{"id":7600,"date":"2022-12-23T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=7600"},"modified":"2022-12-16T15:16:38","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T15:16:38","slug":"kingdom-102-nears-the-end-of-its-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/kingdom-102-nears-the-end-of-its-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingdom 102 nears the end of its run"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7149\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7600-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AI2463-A-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AI2463-A-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AI2463-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\/AI2463-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=7600-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AI2463-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"AI2463-A-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AI2463-1024x650.jpg\" alt=\"Kingdom 102 nears the end of its run\" class=\"wp-image-7601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AI2463-1024x650.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AI2463-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AI2463-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AI2463-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>Kingdom 102 broadcast from Killarney in Co. Kerry in 1988 at the end of the pirate era. This recording is of the final edition of the Golden Hour Show with PJ O\u2019Neill. News on the hour is read by John Kiely. PJ was a competent presenter who had broadcast previously on earlier Killarney station WRKY but in his final show, he throws caution to the wind somewhat. John Kiely worked previously for Tralee station Kerry Local Radio. There are plenty of local festive advertisements and professional jingles and station idents. \u2018The late, great Rob Orbison\u2019 is compared by PJ to \u2018the late, great Kingdom 102\u2019, who says that the history of radio broadcasting in Ireland about to be remade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part 1 above runs from 1345-1430 and Part 2 below from 1440-1525. The tape was recorded from 102 FM on 23<sup>rd<\/sup> December 1988. The recording is from the Anoraks Ireland Tapes Collection, donated to us by Paul Davidson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/AI2463-B-192.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption>Part 2 from 1440. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is not clear when exactly Kingdom 102 closed down, but it is thought to have continued until the end of the year in line with other pirates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kingdom 102 broadcast from Killarney in Co. Kerry in 1988 at the end of the pirate era. This recording is of the final edition of the Golden Hour Show with PJ O\u2019Neill. News on the hour is read by John Kiely. 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