{"id":9156,"date":"2023-11-27T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=9156"},"modified":"2025-02-15T18:52:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T18:52:10","slug":"into-the-early-hours-on-south-coast-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/into-the-early-hours-on-south-coast-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Into the early hours on South Coast Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6316\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9156-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AI1747-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AI1747-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AI1747-192.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\/11\/AI1747-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=9156-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AI1747-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"AI1747-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"821\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/00-00-82-Steve-Douglas-1024x821.jpg\" alt=\"Into the early hours on South Coast Radio\" class=\"wp-image-9157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/00-00-82-Steve-Douglas-1024x821.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/00-00-82-Steve-Douglas-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/00-00-82-Steve-Douglas-768x616.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/00-00-82-Steve-Douglas.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Steve Douglas in the South Coast studio in 1982 (courtesy Lillian O&#8217;Donoghue). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Aged only 20 when he joined, Steve Douglas was South Coast\u2019s youngest DJ, having started in Capital Radio Cork in May 1979 when still a teenager. He later presented on another Cork pirate, Radio City, and began working weekend shifts on South Coast in October 1982 before getting a regular daily slot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording features Steve Douglas finishing off his evening show with a relaxed music mix. News at midnight is read by Andrew Hewkin and includes stories from Cork. Next up is popular South Coast DJ Nick Richards with <em>Nightline<\/em> into the early hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"745\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/00-12-82-Nick-Richards-newsroom-1024x745.jpg\" alt=\"Into the early hours on South Coast Radio\" class=\"wp-image-7387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/00-12-82-Nick-Richards-newsroom-1024x745.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/00-12-82-Nick-Richards-newsroom-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/00-12-82-Nick-Richards-newsroom-768x559.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/00-12-82-Nick-Richards-newsroom-rotated.jpg 1408w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Nick Richards in the South Coast newsroom in 1982 (courtesy Lillian O&#8217;Donoghue). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The tape was recorded from 103.7 FM, announced as 104, from 2320-0054 on 11<sup>th<\/sup> and 12<sup>th<\/sup> May 1983. It is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection, donated to us by Paul Davidson. A week later the Irish radio world would be rocked by raids on high-profile Dublin stations Radio Nova and Sunshine Radio. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aged only 20 when he joined, Steve Douglas was South Coast\u2019s youngest DJ, having started in Capital Radio Cork in May 1979 when still a teenager. He later presented on another Cork pirate, Radio City, and began working weekend shifts on South Coast in October 1982 before getting a regular daily slot. 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