{"id":5554,"date":"2022-01-24T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=5554"},"modified":"2022-01-23T18:28:38","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T18:28:38","slug":"corks-big-brother-radio-from-1981","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/corks-big-brother-radio-from-1981\/","title":{"rendered":"Cork&#8217;s Big Brother Radio from 1981"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6678\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5554-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/19810203_Big_Brother_Radio_886fm_Alan_Edwards_LOD_192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/19810203_Big_Brother_Radio_886fm_Alan_Edwards_LOD_192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/19810203_Big_Brother_Radio_886fm_Alan_Edwards_LOD_192.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\/2022\/01\/19810203_Big_Brother_Radio_886fm_Alan_Edwards_LOD_192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=5554-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/19810203_Big_Brother_Radio_886fm_Alan_Edwards_LOD_192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19810203_Big_Brother_Radio_886fm_Alan_Edwards_LOD_192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/19781200_Alan_Edwards-1024x728.jpg\" alt=\"Cork&#039;s Big Brother Radio from 1981\" class=\"wp-image-4881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/19781200_Alan_Edwards-1024x728.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/19781200_Alan_Edwards-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/19781200_Alan_Edwards-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/19781200_Alan_Edwards-1536x1092.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/19781200_Alan_Edwards-rotated.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Alan Edwards in his CBC days in 1978 (courtesy Lillian O&#8217;Donoghue). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Long before the reality television series of the same name, Cork had its very own Big Brother Radio. This Cork station lasted for about 3-4 months at the start of 1981 and was operated from a garage on the Blarney Road. Experimenting with an American style, Big Brother Radio was owned by Philip O\u2019Connor who had worked previously with the Cork Broadcasting Company (CBC). The FM signal on 88.6 MHz was in mono only but the signal was good in the city because of where the studio and dipole were located. An AM transmitter at the snooker club in Blackpool relayed the signal but was weak and didn\u2019t last long. The studio was impressive and was nicely fitted out with professional record decks, cart machines and carpet tiles.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording of Big Brother Radio was made from 88.6 FM from 1729-1900 on 3<sup>rd<\/sup> February 1981. It begins with a sign-off from Captain Peacock who is followed by Alan Edwards. Alan, who had been a regular DJ previously on CBC, announces a competition for a \u00a310 note. Thanks to Lillian O\u2019Donoghue for the donation of the tape and to Rob Allen for background information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long before the reality television series of the same name, Cork had its very own Big Brother Radio. This Cork station lasted for about 3-4 months at the start of 1981 and was operated from a garage on the Blarney Road. 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