{"id":8849,"date":"2023-08-16T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=8849"},"modified":"2023-08-12T21:27:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T20:27:03","slug":"afternoon-shows-on-community-radio-257","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/afternoon-shows-on-community-radio-257\/","title":{"rendered":"Afternoon shows on Community Radio 257"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2502\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8849-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/19831112_Radio_257_103FM_SK_1450-1535.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/19831112_Radio_257_103FM_SK_1450-1535.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/19831112_Radio_257_103FM_SK_1450-1535.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\/08\/19831112_Radio_257_103FM_SK_1450-1535.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=8849-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/19831112_Radio_257_103FM_SK_1450-1535.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19831112_Radio_257_103FM_SK_1450-1535.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Irish_Pirate_Radio_Archive-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Afternoon shows on Community Radio 257\" class=\"wp-image-1345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Irish_Pirate_Radio_Archive-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Irish_Pirate_Radio_Archive-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Irish_Pirate_Radio_Archive-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Irish_Pirate_Radio_Archive-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Irish_Pirate_Radio_Archive-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Irish_Pirate_Radio_Archive.png 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>By November 1983, Community Radio 257 was based in Portmarnock in north County Dublin. This recording from that period begins with the final few minutes of a show presented by Gary Hamill (Se\u00e1n McCarthy) who has a competition for listeners to win \u00a35 in cash. News at the top of the hour is followed by Conor Cuddihy\u2019s drivetime programme. Apart from a promo for community events and the \u2019257 Communications Institute\u2019 offering radio courses, there are no actual commercials. An original Radio 257 (ARD) ident voiced by Tony Allen is aired but there was no direct connection with the earlier station. Gary Hamill went on to larger commercial pirate stations such as Q102 and Energy 103. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tape was made from 103 FM on Saturday 12<sup>th<\/sup> November 1983 between 1450 and 1535. Community Radio 257 also broadcast on 1116 kHz AM. The recording is from the Skywaves Tapes Collection. Radio Skywave International was a 1980s shortwave station broadcasting from northeast Dublin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By November 1983, Community Radio 257 was based in Portmarnock in north County Dublin. This recording from that period begins with the final few minutes of a show presented by Gary Hamill (Se\u00e1n McCarthy) who has a competition for listeners to win \u00a35 in cash. 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