{"id":58,"date":"2018-12-22T19:05:02","date_gmt":"2018-12-22T19:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=58"},"modified":"2021-08-07T11:14:11","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T10:14:11","slug":"centre-94fm-final-overnight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/centre-94fm-final-overnight\/","title":{"rendered":"Final overnight of Centre Radio, 30th to 31st December 1988"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4023\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-58-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/19881230_Centre_Radio_aircheck_2330_0500.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/19881230_Centre_Radio_aircheck_2330_0500.mp3\">http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/19881230_Centre_Radio_aircheck_2330_0500.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/19881230_Centre_Radio_aircheck_2330_0500.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=58-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/19881230_Centre_Radio_aircheck_2330_0500.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19881230_Centre_Radio_aircheck_2330_0500.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"703\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/centre-106-poster-1.jpg\" alt=\"Final overnight of Centre Radio, 30th to 31st December 1988\" class=\"wp-image-3261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/centre-106-poster-1.jpg 703w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/centre-106-poster-1-300x216.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 703px) 100vw, 703px\" \/><figcaption>Centre Radio flyer from 1987 (from Brian Greene). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This is an aircheck of the northeast Dublin station Centre Radio recorded from 2300 on 30<sup>th<\/sup> December 1988 to 0530 on 31<sup>st<\/sup>, the final day of broadcasting before the pirates were silenced. On air overnight is Bobby Gibbson (aka Brian Greene). Centre had just finished broadcasting a live variety concert from its studio location at the Mid-Sutton Community Centre. The decision was taken to broadcast through the night for the last time before the closedown at midnight on the 31<sup>st<\/sup>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"859\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/centre-teenage-disco.jpg\" alt=\"Final overnight of Centre Radio, 30th to 31st December 1988\" class=\"wp-image-3257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/centre-teenage-disco.jpg 620w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/centre-teenage-disco-217x300.jpg 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption>Poster for Centre Radio disco, 1987 (from Brian Greene). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is an aircheck of the northeast Dublin station Centre Radio recorded from 2300 on 30th December 1988 to 0530 on 31st, the final day of broadcasting before the pirates were silenced. 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