{"id":8808,"date":"2023-07-31T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=8808"},"modified":"2023-07-30T18:53:15","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T17:53:15","slug":"john-kenny-on-dublins-q102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/john-kenny-on-dublins-q102\/","title":{"rendered":"John Kenny on Dublin&#8217;s Q102"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_479\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8808-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Q102-936-A-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Q102-936-A-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Q102-936-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\/07\/Q102-936-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=8808-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Q102-936-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Q102-936-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=\"986\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Car-Stickers-Qs-Eye-in-the-Sky-1024x986.jpg\" alt=\"John Kenny on Dublin&#039;s Q102\" class=\"wp-image-7775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Car-Stickers-Qs-Eye-in-the-Sky-1024x986.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Car-Stickers-Qs-Eye-in-the-Sky-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Car-Stickers-Qs-Eye-in-the-Sky-768x740.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Car-Stickers-Qs-Eye-in-the-Sky-1536x1479.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Car-Stickers-Qs-Eye-in-the-Sky.jpg 1617w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Car sticker for the popular traffic report Eye in the Sky on Q102 (Anoraks Ireland Collection). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording of popular Dublin station Q102 was made in the summer of 1985 and features part of the evening drivetime show presented by John Kenny. Chart music alternates with classic tunes and there are plenty of adverts ranging from larger companies and brands to restaurants and clothing shops around Dublin. A promo airs for a 1970s special over the August bank holiday weekend, there&#8217;s a competition for tickets to the Horse Show and gigs by Stockton&#8217;s Wing and Blue in Heaven are mentioned. News with Gary Hamill (Se\u00e1n McCarthy) includes reference to the moving statues phenomenon that rocked Ireland that summer. John Kenny is still heard on sports and music shows on RT\u00c9. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/936-1024x508.jpg\" alt=\"John Kenny on Dublin&#039;s Q102\" class=\"wp-image-8809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/936-1024x508.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/936-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/936-768x381.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/936-rotated.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Original tape label from Anoraks Ireland Collection. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The tape was recorded from 102 FM on Wednesday 31<sup>st<\/sup> July 1985. Part 1 above runs from 1827 and Part 2 below from 1913. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Q102-936-B-192.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption>Part 2 from 1913.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At this time Q102 also broadcast on 828 kHz AM. The recording is from the Anoraks Ireland Tapes Collection, donated to us by Paul Davidson. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This recording of popular Dublin station Q102 was made in the summer of 1985 and features part of the evening drivetime show presented by John Kenny. Chart music alternates with classic tunes and there are plenty of adverts ranging from larger companies and brands to restaurants and clothing shops around Dublin. 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