{"id":7802,"date":"2023-01-29T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=7802"},"modified":"2023-05-17T21:26:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T20:26:43","slug":"radio-star-country-15-counties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/radio-star-country-15-counties\/","title":{"rendered":"Border series: Radio Star Country claims coverage of 15 counties"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_152\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7802-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IB0039-A.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IB0039-A.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IB0039-A.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\/2023\/01\/IB0039-A.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=7802-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IB0039-A.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"IB0039-A.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1988-Andy-Carter-1-1024x666.jpg\" alt=\"Border series: Radio Star Country claims coverage of 15 counties\" class=\"wp-image-7740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1988-Andy-Carter-1-1024x666.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1988-Andy-Carter-1-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1988-Andy-Carter-1-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1988-Andy-Carter-1-1536x999.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1988-Andy-Carter-1.jpg 1649w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Gerry Byrne and Isobel Byrne (RIP) in 1988 (courtesy Andy Carter). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On Monday 6<sup>th<\/sup> February 1989, Radio Star Country left the air on 981 kHz as a result of stormy weather and torrential rain causing the mast to fall down. The station returned to the air on the evening of Tuesday 7<sup>th<\/sup> February. On the morning of Wednesday 8<sup>th<\/sup> February, the station claimed that it was broadcasting from County Tyrone, although by the afternoon, the Swan Lake Hotel in Monaghan Town was mentioned. The reference to Tyrone was no doubt to give the impression that the station was not in breach of the Republic&#8217;s new broadcasting laws but Radio Star Country was never in fact located in the North. The previous week it had said that it was broadcasting from its AM transmitter site in Emyvale, Co. Monaghan, close to the border. It was also noted at this time that Radio Star Country\u2019s signal on 981 kHz was reaching into the north-west of the UK much better than its previous efforts on 891 kHz. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording was made on 9<sup>th<\/sup> February 1989 from 981 kHz and features station founder Gerry Byrne with small ads, a birthday file and star signs. Plenty of adverts are aired for local businesses on both sides of the border, some of them voiced by Don Allen who is to present a show later. There are references to both the Swan Lake Hotel and Tyrone as the station&#8217;s locations. Another promo claims that Radio Star Country is broadcasting to 15 counties including all of Northern Ireland and a population of three million people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We thank Sean Brady for his assistance with the text and Ian Biggar for the donation of the recording. Part 1 above runs from 0819 and Part 2 below from 0905. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IB0039-B.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption>Part 2 from 0905. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The tape was recorded in Scotland and features daytime groundwave reception with some electrical interference. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday 6th February 1989, Radio Star Country left the air on 981 kHz as a result of stormy weather and torrential rain causing the mast to fall down. The station returned to the air on the evening of Tuesday 7th February. 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