{"id":9779,"date":"2024-04-29T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=9779"},"modified":"2024-04-28T13:41:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T12:41:42","slug":"august-bank-holiday-1985-on-radio-nova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/august-bank-holiday-1985-on-radio-nova\/","title":{"rendered":"August bank holiday 1985 on Radio Nova"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_94\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9779-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AI08989-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AI08989-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AI08989-192.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\/AI08989-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=9779-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AI08989-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"AI08989-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Colm-Hayes.jpg\" alt=\"August bank holiday 1985 on Radio Nova\" class=\"wp-image-4422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Colm-Hayes.jpg 720w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Colm-Hayes-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption>Colm Hayes in the Nova studios during the 1983 raid (courtesy Joe King). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording of pirate giant Radio Nova was made on the August bank holiday weekend 1985 and features two well-known voices on the station, DJ Colm Hayes and newsreader Bob Gallico (RIP). There is a listeners\u2019 competition, celebrity birthday spot, sports news and mixture of chart music and oldies for the day that&#8217;s in it. The usual high-level agency adverts are heard, including ones for big brands Lucozade and Coca-Cola, reflecting Nova&#8217;s dominance in the radio market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An interesting aspect of this recording is information about technical aspects of Nova&#8217;s broadcasts. A promo mentions the high-quality FM signal and powerful 50 kW AM transmitter, which is said to cover hundreds of square miles of coverage in Ireland, England and Wales. There is also mention of Nova&#8217;s offshoot station Magic 103 broadcasting on 1521 kHz AM, a frequency not normally announced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tape was made from 102.7 FM on Monday 5<sup>th<\/sup> August 1985 from 0700-0745 and is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This recording of pirate giant Radio Nova was made on the August bank holiday weekend 1985 and features two well-known voices on the station, DJ Colm Hayes and newsreader Bob Gallico (RIP). 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