{"id":9521,"date":"2024-03-04T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=9521"},"modified":"2024-03-03T13:37:33","modified_gmt":"2024-03-03T13:37:33","slug":"interview-with-pirate-radio-pioneer-tony-boylan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/interview-with-pirate-radio-pioneer-tony-boylan\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with pirate radio pioneer Tony Boylan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4379\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9521-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8099AI-B-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8099AI-B-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8099AI-B-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\/03\/8099AI-B-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=9521-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8099AI-B-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"8099AI-B-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"995\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tony-Boylan-28-August-1986-4-995x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Interview with pirate radio pioneer Tony Boylan\" class=\"wp-image-9531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tony-Boylan-28-August-1986-4-995x1024.jpg 995w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tony-Boylan-28-August-1986-4-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tony-Boylan-28-August-1986-4-768x791.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tony-Boylan-28-August-1986-4.jpg 1149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Tony Boylan in the Radio Galaxy studio on 28th August 1986 (Anoraks Ireland Collection). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Tony Boylan (RIP) was one of the pioneers of free radio in Ireland, operating one of the country&#8217;s first pirate stations in 1945. Set up in his bedroom in Rathmines in Dublin, the Killeen Home Service broadcast on Sunday mornings on 196 metres with a 4-mile radius. The weekly broadcasts continued until 1951 when the family moved to Ballymun, where the station was renamed as Radio 200. There was another move to Santry in 1955, where the station was renamed as Radio Galaxy and a stronger power output and better aerial gave coverage of most of the city. Radio Galaxy continued until 1965 but following pressure from the Department of Posts and Telegraphs, the station changed to Saturdays, moved frequency and was renamed Radio Laxey. Radio Galaxy resumed from the late 1960s until 1986, when Tony retired to the Isle of Man. A feature across Tony&#8217;s long broadcasting career was his love of 78s vinyl, making his programmes a unique offering in the pirate era. He died in 2010 in the Isle of Man.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8099AI-B-1024x478.jpg\" alt=\"Interview with pirate radio pioneer Tony Boylan\" class=\"wp-image-9528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8099AI-B-1024x478.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8099AI-B-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8099AI-B-768x359.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8099AI-B.jpg 1233w\" 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>This recording features an interview with Tony on Alternative Radio Dublin (ARD) in 1980, where he was presenting a 78s show at the time. The first part of the interview covers his early involvement in pirate radio up to Radio Galaxy and ARD. The second part deals with his extensive 78s collection &#8211; then about 6,500 vinyl records &#8211; and his love of the popular music of the first part of the 20<sup>th<\/sup> Century.  The interviewer is Eric Peters and the recording was made at the Crofton Hotel on 15<sup>th<\/sup> March 1980. No times or frequency are given but it appears the tape was made from medium wave due to the heterodyne whistle. Audio quality is fair at best and there are a number of edits in the recording, which is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tony Boylan (RIP) was one of the pioneers of free radio in Ireland, operating one of the country&#8217;s first pirate stations in 1945. Set up in his bedroom in Rathmines in Dublin, the Killeen Home Service broadcast on Sunday mornings on 196 metres with a 4-mile radius. 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