{"id":9452,"date":"2024-02-05T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=9452"},"modified":"2024-02-26T12:44:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T12:44:36","slug":"lunchtime-on-liberty-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/lunchtime-on-liberty-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunchtime on Liberty Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2646\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9452-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8097AI-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8097AI-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8097AI-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\/8097AI-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=9452-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8097AI-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"8097AI-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"322\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ireland_dublin_liberty_104_logo-1024x322.jpg\" alt=\"Lunchtime on Liberty Radio\" class=\"wp-image-9453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ireland_dublin_liberty_104_logo-1024x322.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ireland_dublin_liberty_104_logo-300x94.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ireland_dublin_liberty_104_logo-768x241.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ireland_dublin_liberty_104_logo.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Liberty 104 compliments slips (courtesy DX Archive). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Liberty Radio, also known as Liberty 104, was established as a serious player in the tight Dublin market by the beginning of 1988. Launched as Liberties Local Community Radio in spring 1986, the station moved away from its community focus and began a more commercial operation. This recording from the end of 1987 includes plenty of adverts in the pre-Christmas rush, including one for Prendergast Aerials, a company owned by station boss Sammy Prendergast. Of interest is a promo for a Christmas toy appeal in association with Fr Michael Cleary, a Catholic priest who broadcast on various pirate stations.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8097AI-1024x673.jpg\" alt=\"Lunchtime on Liberty Radio\" class=\"wp-image-9454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8097AI-1024x673.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8097AI-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8097AI-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8097AI-rotated.jpg 1168w\" 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>The cassette inlay lists the DJ as Ian Scott, formerly of Boyneside Radio in Drogheda but the presenter is in fact Mark Grace. News is read by Kieran Murray, who also worked previously with Boyneside and Radio Carousel.  The recording was made on Thursday 3<sup>rd<\/sup> December 1987 from 104.35 FM from 1123-1300 and is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liberty Radio, also known as Liberty 104, was established as a serious player in the tight Dublin market by the beginning of 1988. Launched as Liberties Local Community Radio in spring 1986, the station moved away from its community focus and began a more commercial operation. 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