{"id":6640,"date":"2022-06-22T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=6640"},"modified":"2022-06-22T07:55:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T06:55:00","slug":"requests-and-local-news-on-radio-na-ngael","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/requests-and-local-news-on-radio-na-ngael\/","title":{"rendered":"Requests and local news on Radio na nGael"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4401\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6640-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/19850130_Radio_na_nGael_1350_SK_160.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/19850130_Radio_na_nGael_1350_SK_160.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/19850130_Radio_na_nGael_1350_SK_160.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\/06\/19850130_Radio_na_nGael_1350_SK_160.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=6640-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/19850130_Radio_na_nGael_1350_SK_160.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19850130_Radio_na_nGael_1350_SK_160.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"692\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/RnaG-flyer-DX-692x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Requests and local news on Radio na nGael\" class=\"wp-image-6641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/RnaG-flyer-DX-692x1024.jpg 692w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/RnaG-flyer-DX-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/RnaG-flyer-DX-768x1136.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/RnaG-flyer-DX-1039x1536.jpg 1039w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/RnaG-flyer-DX-1385x2048.jpg 1385w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/RnaG-flyer-DX.jpg 1566w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><figcaption>Radio na nGael flyer from 1984 (courtesy DX Archive).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Radio na nGael was a specialist station broadcasting mostly ballads and traditional Irish music from a village near Swords in north Co. Dublin between 1984 and 1986. It broadcast on 1350 kHz AM and on low power on 92 MHz FM, presumably to link to the AM transmitter. The station was also heard on 6340 kHz shortwave but the frequency suffered from interference. Radio na nGael broadcast some problems in Irish but was closed down after RT\u00c9 sought an injunction due to the similarity of the name with that of the national Irish language station Raidi\u00f3 na Gaeltachta. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording was made from the AM frequency and dates from the end of January 1985. The cassette label refers to 30<sup>th<\/sup> January but the 31<sup>st<\/sup> is announced on air. Beginning at 1335, we first hear Mair\u00e9ad with housewives&#8217; requests and she is followed at 1400 by Danny Tobin. Community news for Fingal is also broadcast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The signal sounds over-modulated, particularly near the end but we do not know if this was due to a transmission issue at the time or is related to the age of the cassette. 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