{"id":9485,"date":"2024-02-21T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=9485"},"modified":"2024-02-26T12:45:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T12:45:36","slug":"morning-shows-on-echo-community-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/morning-shows-on-echo-community-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning shows on Echo Community Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6150\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9485-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AI867-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AI867-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AI867-192.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\/02\/AI867-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=9485-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AI867-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"AI867-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Anoraks-Ireland-card-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Morning shows on Echo Community Radio\" class=\"wp-image-3373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Anoraks-Ireland-card-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Anoraks-Ireland-card-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Anoraks-Ireland-card-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Anoraks-Ireland-card-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Anoraks-Ireland-card-1-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Anoraks Ireland card and compliments slip<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Echo Community Radio was a shortlived station broadcasting from west Dublin in the second half of 1985. First up in this recording is Dave Canning with the final part of his breakfast programme. He is followed by <em>Workers&#8217; Playtime<\/em> presented by Gerry Marsden, a familiar name on 1980s pirates including Radio Dublin, which he went on to manage. Adverts are heard for local businesses, many in the Centrepoint Shopping Centre in Blanchardstown where Echo was located. There&#8217;s also a promo seeking DJs, newsreaders and sales representatives for the station.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both 280 metres (1071 kHz) and 105.5 FM are announced by the DJs. The recording was made from 1071 kHz from 0918-1049 on Wednesday 7<sup>th<\/sup> August 1985 and is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection. Audio quality is fair, with some distortion. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Echo Community Radio was a shortlived station broadcasting from west Dublin in the second half of 1985. First up in this recording is Dave Canning with the final part of his breakfast programme. 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