Pirate stations FM (1988)

Declan A Walsh

I saw in another thread that there was a pirate from Rathfarnham called Zike FM 30 years ago this month. I did not know it existed at the time.

Does anybody know anything about it - who was involved, etc.?

Declan A Walsh

I saw in another thread that there was a pirate from Sutton called Center Radio 30 years ago this month. I did not know it existed at the time.

Does anybody know anything about it - who was involved, etc.?

Declan A Walsh

I saw in another thread that there was a pirate called 3CR, or Clondalkin Community Council Radio, 30 years ago this month. I did not know it existed at the time.

Does anybody know anything about it - who was involved, etc.?

Declan A Walsh

I saw in another thread that there was a pirate called RCR, or Ranelagh Community Radio, 30 years ago this month. I did not know it existed at the time.

Does anybody know anything about it - who was involved, etc.?

Declan A Walsh

I saw in another thread that there was a pirate from Dalkey called More Music Radio 30 years ago this month. I did not know it existed at the time.

Does anybody know anything about it - who was involved, etc.?

TheBMG

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

I saw in another thread that there was a pirate from Dalkey called More Music Radio 30 years ago this month. I did not know it existed at the time.

Does anybody know anything about it - who was involved, etc.?

Hi Declan. It seemed to be a hobby station - also heard on AM a few times in 1988.

TheBMG

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

I saw in another thread that there was a pirate called RCR, or Ranelagh Community Radio, 30 years ago this month. I did not know it existed at the time.

Does anybody know anything about it - who was involved, etc.?

Could often receive them around Stillorgan but they didn’t seem to do much live programming. They used some cuts the old Alfasound “Royal County Radio” package (the sound of RCR)

TheBMG

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

I saw in another thread that there was a pirate from Sutton called Center Radio 30 years ago this month. I did not know it existed at the time.

Does anybody know anything about it - who was involved, etc.?

Brian Greene (fairly active on social media channels these days) of pirate.ie was involved and would probably have more info

TheBMG

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

I saw in another thread that there was a pirate from Rathfarnham called Zike FM 30 years ago this month. I did not know it existed at the time.

Does anybody know anything about it - who was involved, etc.?

Run by a school kid called Dave McCarthy (who later went onto Sunset FM for a brief spell) from Ballinteer.

Declan A Walsh

TheBMG wrote: »

Brian Greene (fairly active on social media channels these days) of pirate.ie was involved and would probably have more info

Ah yes - and, if I'm not mistaken, this made up part of what became Brian Greene's Radio Caroline in the same neck of the woods.

TheBMG

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

Ah yes - and, if I'm not mistaken, this made up part of what became Brian Greene's Radio Caroline in the same neck of the woods.

Yup. There’s a good item on John Walsh’s Wireless on Flirt blog about the station (I’m a new poster so can’t post it here)

TheBMG

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

I saw in another thread that there was a pirate called 3CR, or Clondalkin Community Council Radio, 30 years ago this month. I did not know it existed at the time.

Does anybody know anything about it - who was involved, etc.?

Think they were initially quite serious about running a community service but not sure how long they lasted. DJ Wicked (the original maniac!) may have worked there and it’s where Tracey Lee did her first radio show.

Declan A Walsh

I saw in another thread that there was a pirate called DK FM 30 years ago this month. I did not know it existed at the time, although I did read the name since then.

Does anybody know if anybody else was involved, besides Mr. Davitt Kelly, a pioneer of '70s pirates?

Declan A Walsh

I saw in another thread that there was a pirate called Pulsar - Community Radio Fingal, 30 years ago this month. I did not know it existed at the time, but did see something about a station called Pulsar many years later.

Does anybody know anything about it - who was involved, etc.?

Declan A Walsh

I saw in another thread that there was a pirate called Tallaght Community Radio, 30 years ago this month. I did not know it existed at the time but I'm pretty sure I heard about it since then.

Does anybody know anything about it - who was involved, etc.?

Declan A Walsh

I saw in another thread that there was a pirate called NDCR - North Dublin Community Radio, 30 years ago this month. I did not know it existed at the time, but did see something about such a station many years later.

Does anybody know anything about it - who was involved, etc.?

Declan A Walsh

I saw in another thread that there was a pirate called Kiss FM from Stillorgan, 30 years ago this month. I did not know it existed at the time, but did see something about such a station called many years later.

If memory serves me right, Kevin Brannigan was behind it. Does anybody know who else was involved, etc.?

10-10-20

There may have been two brothers, Goggins, from Stillorgan. I know they were involved in DLR FM some time later.

Declan A Walsh

I saw in another thread that there was a pirate from Ballyfermot called Q107 30 years ago this month. I did not know it existed at the time.

Does anybody know anything about it - who was involved, etc.?

Max Headroom

Was it a pirate or community station...never heard of it tbh...

Declan A Walsh

Going through the bandscan for 30 years ago for Dublin on another thread, one of the stations I do remember hearing is Phoenix which came from Blanchardstown.

What I never knew back in 1988 was who was involved? I assume it has a connection to the currently licensed community station for Dublin 15 of almost the same name - Pheonix FM!

Declan A Walsh

Max Headroom wrote: »

Was it a pirate or community station...never heard of it tbh...

Which one - it doesn't really matter! There were no licenses for community radio at the time. Only RTE-owned stations were licensed in Ireland until 1989.

Infoanon

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

I saw in another thread that there was a pirate called Tallaght Community Radio, 30 years ago this month. I did not know it existed at the time but I'm pretty sure I heard about it since then.

Does anybody know anything about it - who was involved, etc.?

Better known as Wonderland Radio and broadcast from a fairly run down building at the top of the Greenhills Road - Tallaght end.

Primarily an AM station , FM was introduced later but iirc attempts to get a stronger signal from a higher site were hampered by link issues.

Bernard Evans hosted an anorak show on a Friday evening on the station