{"id":7556,"date":"2022-12-20T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=7556"},"modified":"2022-12-08T10:14:02","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T10:14:02","slug":"limericks-sound-channel-at-christmas-1988","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/limericks-sound-channel-at-christmas-1988\/","title":{"rendered":"Limerick&#8217;s Sound Channel at Christmas 1988"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6510\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7556-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AI8071-A-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AI8071-A-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AI8071-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\/12\/AI8071-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=7556-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AI8071-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"AI8071-A-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"909\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1988-Andy-Carter-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Limerick&#039;s Sound Channel at Christmas 1988\" class=\"wp-image-7555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1988-Andy-Carter-logo.jpg 909w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1988-Andy-Carter-logo-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1988-Andy-Carter-logo-768x753.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Sound Channel logo (courtesy Andy Carter). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sound Channel broadcast from Limerick City from November 1986 to December 1988 and quickly gained a reputation as a professional operation. A rebranding in summer 1988 introduced the tagline \u2018Power 98\u2019 but in this recording both names are used, which seems to dilute the station\u2019s identity. The DJ is Stuart Clark, formerly of the Voice of Peace and ABC in Waterford, who notes that a listener is \u2018taping for posterity\u2019, a reference to the fact that the 1980s pirate era was coming to an end. There\u2019s mention of the Radio Nova satellite service from midnight, which was carried by many pirate stations overnight in 1988. News is from Independent Radio News in the UK and a \u00a3500 shopping voucher is given away during the show. Sound Channel\/Power 98 closed down on 30<sup>th<\/sup> December 1988 in line with new broadcasting legislation. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/8071AI-1024x637.jpg\" alt=\"Limerick&#039;s Sound Channel at Christmas 1988\" class=\"wp-image-7557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/8071AI-1024x637.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/8071AI-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/8071AI-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/8071AI-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>Our tape was made from 98.7 FM on Thursday 20<sup>th<\/sup> December 1988. Part 1 above runs from 1412-1457 and Part 2 below is from 1459-1544. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AI8071-B-192.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption>Part 2 from 1459.<\/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>Sound Channel broadcast from Limerick City from November 1986 to December 1988 and quickly gained a reputation as a professional operation. A rebranding in summer 1988 introduced the tagline \u2018Power 98\u2019 but in this recording both names are used, which seems to dilute the station\u2019s identity. 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