{"id":8666,"date":"2023-06-11T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=8666"},"modified":"2023-06-12T19:30:42","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T18:30:42","slug":"ballincollig-community-radio-from-1988","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/ballincollig-community-radio-from-1988\/","title":{"rendered":"Ballincollig Community Radio from 1988"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9782\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8666-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BallincolligCR-2456-A-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BallincolligCR-2456-A-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BallincolligCR-2456-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\/2023\/06\/BallincolligCR-2456-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=8666-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BallincolligCR-2456-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BallincolligCR-2456-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=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Main-St-Ballincollig-looking-west-1987-Old-Photos-of-Cork-FB-Jim-Coughlan-1024x559.jpg\" alt=\"Ballincollig Community Radio from 1988\" class=\"wp-image-8668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Main-St-Ballincollig-looking-west-1987-Old-Photos-of-Cork-FB-Jim-Coughlan-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Main-St-Ballincollig-looking-west-1987-Old-Photos-of-Cork-FB-Jim-Coughlan-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Main-St-Ballincollig-looking-west-1987-Old-Photos-of-Cork-FB-Jim-Coughlan-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Main-St-Ballincollig-looking-west-1987-Old-Photos-of-Cork-FB-Jim-Coughlan.jpg 1070w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Main Street Ballincollig looking east in 1987. Photo Jim Coughlan (courtesy Old Photos of Cork\/Facebook).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ballincollig Community Radio broadcast to the large Cork suburb of Ballincollig for the latter part of 1988 at the end of the pirate era. The station operated on FM only and in this recording from November 1988, station manager Margaret Mahon is heard with a mixture of country, ballads and classical music. There are community announcements, a competition for tickets to attend a local c\u00e9il\u00ed and an interview with showband singer Laurie Hartz after a concert in Bandon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2456-1024x664.jpg\" alt=\"Ballincollig Community Radio from 1988\" class=\"wp-image-8667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2456-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2456-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2456-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2456-1536x997.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2456-rotated.jpg 1578w\" 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>The recording was made from 103.6 FM, announced as 104 on air, on 4<sup>th<\/sup> November 1988. An Anoraks Ireland log from the same date recorded the address as 2, The Arcade, The Square, Ballincollig. Part 1 above runs from 1244-1330 and Part 2 below from 1331-1417. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BallincolligCR-2456-B-192.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption>Part 2 from 1331<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The tape is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection, donated to us by Paul Davidson. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ballincollig Community Radio broadcast to the large Cork suburb of Ballincollig for the latter part of 1988 at the end of the pirate era. The station operated on FM only and in this recording from November 1988, station manager Margaret Mahon is heard with a mixture of country, ballads and classical music. 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