{"id":9727,"date":"2024-04-12T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=9727"},"modified":"2024-04-02T14:43:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T13:43:48","slug":"northeast-series-telstar-community-radio-in-the-evening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/northeast-series-telstar-community-radio-in-the-evening\/","title":{"rendered":"Northeast series: Telstar Community Radio in the evening"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6922\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9727-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AI359297-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AI359297-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AI359297-192.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\/04\/AI359297-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=9727-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AI359297-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"AI359297-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Telstar-logo-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"Northeast series: Telstar Community Radio in the evening\" class=\"wp-image-5762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Telstar-logo-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Telstar-logo-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Telstar-logo-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Telstar-logo-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Telstar-logo.jpg 1565w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Early Telstar Community Radio letterhead (courtesy Ian Biggar). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Telstar Community Radio was a long-running station broadcasting from in or around Dundalk between 1980 and 1988. Although Radio Carousel dominated the local market for most of that time, Telstar built up its own audience and advertisers in the north Louth area. This recording features a flavour of evening shows during the period that the station was based in the village of Blackrock south of Dundalk. First up is Eamon Doyle with a mix of tunes, including the Top 3 from the Telstar Top 40. He is followed by Owen Barry (Larkin) with the <em>Night Flight<\/em> show, including an hour of love songs. There are adverts for businesses in Dundalk and surrounding towns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recording was made from 88.5 FM on Monday 26<sup>th<\/sup> July 1982 from 1943-2118. Telstar Community Radio also broadcast on 1197 kHz AM, announcing 250 metres. Audio quality is generally good although there is some cassette degradation. 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