{"id":6416,"date":"2022-05-20T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=6416"},"modified":"2024-05-02T16:19:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T15:19:04","slug":"westside-radio-1983-raids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/westside-radio-1983-raids\/","title":{"rendered":"Westside Radio following 1983 raids"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6844\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6416-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/19830520_Westside_John_Martin_no_time_1035_SK_192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/19830520_Westside_John_Martin_no_time_1035_SK_192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/19830520_Westside_John_Martin_no_time_1035_SK_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\/05\/19830520_Westside_John_Martin_no_time_1035_SK_192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=6416-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/19830520_Westside_John_Martin_no_time_1035_SK_192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19830520_Westside_John_Martin_no_time_1035_SK_192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"726\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Westside-ad-726x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Westside Radio following 1983 raids\" class=\"wp-image-1348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Westside-ad-726x1024.jpeg 726w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Westside-ad-213x300.jpeg 213w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Westside-ad-768x1084.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Westside-ad-1088x1536.jpeg 1088w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Westside-ad-1451x2048.jpeg 1451w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Westside-ad-scaled.jpeg 1814w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><figcaption>Westside Radio advert in Irish Radio News in 1983 (courtesy Ian Biggar). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the raids on Sunshine Radio and Radio Nova, the pirate airwaves of Dublin fell largely silent. Only three stations remained on air: Radio Dublin from Inchicore, ABC Radio from the city centre and Westside Radio from Mulhuddart in the west of the city. This recording is of Westside Radio from the morning of 20<sup>th<\/sup> May 1983, the day after Radio Nova\u2019s official closedown. DJ John Martin says that no pirates remain on FM in the city, with just three on AM, including Westside. Listeners are invited to complete a petition in favour of the pirates and send it to Westside or Radio Nova itself in advance of a court hearing the following week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recording was made from 1035 kHz, announcing 290 metres. Westside went on the air in early 1983 and later merged with ABC Radio to become Radio Annabel, which began testing in September 1983. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording is from the Skywave Tapes Collection. 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