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Atlantic 252 - A good example of a Red Pill

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    #92
    Losty Dublin
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    alzer100 wrote: »
    Apparently Rick O'Shea entered and came in second place on Sunshine 101's The Big Kahuna DJ/prizes competition in 1988.

    If he did then he'd have been about 13 years old at the time :)


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    #93
    alzer100
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    Losty Dublin wrote: »
    One and the same!

    Knew it!

    Thanks!


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    #94
    alzer100
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    Losty Dublin wrote: »
    If he did then he'd have been about 13 years old at the time :)

    I thought maybe he would about 15? No?

    Just listening to him live on RTE Gold in which he just did a link in which he mentioned that he was 30 in 2003.


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    #95
    Ger Roe
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    alzer100 wrote: »
    Knew it!

    Thanks!

    The memory might be playing tricks on me, but think I first heard Steve Kelly on air in the early days of Radio Dublin Ch 2 - early 80's and briefly. American accents were rare in those days and he quickly progressed to better opportunities. ... as far as I remember.


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    #96
    alzer100
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    Just something that I think is worth mentioning from the time that Steve was on Sunshine101. The Late Tony Dixon was doing afternoons 1-4 pm. He was some professional!
    One of my favourite presenters and one of the best guys to have graced that portacabin in Portmarnock.
    RIP Tony D.


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    #97
    Losty Dublin
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    Ger Roe wrote: »
    The memory might be playing tricks on me, but think I first heard Steve Kelly on air in the early days of Radio Dublin Ch 2 - early 80's and briefly. American accents were rare in those days and he quickly progressed to better opportunities. ... as far as I remember.

    What could possibly be a better thing than a show on Radio Dublin Ch 2? :pac:


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    #98
    TheBMG
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    Losty Dublin wrote: »
    If he did then he'd have been about 13 years old at the time :)

    Rick was a finalist of the Big Kahuna in 1988 but under his real name!


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    #99
    alzer100
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    I think I can recall him saying that Al Dunne gave him a start on Atlantic 252???


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    #100
    TheBMG
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    alzer100 wrote: »
    I think I can recall him saying that Al Dunne gave him a start on Atlantic 252???

    Interviews I’ve heard from Rick he says he got into East Coast via Dave Dennehy who he met during the Big Kahuna promotion. Also Kavo would’ve been the 252 PD in 1994 so that could be another connection in.


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    #101
    alzer100
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    TheBMG wrote: »
    Interviews I’ve heard from Rick he says he got into East Coast via Dave Dennehy who he met during the Big Kahuna promotion. Also Kavo would’ve been the 252 PD in 1994 so that could be another connection in.

    Sunshine 101 had a great line up at that time with David Dennehy from 10 - 1am.
    Just on Steve Kelly, if my memory serves me correctly, he was the first DJ on to play the new HotHits format the day they introduced it.


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    #102
    ford fiesta
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    So of all the Irish Superpirates, has Sunshine 101 the biggest connection with Atlantic 252 from the start?


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    #103
    ford fiesta
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    alzer100 wrote: »
    I thought maybe he would about 15? No?

    Just listening to him live on RTE Gold in which he just did a link in which he mentioned that he was 30 in 2003.

    That would make Rick 15 years old in 1988....not 13 !


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    #104
    alzer100
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    ford fiesta wrote: »
    That would make Rick 15 years old in 1988....not 13 !

    I would say that when it started, it's Irish presenter profile/programming personell were probably more connected to Sunshine 101.


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    #105
    ford fiesta
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    I think the more enjoyable show on the station in the early days, was Classic Rock Sunday playing rock stuff from the 60s, 70s, 80s - which seemed an escape from the Technotronic, Kylie, Bros and George Michael playlist of the day.

    A bit like Bee Bop Gold was previously on Sunshine..


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    #106
    alzer100
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    ford fiesta wrote: »
    I think the more enjoyable show on the station in the early days, was Classic Rock Sunday playing rock stuff from the 60s, 70s, 80s - which seemed an escape from the Technotronic, Kylie, Bros and George Michael playlist of the day.

    A bit like Bee Bop Gold was previously on Sunshine..

    Classic Rock Sunday was tailored more specifically as an extension to its modern playlist for the audience that it was targetting. IMO

    The Bee Bop specialist shows on Sunshine/Super-Q were specifically targeted to a different audience as opposed to the audience age group that they were catering to normally. Again, that's my opinion.


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    #107
    alzer100
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    alzer100 wrote: »
    I would say that when it started, it's Irish presenter profile/programming personell were probably more connected to Sunshine 101.

    Question
    When Atlantic 252 first start broadcasting:
    Paul Kavanagh (PD) ex Sunshine 101
    Dusty Rhodes ex Sunshine 101

    Al Dunne ex Super-Q102
    Henry Owens ex Super-Q102

    This is circa 1989
    Was there anyone else?
    If not, was it then not more evenly matched?

    May have this wrong tbh


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    #108
    Infoanon
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    TheBMG wrote: »
    I’m open to correction but the Heartbeat link antenna (still visible in Dolphins Barn) is from their brief mid 1990s revival.

