Chonamara (1970), which led to the establishment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/radio\/rnag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RT\u00c9 Raidi\u00f3 na Gaeltachta<\/a>. The Irish language body Conradh na Gaeilge set up its own station Raidi\u00f3 an Phobail in Dublin in 1979, but it was short-lived and beset with technical problems. In the 1980s, Conradh na Gaeilge collaborated with community stations such as North Dublin Community Radio (NDCR), Bray Local Broadcasting (BLB) and Kilkenny Community Radio (KCR), which had Irish programmes. Belfast&#8217;s licensed Irish language community station, <a href=\"https:\/\/raidiofailte.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Raidi\u00f3 F\u00e1ilte<\/a>, has its roots in a pirate dating back to the 1980s. Other niche stations featured some Irish, such as Radio na nGael in Swords in north Co. Dublin, and Irish was used occasionally on the irregular stations run by republican groups.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Bh\u00ed an Ghaeilge imeallach ar an raidi\u00f3 bradach den chuid is m\u00f3, c\u00e9 go raibh eisceachta\u00ed ann ar n\u00f3s Saor-Radio Chonamara a spreag bun\u00fa RT\u00c9 Raidi\u00f3 na Gaeltachta. In 1979, bh\u00ed st\u00e1isi\u00fan d\u00e1 chuid f\u00e9in ag Conradh na Gaeilge, Raidi\u00f3 an Phobail ach bh\u00ed fadhbanna teicni\u00fala aige. Ina dhiaidh sin, thacaigh an Conradh le cl\u00e1racha Gaeilge ar na st\u00e1isi\u00fain bhradacha phobail ar fud na t\u00edre. Ba mar st\u00e1isi\u00fan bradach a thosaigh Raidi\u00f3 F\u00e1ilte i mB\u00e9al Feirste. Bh\u00edodh roinnt Gaeilge ar shainst\u00e1isi\u00fain eile ar n\u00f3s Radio na nGael agus st\u00e1isi\u00fain \u00f3c\u00e1ideacha \u00e1 rith ag poblacht\u00e1naigh.  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Irish was notably absent on commercial radio, although some stations offered discounts to advertisers using Irish. This is a rare recording of an Irish programme on none other than the Radio Nova offshoot, KISS FM. It was made from 1005-1112 on Sunday 3<sup>rd<\/sup> April 1983 and the presenter is Jim Cotter. Most notable is the use of Irish to present the chart hits, something that was unheard of in Irish radio at the time. Presenting contemporary pop music in Irish was very far-sighted of Chris Cary and was an approach that would be adopted by the licensed station <a href=\"http:\/\/www.raidionalife.ie\/ga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Raidi\u00f3 na Life<\/a> in Dublin from 1993. RT\u00c9 Raidi\u00f3 na Gaeltachta banned songs with English lyrics until 2005, and even then only after 9pm. There has been an online Irish language chart music station, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rrr.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Raidi\u00f3 R\u00ed-R\u00e1<\/a>, since 2008. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Bh\u00ed an Ghaeilge in easnamh ar fad, nach m\u00f3r, ar an raidi\u00f3 tr\u00e1cht\u00e1la, c\u00e9 gur thairg st\u00e1isi\u00fain \u00e1irithe lascaine d&#8217;fh\u00f3gra\u00ed Gaeilge. Seo taifeadadh neamhchoitianta de chl\u00e1r Gaeilge ar KISS FM, fost\u00e1isi\u00fan de chuid Radio Nova. \u00dadar suntais is ea an Ghaeilge a \u00fas\u00e1id chun popcheol comhaimseartha a chur i l\u00e1thair, rud nach nd\u00e9anta\u00ed ar an raidi\u00f3 in \u00c9irinn ag an am. Ghlacfadh s\u00e9 deich mbliana eile go dt\u00ed go nd\u00e9anfa\u00ed a leith\u00e9id go rialta nuair a buna\u00edodh Raidi\u00f3 na Life i mBaile \u00c1tha Cliath in 1993. Bh\u00ed cosc ar liric\u00ed B\u00e9arla ar RnaG go dt\u00ed 2005. T\u00e1 an st\u00e1isi\u00fan popcheoil Raidi\u00f3 R\u00ed-R\u00e1 ag sruth\u00fa ar l\u00edne \u00f3 2008. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording is courtesy of Ian Biggar and DX Archive.    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Irish language was marginal on most of Irish pirate radio, although there were notable exceptions such as Saor-Radio Chonamara (1970), which led to the establishment of RT\u00c9 Raidi\u00f3 na Gaeltachta. 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