{"id":803,"date":"2019-02-21T19:22:53","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T19:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=803"},"modified":"2021-08-07T14:57:22","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T13:57:22","slug":"interview-ian-biggar-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/interview-ian-biggar-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Ian Biggar (part 1: Boyneside Radio, Radio Carousel)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1023\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-803-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/16.022019_ian_biggar_1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/16.022019_ian_biggar_1.mp3\">http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/16.022019_ian_biggar_1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/16.022019_ian_biggar_1.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=803-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/16.022019_ian_biggar_1.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"16.022019_ian_biggar_1.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We met one time broadcaster and long time enthusiast of Irish pirate radio Ian Biggar in Harrogate recently to discuss his love of the medium and his involvement in Irish stations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/John-Ian-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Interview: Ian Biggar (part 1: Boyneside Radio, Radio Carousel)\" class=\"wp-image-804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/John-Ian-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/John-Ian-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/John-Ian-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/John-Ian-1.jpg 1599w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>John Walsh interviewing Ian Biggar<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first part of a long interview, Ian talks about how he first got into pirate radio while still a child in Scotland. He then describes how he discovered the Irish scene and went on to work in the Co. Louth stations Boyneside Radio and Radio Carousel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/John-Ian-DX-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Interview: Ian Biggar (part 1: Boyneside Radio, Radio Carousel)\" class=\"wp-image-805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/John-Ian-DX-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/John-Ian-DX-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/John-Ian-DX-768x1365.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption>Doing some MW DXing with the help of a loop<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ian recorded thousands of hours of valuable Irish pirate radio and has contributed significantly to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dxarchive.com\">DX Archive<\/a> site. 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