{"id":7288,"date":"2022-04-10T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-10T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=7288"},"modified":"2025-03-30T16:56:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T15:56:43","slug":"dublins-favourite-50-on-q102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/dublins-favourite-50-on-q102\/","title":{"rendered":"Dublin&#8217;s Favourite 50 on Q102"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7105\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7288-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Q102-580-A-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Q102-580-A-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Q102-580-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\/10\/Q102-580-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=7288-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Q102-580-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Q102-580-A-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"797\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/q102-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Dublin&#039;s Favourite 50 on Q102\" class=\"wp-image-2250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/q102-logo.jpg 797w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/q102-logo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/q102-logo-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Q102 logo from 1987 (Alan MacSimoin collection). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Q102 was one of the largest and most successful 1980s &#8216;super-pirates&#8217; in Dublin. Priding itself as Irish-owned in contrast with other big stations Radio Nova and Sunshine Radio, it launched on January 23<sup>rd<\/sup> 1985 and quickly established a foothold in the Dublin market. In March 1988, Q102 took over the transmitters and equipment of Energy 103 after its sudden closure, given it a range of AM and FM frequencies in the capital. It was relaunched as &#8216;Super Q 102&#8217; in summer 1988 and closed down on December 30<sup>th<\/sup> in line with new broadcasting legislation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/580-1024x541.jpg\" alt=\"Dublin&#039;s Favourite 50 on Q102\" class=\"wp-image-7292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/580-1024x541.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/580-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/580-768x406.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/580-rotated.jpg 1290w\" 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>This recording was made on Easter Monday, 8<sup>th<\/sup> April 1985 and features Dublin\u2019s Favourite 50 with Scott Williams, still a familiar name on the Dublin radio scene. News on the hour is read by Gary Hamill. Part 1 above runs from 1238-1326 and Part 2 below from 1326-1414. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Q102-580-B-192.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption>Part 2 from 1326<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The recording is from the Anoraks Ireland Tapes Collection, donated to us by Paul Davidson. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q102 was one of the largest and most successful 1980s &#8216;super-pirates&#8217; in Dublin. Priding itself as Irish-owned in contrast with other big stations Radio Nova and Sunshine Radio, it launched on January 23rd 1985 and quickly established a foothold in the Dublin market. 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