{"id":8692,"date":"2023-06-20T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=8692"},"modified":"2023-06-18T18:43:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T17:43:36","slug":"q102-outside-broadcast-from-dublin-city-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/q102-outside-broadcast-from-dublin-city-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Q102 outside broadcast from Dublin city centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7521\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8692-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Q102-948-A-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Q102-948-A-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Q102-948-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\/Q102-948-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=8692-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Q102-948-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Q102-948-A-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"797\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/q102-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Q102 outside broadcast from Dublin city centre\" class=\"wp-image-2250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/q102-logo.jpg 797w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/q102-logo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/q102-logo-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Q102 logo from 1987 (Alan MacSimoin collection). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>By summer 1987 after more than two years on air, Q102 was well established as one of the leading pirate radio stations in Dublin and Ireland. It and other super-pirates repeatedly pushed the boundaries in terms of content, standards and technology and this tape is a good example of the high levels of professionalism attained by the bigger stations towards the end of the 1980s pirate era. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/948-1024x646.jpg\" alt=\"Q102 outside broadcast from Dublin city centre\" class=\"wp-image-8695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/948-1024x646.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/948-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/948-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/948-1536x969.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/948-rotated.jpg 1589w\" 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 features an outside broadcast by Q102 from the Switzer&#8217;s department store during the Midsummer Madness party taking place there. There are vox pops with shoppers and kids on Grafton Street, some of whom have just finished school exams, \u00a35 gift vouchers and ice creams are given away as prizes. The OB features various presenters including Mickey Joe, Scott Williams, Mike Hogan, Dave Kelly, Greg Gaughren, Martin Block and Anne Cassin. The usual agency ads are heard and there is a competition for tickets for the iconic U2 concert in Croke Park on June 28<sup>th<\/sup>. News at 3 minutes to the hour is read by Maura O&#8217;Neill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tape was made from 102.1 FM on Saturday 20<sup>th<\/sup> June 1987. Part 1 above runs from 1342-1430 and Part 2 below from 1430-1518. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Q102-948-B-192.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption>Part 2 from 1430<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At this time Q102 also broadcast on 819 kHz AM and 103.5 FM. 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