{"id":5401,"date":"2021-12-28T12:23:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T12:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=5401"},"modified":"2021-12-28T12:22:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T12:22:52","slug":"closedown-of-west-national-radio-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/closedown-of-west-national-radio-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Closedown of West National Radio 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4667\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5401-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/19881230_Radio_West_closedown_1001fm_2032-2106_JB.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/19881230_Radio_West_closedown_1001fm_2032-2106_JB.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/19881230_Radio_West_closedown_1001fm_2032-2106_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\/12\/19881230_Radio_West_closedown_1001fm_2032-2106_JB.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=5401-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/19881230_Radio_West_closedown_1001fm_2032-2106_JB.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19881230_Radio_West_closedown_1001fm_2032-2106_JB.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"744\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/RadioWestRateCard2-744x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Closedown of West National Radio 3\" class=\"wp-image-5402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/RadioWestRateCard2-744x1024.jpg 744w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/RadioWestRateCard2-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/RadioWestRateCard2-768x1057.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/RadioWestRateCard2-1116x1536.jpg 1116w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/RadioWestRateCard2-1488x2048.jpg 1488w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/RadioWestRateCard2-scaled.jpg 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption>Information from a Radio West rates card (courtesy Ian Biggar).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the final programme on the Mullingar-based station West National Radio 3 on December 30<sup>th<\/sup> 1988. Launched as Radio West in 1981, the station expanded its coverage beyond the midlands on AM and FM and could be heard from Dublin to Galway by 1987. The closing programme is the Country Jamboree, hosted by one of the big names of offshore and Irish pirate radio, the late Don Allen. Don is joined studio by a host of station staff, local business owners and country music artists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Station owner Shaun Coyne thanks everyone involved and expresses optimism that Radio West will get a licence. He also comments on the costs involving in running the station, including the weekly \u00a3500 bill for the generator that kept the 10kW AM transmitter on air. Radio West was supposed to close at 9pm and as the show continues past the deadline, Don Allen jokes that the diesel powering the transmitter will run out!     <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is also evidence of how pirate radio supported the Irish country music scene, with warm recognition from country music artists for Radio West&#8217;s support. This theme was repeated on many other rural pirate stations when closing down at the end of 1988.  The recording above runs from 2032-2106 and the one below from 2106-2205. Both were made from 100.1 FM and are kindly donated by John Breslin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/19881230_Radio_West_closedown_1001fm_2106-2153_JB.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption>Final hour of West National Radio 3. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For a comprehensive account of the 1988 closedowns, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/radiowaves.fm\/ire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Radiowaves<\/a> site.    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the final programme on the Mullingar-based station West National Radio 3 on December 30th 1988. Launched as Radio West in 1981, the station expanded its coverage beyond the midlands on AM and FM and could be heard from Dublin to Galway by 1987. 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