{"id":7570,"date":"2022-12-24T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-24T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=7570"},"modified":"2023-11-14T19:51:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T19:51:23","slug":"centre-radio-on-christmas-eve-1986","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/centre-radio-on-christmas-eve-1986\/","title":{"rendered":"Centre Radio on Christmas Eve 1986"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8459\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7570-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/19861224_Centre_Radio_88fm_Eric_Delaney_BG_2020-2105_TI.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/19861224_Centre_Radio_88fm_Eric_Delaney_BG_2020-2105_TI.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/19861224_Centre_Radio_88fm_Eric_Delaney_BG_2020-2105_TI.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\/19861224_Centre_Radio_88fm_Eric_Delaney_BG_2020-2105_TI.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=7570-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/19861224_Centre_Radio_88fm_Eric_Delaney_BG_2020-2105_TI.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19861224_Centre_Radio_88fm_Eric_Delaney_BG_2020-2105_TI.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"804\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Group-Centre-86-1024x804.jpg\" alt=\"Centre Radio on Christmas Eve 1986\" class=\"wp-image-7571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Group-Centre-86-1024x804.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Group-Centre-86-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Group-Centre-86-768x603.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Group-Centre-86.jpg 1441w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption><em>Centre Radio, Christmas 1986. L-R behind: Mark McGuinness, Frank Decker. L-R front: John Walsh, Peter Walsh, D\u00f3nal Greene, Liam Ward.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Of the many pirates in the decade 1978-1988, Centre Radio was not well known beyond its immediate area in northeast Dublin but it is an important part of the history of Pirate.ie because both co-founders of this site were involved with it. Brian Greene, known as Bobby Gibbson on air, was one of those who started Centre Radio on 19<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0December 1986 at the Baldoyle Youth Club in Dublin 13 and John Walsh was also involved. Reflecting the young age of the DJs, Centre Radio was only on air during school holidays in 1986 and 1987 but began daily broadcasting in spring 1988. It closed at midnight on New Year&#8217;s Eve that year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Centre Radio broadcast on several frequencies on the FM band during its two years on air, beginning with 88 MHz during its first outing at the end of 1986. In this recording from Christmas Eve that year, Eric Delaney is on air and is followed by Brian Greene at 9pm. Adverts for local businesses are also heard. Another familiar name on radio in this part of Dublin, Derek Jones, is to take over from 11pm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our tape was recorded from 2020-2105 on December 24<sup>th<\/sup> 1986 and is from the Leon Tipler Tapes Collection, donated to us by Steve England.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Of the many pirates in the decade 1978-1988, Centre Radio was not well known beyond its immediate area in northeast Dublin but it is an important part of the history of Pirate.ie because both co-founders of this site were involved with it. 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