{"id":7059,"date":"2022-09-07T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=7059"},"modified":"2022-09-04T12:43:03","modified_gmt":"2022-09-04T11:43:03","slug":"gerard-roe-radio-dublin-2-6-april-1983","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/gerard-roe-radio-dublin-2-6-april-1983\/","title":{"rendered":"Gerard Roe on Radio Dublin Channel 2 (6 April 1983)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_873\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7059-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AI1515-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AI1515-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AI1515-192.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\/09\/AI1515-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=7059-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AI1515-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"AI1515-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"806\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Radio-Dublin-Channel2.jpg-1024x806.jpg\" alt=\"Gerard Roe on Radio Dublin Channel 2 (6 April 1983)\" class=\"wp-image-7060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Radio-Dublin-Channel2.jpg-1024x806.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Radio-Dublin-Channel2.jpg-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Radio-Dublin-Channel2.jpg-768x605.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Radio-Dublin-Channel2.jpg.jpg 1311w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Radio Dublin Channel 2 studio (courtesy Gerard Roe). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This edition of Gerard Roe&#8217;s Free Radio Campaign (FRC) show on Radio Dublin Channel 2 from 1983 includes a recording of Olwen Dixon of Bray Local Broadcasting (BLB) outlining the philosophy of community radio, as heard on Concord Community Radio in north Dublin. Both stations were strongly associated with the growing community radio movement and would later lead the National Association of Community Broadcasters (NACB). The show also features a recording of new station Finglas Community Radio. Gerard notes that Channel 2 has been off FM for the previous two weeks due to poor weather conditions but reminds listeners that the FRC would be repeated on Westside Radio International on shortwave on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tape was made on 6<sup>th<\/sup> April 1983 from 2000-2108 from 1152 kHz, announced as 269 metres although that wavelength equates to 1116. Audio quality is poor in places due to bleedthrough from the main Radio Dublin channel. This recording is from the Anoraks Ireland Tapes Collection, donated to us by Paul Davidson. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/the-pirate-ie-podcast-10-interview-with-gerard-roe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> to Pirate.ie Podcast #10 featuring our interview with Gerard Roe about his memories of pirate radio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This edition of Gerard Roe&#8217;s Free Radio Campaign (FRC) show on Radio Dublin Channel 2 from 1983 includes a recording of Olwen Dixon of Bray Local Broadcasting (BLB) outlining the philosophy of community radio, as heard on Concord Community Radio in north Dublin. 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