{"id":8642,"date":"2023-06-21T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=8642"},"modified":"2023-06-21T06:58:09","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T05:58:09","slug":"border-series-don-allen-norway-star-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/border-series-don-allen-norway-star-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Border series: Don Allen heard in Norway on Radio Star Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2750\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8642-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM07.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM07.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM07.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\/06\/SM07.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=8642-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM07.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"SM07.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"738\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Don-Allen-video-2.jpg\" alt=\"Border series: Don Allen heard in Norway on Radio Star Country\" class=\"wp-image-7893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Don-Allen-video-2.jpg 738w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Don-Allen-video-2-300x230.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><figcaption><em>Screenshot of Don from 1989 video about Radio Star Country by Miles Johnston (courtesy Rodney Neill).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Don Allen (RIP) was a familiar voice on the Irish pirate scene and did a stint at Monaghan station Radio Star Country in 1989 and the early 1990s. This recording of Radio Star Country features Don with his live afternoon American country music show, as received in Norway due to the magic of AM propagation. Don is also heard on promos and adverts, as is station founder and owner Gerry Byrne. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recording was made from 1632-1645 on 17th January 1990 from 981 kHz in Solsvik on the western Norwegian coast using a Drake SPR-4 receiver with a 200-metre antenna facing the southwest and Ireland. Audio quality is poor with deep fading and the Algerian station also broadcasting on 981 kHz dominates for a time, all part of the fun of DXing. Thanks to Svenn Martinsen for the donation.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don Allen (RIP) was a familiar voice on the Irish pirate scene and did a stint at Monaghan station Radio Star Country in 1989 and the early 1990s. 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