{"id":6829,"date":"2022-07-02T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-02T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=6829"},"modified":"2022-07-08T16:33:35","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T15:33:35","slug":"interview-about-abc-power-104","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/interview-about-abc-power-104\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview about ABC Power 104"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_96\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6829-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Andy-Ellis-ABC-1998-Ger-Roe.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Andy-Ellis-ABC-1998-Ger-Roe.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Andy-Ellis-ABC-1998-Ger-Roe.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\/07\/Andy-Ellis-ABC-1998-Ger-Roe.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=6829-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Andy-Ellis-ABC-1998-Ger-Roe.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Andy-Ellis-ABC-1998-Ger-Roe.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"227\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ABC-Power-104-c-2000-CU-IB-1024x227.jpg\" alt=\"Interview about ABC Power 104\" class=\"wp-image-6830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ABC-Power-104-c-2000-CU-IB-1024x227.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ABC-Power-104-c-2000-CU-IB-300x66.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ABC-Power-104-c-2000-CU-IB-768x170.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ABC-Power-104-c-2000-CU-IB.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>ABC Power 104 letterhead from c. 2000 (courtesy Ian Biggar)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>ABC Power 104 was a Waterford station broadcasting between 1992 to 2001, one of the significant stations from the second wave of pirates following legalisation of independent radio. Its roots were in ABC, a professional pirate that broadcast from Tramore and then Waterford City from 1982 to 1988. The station returned under a new name in 1992, stating that it wanted to provide an alternative to local licensed service WLR. Full-time broadcasting began at Christmas 1993 and ABC Power 104 began campaigning for an expansion of local radio in the Waterford area. According to a station leaflet from c. 2000, &#8216;although Waterford already enjoys one excellent local radio service, one station cannot be all things to all people. The trade off is that the young people of Waterford are poorly catered for when it comes to programming as the existing local services target the older and traditionally safer demographic &#8230; without us there is no choice in local radio&#8217;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1999, ABC Power 104 was invited by the Independent Radio and Television Commission (IRTC, the predecessor to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland) to prepare an expression of interest in operating a full-time station. The licence for a regional youth service for the southeast was eventually awarded to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beat102103.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beat 102 103<\/a>, which was linked to ABC&#8217;s old rival WLR. Beat came on air in 2003.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording is of an interview from 1998 by Pete Reid (Simon Maher) and Gerard Roe with Andy Ellis of ABC Power 104, broadcast on Dublin pirate Phantom FM. Andy was one of the founders of the original ABC in 1982. Thanks to Gerard Roe for the donation and to Ian Biggar for background. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABC Power 104 was a Waterford station broadcasting between 1992 to 2001, one of the significant stations from the second wave of pirates following legalisation of independent radio. Its roots were in ABC, a professional pirate that broadcast from Tramore and then Waterford City from 1982 to 1988. 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