{"id":7360,"date":"2022-11-02T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=7360"},"modified":"2022-10-30T17:19:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-30T17:19:12","slug":"big-tree-radio-from-swords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/big-tree-radio-from-swords\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Tree Radio from Swords"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8256\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7360-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AI819-654-A-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AI819-654-A-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AI819-654-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\/AI819-654-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=7360-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AI819-654-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"AI819-654-A-192.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=\"Big Tree Radio from Swords\" 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>Big Tree Radio was a shortlived station broadcasting from above a pub in Swords in north Co. Dublin in 1983. Called after the Big Tree pub (now the Estuary Bar) on North Main Street, some of the station&#8217;s DJs sounded very young and inexperienced, a reminder that everyone had access to the airwaves during the freewheeling pirate era. In this recording, Angie plays an easy listening format until 10pm and is followed by &#8216;Jeremy James&#8217; until midnight who probably borrowed the name of the Voice of Peace DJ. Audio quality is fair with crackly vinyl and a bad hum on the microphone and there are no adverts to be heard. An address care of the pub is given for listeners to write in and request songs.  <\/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\/10\/AI819-654-997x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Big Tree Radio from Swords\" class=\"wp-image-7367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AI819-654-997x1024.jpg 997w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AI819-654-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AI819-654-768x789.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AI819-654-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 tape was made from 94 FM on 4<sup>th<\/sup> March 1983. Part 1 above runs from 2137 and part 2 below from 2229. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AI819-654-B-192.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption>Part 2 from 2229. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection, donated to us by Paul Davidson. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big Tree Radio was a shortlived station broadcasting from above a pub in Swords in north Co. Dublin in 1983. 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