{"id":7135,"date":"2022-09-21T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=7135"},"modified":"2024-02-03T15:12:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T15:12:37","slug":"gerard-roe-annabel-3-feb-1985","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/gerard-roe-annabel-3-feb-1985\/","title":{"rendered":"Gerard Roe on Radio Annabel (3rd February 1985)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_302\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7135-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/8067AI-192-edit.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/8067AI-192-edit.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/8067AI-192-edit.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\/8067AI-192-edit.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=7135-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/8067AI-192-edit.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"8067AI-192-edit.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pirate-dot-ie-red-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Gerard Roe on Radio Annabel (3rd February 1985)\" class=\"wp-image-4287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pirate-dot-ie-red-logo.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pirate-dot-ie-red-logo-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording of Gerard Roe&#8217;s Free Radio Campaign (FRC) show on Radio Annabel dates from spring 1985. As usual, the FRC kicks of with the news from the same week in the previous year, including RT\u00c9 jamming of Radio Nova. There&#8217;s a feature about Irish pirate radio by a US station in 1982, including an interview with Sunshine Radio&#8217;s Robbie Robinson. Gerard complains about the crowded FM band in Dublin and criticises irresponsible behaviour and poor technical quality among some pirate operators. There&#8217;s also a 1981 recording of an RT\u00c9 spoof on the pirates called &#8216;Grot Radio&#8217; and recordings from the same year when the radio ship the MV Lieve was being kitted out in Dublin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"997\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/8067AI-997x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Gerard Roe on Radio Annabel (3rd February 1985)\" class=\"wp-image-7137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/8067AI-997x1024.jpg 997w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/8067AI-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/8067AI-768x789.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/8067AI-rotated.jpg 1184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Original cassette label from Anoraks Ireland Collection. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The programme was recorded from 1730-1812 on Sunday 3<sup>rd<\/sup> February 1985 from 91.8 FM. There was a late start due to technical issues and signal quality is fair. Radio Annabel also broadcast on 1323 kHz, announcing 227 metres. This recording is from the Anoraks Ireland Tapes Collection, donated to us by Paul Davidson. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/the-pirate-ie-podcast-10-interview-with-gerard-roe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0to Pirate.ie Podcast #10 featuring our interview with Gerard Roe about his memories of pirate radio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This recording of Gerard Roe&#8217;s Free Radio Campaign (FRC) show on Radio Annabel dates from spring 1985. As usual, the FRC kicks of with the news from the same week in the previous year, including RT\u00c9 jamming of Radio Nova. 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