    Heartbeat was based there pre 89 , I open to correction but I believe the post 88 transmissions where from studios based in the city centre.

    No surprise that no 'love song ' DJ went to work on Atlantic


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    #109
    Infoanon
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    alzer100 wrote: »
    Classic Rock Sunday was tailored more specifically as an extension to its modern playlist for the audience that it was targetting. IMO

    The Bee Bop specialist shows on Sunshine/Super-Q were specifically targeted to a different audience as opposed to the audience age group that they were catering to normally. Again, that's my opinion.

    Bee Bop was a huge success and apparently a surprise to many at how popular both shows (Q and Sunshine ) proved to be.
    The Classic rock Sundays was shortlived on Atlantic.

    For the anoraks - the first song played on Atlantic ( 254 at that stage) was. ....Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody (test transmissions )


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    #110
    ford fiesta
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    Infoanon wrote: »

    For the anoraks - the first song played on Atlantic ( 254 at that stage) was. ....Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody

    Test transmissions?

    First song after launch was TFF 'Sowing the seeds of love'


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    alzer100
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    Infoanon wrote: »
    Bee Bop was a huge success and apparently a surprise to many at how popular both shows (Q and Sunshine ) proved to be.
    The Classic rock Sundays was shortlived on Atlantic.

    For the anoraks - the first song played on Atlantic ( 254 at that stage) was. ....Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody

    I know it's sidetracking a little bit, but the Bee Bop shows music was a bit before my time. However, I really enjoyed them. I thought The Bop Shop was a great show. Cunningham was presenting it himself and it did have a more comprehensive playlist than Bee Bop Gold. The Bop Shop REALLY focussed on the US billboard chart of the mid 1950's up to the very early 1970's.
    For the time Bill was presenting it, it was sponsored fully by Sony Ireland and so was commercial free (so to speak)


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    #112
    thebronze14
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    Purple Mountain wrote: »
    252 reminds me of Seal's Kiss From A Rose because that was what I used to hear on a loop.
    An absolute guilty pleasure song of mine


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    #113
    Declan A Walsh
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    ford fiesta wrote: »
    So of all the Irish Superpirates, has Sunshine 101 the biggest connection with Atlantic 252 from the start?

    That's what I said in an earlier post!

    I noted the other influence of offshore pirates (particularly Laser 558), especially in its early days. There was at least one ex-Voice of Peace presenter - Robin Banks. However, I'm not aware of any ex-Radio Caroline presenter on Atlantic 252? Was there any, among all those UK presenters especially?
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    #114
    ford fiesta
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    Declan A Walsh wrote: »
    That's what I said in an earlier post!

    I noted the other influence of offshore pirates (particularly Laser 558), especially in its early days. There was at least one ex-Voice of Peace presenter - Robin Banks. However, I'm not aware of any ex-Radio Caroline presenter on Atlantic 252? Was there any, among all those UK presenters especially?

    Robin Banks must have been very young on the Voice of Peace. Born in 1972, so he would have been only around 19 when he started on 252..but sounded much older!


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    #115
    Declan A Walsh
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    ford fiesta wrote: »
    Robin Banks must have been very young on the Voice of Peace. Born in 1972, so he would have been only around 19 when he started on 252..but sounded much older!

    Not sure about the 19 bit. Have a look at this article:
    https://radiotoday.ie/2013/12/qa-with-ex-atlantic-252-jock-robin-banks/

    It does look like it was Radio Nova International, the satellite station, he was with rather than the original Radio Nova. I was thinking he was not connected to the original Radio Nova. But he confirms that he was with the Voice of Peace, and I had read that before.
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    #116
    alzer100
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    Does anyone remember the name of the overnight automated show?

    I'm posting this at 23:50. I would think I will have an answer pretty fast!!


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    #117
    alzer100
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    I mean the one from the early 90's


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    #118
    ford fiesta
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    alzer100 wrote: »
    Does anyone remember the name of the overnight automated show?

    I'm posting this at 23:50. I would think I will have an answer pretty fast!!

    The Big Mattress.

    Except it wasn't automated..the days before automation..think there were 'spinners' employed to play the songs and jingles!


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    #119
    alzer100
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    ford fiesta wrote: »
    The Big Mattress.

    Except it wasn't automated..the days before automation..think there were 'spinners' employed to play the songs and jingles!

    Never doubted you for a second!


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    #120
    coolbeans
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    Youssuh N'dour and Nina Cherry 7 Seconds was one of the songs overplayed on LW252. That plus Jamiroquai, Sting, Seal, The Beautiful South and Simply Red. By 97 when i was on the tractor I'd switched to Today FM as the repetitiveness had gotten out of hand. I hate Muck Hucknell and his bland music to this day.


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    #121
    E mac
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    The repetitiveness of the song selection noticeable but worse was the ad rotation featuring the same ads over and over. Then made worse because they applied to mainland UK. There was one the bones of it was an English cinema chain with some special offer that involved Coca Cola,it was in every advert break.


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