{"id":9994,"date":"2024-08-14T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=9994"},"modified":"2024-08-05T18:31:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T17:31:05","slug":"evening-show-on-kelo-from-swords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/evening-show-on-kelo-from-swords\/","title":{"rendered":"Evening show on KELO from Swords"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2170\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9994-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AI454364-A1-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AI454364-A1-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AI454364-A1-192.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\/08\/AI454364-A1-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=9994-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AI454364-A1-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"AI454364-A1-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"908\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ireland_swords_kelo_studio_b-1024x908.jpg\" alt=\"Evening show on KELO from Swords\" class=\"wp-image-9995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ireland_swords_kelo_studio_b-1024x908.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ireland_swords_kelo_studio_b-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ireland_swords_kelo_studio_b-768x681.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ireland_swords_kelo_studio_b.jpg 1164w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Studio shot of KELO with Dave Kelly at the mixer (courtesy DX Archive)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>KELO broadcast from Swords in north Co. Dublin for about nine months in 1981. Although short-lived, the station broke the mould by playing chart and album tracks back to back with a minimum of talk and many talented DJs were heard on the air. For most of its existence KELO broadcast on 1233 kHz, announcing 244 metres, and DX Archive reported that a weak signal could be heard in Scotland. However, 1981 was a turning point in Dublin radio due to the arrival of Radio Nova and the growth of the other large pirate Sunshine Radio, causing many smaller stations, including KELO, to go to the wall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording from about a week after KELO began broadcasting on 15<sup>th<\/sup> March features an aircheck of the first show by Marty Moore in his early evening slot from 1700-1900. Branded station jingles and adverts for local businesses are heard and the musical choice is mostly chart and pop. There is a sense of a new station still finding its feet: the DJ slips up once or twice, audio levels are variable and the signal is fair, perhaps because the recording was made outside the core reception area in north Dublin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tape was made on Monday 23<sup>rd<\/sup> March 1981 from 1233 kHz and is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KELO broadcast from Swords in north Co. Dublin for about nine months in 1981. Although short-lived, the station broke the mould by playing chart and album tracks back to back with a minimum of talk and many talented DJs were heard on the air. 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