{"id":4957,"date":"2021-10-18T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=4957"},"modified":"2021-10-13T20:31:07","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T19:31:07","slug":"eddie-west-on-late-night-nova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/eddie-west-on-late-night-nova\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie West on late-night Nova"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3107\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4957-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/19820700_Radio_Nova_Eddie_West_0010-0042_SG.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/19820700_Radio_Nova_Eddie_West_0010-0042_SG.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/19820700_Radio_Nova_Eddie_West_0010-0042_SG.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\/10\/19820700_Radio_Nova_Eddie_West_0010-0042_SG.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=4957-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/19820700_Radio_Nova_Eddie_West_0010-0042_SG.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19820700_Radio_Nova_Eddie_West_0010-0042_SG.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Nova-sticker-846-1024x382.jpeg\" alt=\"Eddie West on late-night Nova\" class=\"wp-image-4958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Nova-sticker-846-1024x382.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Nova-sticker-846-300x112.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Nova-sticker-846-768x287.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Nova-sticker-846-1536x573.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Nova-sticker-846-2048x764.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Nova sticker from 1981-2 (courtesy of Ian Biggar).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a recording of the late Eddie West on the overnight shift on Radio Nova sometime in July 1982. The music ranges from mellow and rock and there is minimal talk in line with the &#8216;clutter-free&#8217; format. Nova was broadcasting on 846 kHz AM at this time but still used &#8216;the mighty 890&#8217; jingle from its brief period on 891 kHz in late 1981. The inconsistency didn&#8217;t matter to most listeners who didn&#8217;t have digital read-outs on their radios!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recording was made from 88 FM and runs from 0010-0042 but is undated, although we could estimate a date because of references to the forthcoming Rolling Stones concert. Thanks to Shay Geoghegan for the donation.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a recording of the late Eddie West on the overnight shift on Radio Nova sometime in July 1982. The music ranges from mellow and rock and there is minimal talk in line with the &#8216;clutter-free&#8217; format. 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