{"id":9500,"date":"2024-02-28T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=9500"},"modified":"2024-02-25T13:15:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T13:15:49","slug":"tony-dixon-on-early-sunshine-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/tony-dixon-on-early-sunshine-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Dixon on early Sunshine Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9377\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9500-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8099AI-A2-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8099AI-A2-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8099AI-A2-192.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\/8099AI-A2-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=9500-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8099AI-A2-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"8099AI-A2-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Tony-Dixon-panel-Sunshine-review-2-740x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Tony Dixon on early Sunshine Radio\" class=\"wp-image-9501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Tony-Dixon-panel-Sunshine-review-2-740x1024.jpg 740w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Tony-Dixon-panel-Sunshine-review-2-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Tony-Dixon-panel-Sunshine-review-2-768x1063.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Tony-Dixon-panel-Sunshine-review-2-1109x1536.jpg 1109w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Tony-Dixon-panel-Sunshine-review-2.jpg 1230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption>Feature on Tony Dixon from the 1985 Sunshine Review (courtesy DX Archive). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Tony Dixon (RIP) was one of the popular DJs on Sunshine Radio, a large and successful pirate that broke the mould in Irish local radio when it came on the air in September 1980. In this short recording from the station&#8217;s early days, he is heard on a Sunday night programme that includes the tagline &#8216;Dance Radio &#8211; Sunshine 539&#8217;, highlighting the station&#8217;s emphasis on that genre of music after its launch. There&#8217;s also mention of Tamango&#8217;s nightclub that advertised heavily on Sunshine and was based next door at the Sands Hotel in Portmarnock. The tape ends with the iconic <em>Desiderata<\/em> that closed down Sunshine every night, followed by the station&#8217;s theme song &#8216;You are my sunshine&#8217;. Tony Dixon went on to have a career on licensed radio but died prematurely in 2010. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The airchecked recording was made from between 2000 and 2100 on 12<sup>th<\/sup> January 1981 from 531 kHz AM, announced as 539 metres, and is from the Anoraks Ireland Tapes Collection. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tony Dixon (RIP) was one of the popular DJs on Sunshine Radio, a large and successful pirate that broke the mould in Irish local radio when it came on the air in September 1980. 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