{"id":9432,"date":"2024-01-31T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=9432"},"modified":"2024-01-22T00:10:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T00:10:57","slug":"border-series-saturday-sounds-on-ktok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/border-series-saturday-sounds-on-ktok\/","title":{"rendered":"Border series: Saturday sounds on KTOK"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_319\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9432-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AIA02-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AIA02-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AIA02-192.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\/AIA02-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=9432-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AIA02-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"AIA02-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1988-Andy-Carter-studio1-1024x668.jpg\" alt=\"Border series: Saturday sounds on KTOK\" class=\"wp-image-9433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1988-Andy-Carter-studio1-1024x668.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1988-Andy-Carter-studio1-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1988-Andy-Carter-studio1-768x501.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1988-Andy-Carter-studio1-1536x1002.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1988-Andy-Carter-studio1.jpg 1656w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>KTOK studio from 1987 with Russ Padmore in the blue shirt (courtesy Andy Carter). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording of Donegal Town station KTOK features Saturday programmes in the winter of 1987. Up first is Brian McLoughlin and he is followed by station owner Russ Padmore with the weekly northwest Top 40, sponsored by a local hifi company. There are plenty of adverts from around Donegal and Sligo, including a promo for a weekly KTOK club night in Glenties. News is read by John Breslin and there are also some local community announcements. The DJs announce the main channel of 96FM but in order to cover the hilly terrain, KTOK also broadcast on other FM frequencies and on AM. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/A02-1024x650.jpg\" alt=\"Border series: Saturday sounds on KTOK\" class=\"wp-image-9434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/A02-1024x650.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/A02-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/A02-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/A02-rotated.jpg 1184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Original cassette inlay from Anoraks Ireland Collection. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>KTOK broadcast from the middle of 1987 until the end of 1988, when it closed in line with new broadcasting legislation. The recording was made on Saturday 7<sup>th<\/sup> November 1987 from 103.9 FM. Part 1 above runs from 1006-1140 and Part 2 below from 1317-1348. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8094AI-192.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption>Part 2 of Top 40. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Both are from the Anoraks Ireland Tapes Collection, donated to us by Paul Davidson.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This recording of Donegal Town station KTOK features Saturday programmes in the winter of 1987. Up first is Brian McLoughlin and he is followed by station owner Russ Padmore with the weekly northwest Top 40, sponsored by a local hifi company. 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