{"id":788,"date":"2022-05-19T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=788"},"modified":"2026-02-23T10:01:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T10:01:20","slug":"nova-close-down-19-05-1983","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/nova-close-down-19-05-1983\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio Nova official closedown, 19th May 1983"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/QUIK_20190202_112719.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Our montage of the final minute of Nova with photos taken by Joe King. <br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is iconic announcement of the official closedown of Radio Nova at 6pm on Thursday, 19<sup>th<\/sup> May 1983, following the raid by the Department of Posts and Telegraphs on the station the previous morning. From the afternoon of the 19<sup>th<\/sup> as news of the imminent closure spread, a large crowd assembled outside the studios at 19 Herbert Street, Dublin 2 and Nova&#8217;s many listeners near and far heard the electric farewell broadcast. Watch a video of the dramatic closedown announcement voiced by Tony Allan, with photographs of the final day courtesy of Joe King. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen below to the segment from 1617-1700, featuring Nova DJs and guests including Mike Moran, Jason Maine, Scott Williams, Paul Vincent, Andy Rua, Roland Burke, Linda Conway, David Harvey, Bryan Dobson, Chris Barry, Doctor Don, Frank Wynne, Tony Allan and Dennis Murray. This recording is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AI1190-A-Nova-192.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen below to the final 40 minutes from 1720-1800. This is from the Skywave Tapes Collection. Radio Skywave International was a shortwave station based in Baldoyle in northeast Dublin in the 1980s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/19830519_Radio_Nova_closedown_1720-1800_TI_192.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nova returned to the air on Sunday 22<sup>nd<\/sup> May 1983. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is iconic announcement of the official closedown of Radio Nova at 6pm on Thursday, 19th May 1983, following the raid by the Department of Posts and Telegraphs on the station the previous morning. 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