{"id":6925,"date":"2022-08-28T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=6925"},"modified":"2022-08-26T20:28:39","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T19:28:39","slug":"richie-oshea-on-wls-music-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/richie-oshea-on-wls-music-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Richie O&#8217;Shea on WLS Music Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2639\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6925-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AI981-A-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AI981-A-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AI981-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\/AI981-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=6925-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AI981-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"AI981-A-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"999\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WLS-Prospect-Hill-Galway-3-05-1986-1-999x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Richie O&#039;Shea on WLS Music Radio\" class=\"wp-image-6885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WLS-Prospect-Hill-Galway-3-05-1986-1-999x1024.jpeg 999w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WLS-Prospect-Hill-Galway-3-05-1986-1-293x300.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WLS-Prospect-Hill-Galway-3-05-1986-1-768x787.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WLS-Prospect-Hill-Galway-3-05-1986-1.jpeg 1158w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>WLS studios at Prospect Hill in Galway in 1986 (Anoraks Ireland Collection). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>By mid-1986, WLS was well-established as the leading pirate in Galway city. Professional on-air standards led to strong advertising revenue, as this recording from May of that year indicates. Commercial breaks feature local businesses including a private bus company and there are agency adverts for national brands. A station newsletter from late 1986\/early 1987 claimed a market share of at least 54 percent of listeners in the city and included testimonials from a range of advertisers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this recording, Richie O&#8217;Shea takes over from Steve Marshall for his early evening show which includes an interview with Galway band Manic Depression. A top-of-the-hour promo for WLS mentions both AM and FM and describes it as the &#8216;West&#8217;s local station&#8217;.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AI981-1024x622.jpg\" alt=\"Richie O&#039;Shea on WLS Music Radio\" class=\"wp-image-6927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AI981-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AI981-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AI981-768x466.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AI981.jpg 1151w\" 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>Part 1 above is from 7th May 1986 from 1757-1842 and part 2 below from 1843-1928. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/AI981-B-192.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption>Part 2 from 1843. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Both were made from 102.7 FM and are from the Anoraks Ireland Tapes Collection, donated to us by Paul Davidson. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By mid-1986, WLS was well-established as the leading pirate in Galway city. 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