{"id":6901,"date":"2022-08-15T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=6901"},"modified":"2022-08-01T15:01:33","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T14:01:33","slug":"don-stevens-and-pamela-wilson-on-wls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/don-stevens-and-pamela-wilson-on-wls\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Stevens and Pamela Wilson on WLS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4234\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6901-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/5106AI-A-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/5106AI-A-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/5106AI-A-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\/08\/5106AI-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=6901-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/5106AI-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"5106AI-A-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1004\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WLS-Prospect-Hill-Galway-3-05-1986-2-1004x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Don Stevens and Pamela Wilson on WLS\" class=\"wp-image-6904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WLS-Prospect-Hill-Galway-3-05-1986-2-1004x1024.jpeg 1004w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WLS-Prospect-Hill-Galway-3-05-1986-2-294x300.jpeg 294w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WLS-Prospect-Hill-Galway-3-05-1986-2-768x783.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WLS-Prospect-Hill-Galway-3-05-1986-2.jpeg 1159w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>A shot of the WLS mast at Prospect Hill, Galway (Anoraks Ireland Collection). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This recording of Galway pirate WLS Music Radio was made in November 1985. It begins with the final half-hour of the Sunshine Special breakfast show presented by Don Stevens, one of the station&#8217;s founders. He is followed at 1000 by Pamela Wilson, formerly of ERI in Cork. News is read by Chris Ashford and there are many adverts for local Galway businesses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/5106AI-WLS-950x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Don Stevens and Pamela Wilson on WLS\" class=\"wp-image-6903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/5106AI-WLS-950x1024.jpg 950w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/5106AI-WLS-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/5106AI-WLS-768x828.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/5106AI-WLS.jpg 1327w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Cassette label from Anoraks Ireland Collection. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Made on 13<sup>th<\/sup> November 1985 from 102.7 FM, part 1 above runs from 0933-1019 and part 2 below from 1020-1106. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/5106AI-B-192.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption>Part 2 from 1020. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This recording is from the Anoraks Ireland Tapes Collection, donated to us by Paul Davidson. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This recording of Galway pirate WLS Music Radio was made in November 1985. 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