{"id":8793,"date":"2023-08-04T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=8793"},"modified":"2023-08-14T15:13:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T14:13:05","slug":"border-series-radio-star-country-ucb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/border-series-radio-star-country-ucb\/","title":{"rendered":"Border series: Radio Star Country relays United Christian Broadcasters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4067\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8793-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/SM04.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/SM04.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/SM04.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\/07\/SM04.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=8793-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/SM04.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"SM04.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/024-ireland-uk-sw-eur-brazil-argentina-antenna-behind-barn-to-white-house-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Border series: Radio Star Country relays United Christian Broadcasters\" class=\"wp-image-8593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/024-ireland-uk-sw-eur-brazil-argentina-antenna-behind-barn-to-white-house-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/024-ireland-uk-sw-eur-brazil-argentina-antenna-behind-barn-to-white-house-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/024-ireland-uk-sw-eur-brazil-argentina-antenna-behind-barn-to-white-house-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/024-ireland-uk-sw-eur-brazil-argentina-antenna-behind-barn-to-white-house.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>A 1980s view of Bud in western Norway where Radio Star Country was received (courtesy Svenn Martinsen)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Radio Star Country has relied on religious programming since the early 1990s as an income stream. As well as hosting individual gospel programmes, the station has at times relayed other Christian broadcasters. This recording from 1996 is one such rebroadcast of United Christian Broadcasters (UCB) Europe. A postal address in Stoke-on-Trent is announced and Christian music is heard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recording was made from 981 kHz from 0717-0723 on 8<sup>th<\/sup> March 1996, using a Drake SPR-4 with a 200-metre antenna facing southwest. Audio quality is poor with co-channel interference and splatter from adjacent stations. Thanks to Svenn Martinsen for the donation. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Radio Star Country has relied on religious programming since the early 1990s as an income stream. As well as hosting individual gospel programmes, the station has at times relayed other Christian broadcasters. This recording from 1996 is one such rebroadcast of United Christian Broadcasters (UCB) Europe. 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