{"id":9366,"date":"2024-01-22T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=9366"},"modified":"2024-01-12T18:22:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T18:22:43","slug":"sunday-morning-on-waterford-local-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/sunday-morning-on-waterford-local-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday morning on Waterford Local Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1124\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9366-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8083AI-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8083AI-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8083AI-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\/2024\/01\/8083AI-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=9366-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8083AI-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"8083AI-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ireland_waterford_wlr_1988_05-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"Sunday morning on Waterford Local Radio\" class=\"wp-image-9368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ireland_waterford_wlr_1988_05-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ireland_waterford_wlr_1988_05-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ireland_waterford_wlr_1988_05-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ireland_waterford_wlr_1988_05.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Poster at WLR studios in 1986 (courtesy DX Archive). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>By the mid-1980s, Waterford Local Radio (WLR) was well established as one of the most popular and successful local stations in Ireland. This recording gives a flavour of Sunday programming on the station from the summer of 1986. Of note is the large number of adverts, including one for Ryanair flights from Waterford Airport to London. The first part features the Sunday breakfast show with Paul Power between 0800-0848. He is followed by Tony Weldon from 1012-1100. Community notices are read by Tommy O&#8217;Keeffe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"611\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8083AI-1024x611.jpg\" alt=\"Sunday morning on Waterford Local Radio\" class=\"wp-image-9369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8083AI-1024x611.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8083AI-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8083AI-768x459.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8083AI-rotated.jpg 1072w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The tape was made from 88.9 FM on 13<sup>th<\/sup> July 1986 and is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection, donated to us by Paul Davidson. WLR also broadcast on 1197 kHz (252 metres) and stayed on air until the end of 1988. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By the mid-1980s, Waterford Local Radio (WLR) was well established as one of the most popular and successful local stations in Ireland. This recording gives a flavour of Sunday programming on the station from the summer of 1986. 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