Border series: Country requests on Misty Mountain Radio

Border series: Country requests on Misty Mountain Radio

Author: Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive May 4, 2026 Duration: 1:06:26
Misty Mountain Radio broadcast from the Cavan border region in the 2000s, specialising in show bands and country and Irish music. In this recording, DJ Mark Gregory has a CD to giveaway and there are requests from listeners around the county. The recording was made between from 106.2 FM between 2056-2200 on 15th January 2007. … Continue reading "Border series: Country requests on Misty Mountain Radio"

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ABC Radio still on air after raids [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:59
The small Dublin pirate ABC Radio was one of a handful to stay on the air after the raids on the bigger station Radio Nova and Sunshine Radio on 18th and 19th May 1983. This short recording of ABC was made before 2300 on…
101 Hottest Hits of 1987 on Sunshine 101 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:01
On New Year’s Day 1988, Dublin super-pirate Sunshine 101 broadcast the ‘101 Hottest Hits of 1987’ presented by Nails Mahoney. The show was sponsored by the Evening Press newspaper and sounds like it was pre-recorded as t…
Early Cork Series: Radio City on new frequency [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:40:16
Radio City changed AM frequencies in summer 1981, moving from 1512 kHz (announcing 199 metres) to the slightly off-channel 1243 kHz (announcing 240 metres). This recording begins at the end of Seán Collins’s Saturday aft…
More Chris Cary on KISS FM [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:46
This is another recording of Radio Nova founder and boss, Chris Cary, using the name Harry cary on the Nova offshoot station, KISS FM. Chris mentions the visit of a youth club to the studios of Nova and KISS FM that day…
Early Cork series: weekend shows on Radio City [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:12
This recording features weekend shows on Cork pirate Radio City in summer 1981. Up first is John Ashford (RIP) with the final part of his Saturday Nightbeat show. He is followed by Jamie Roberts, who takes a call from fe…
Chris Cary on KISS FM [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:59
KISS FM (1982-1984) was one of several offshoots of the large Dublin pirate radio Nova. In this recording, Nova founder and boss Chris Cary is on air using the name Harry Cary. He is followed by Chris Barry with a late-n…
Early Cork series: more summer sounds on Radio City [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:48:50
This is another recording of Cork pirate Radio City in summer 1981. First up is the end of the community association programme with Seán Collins, followed by Alan Edwards with his weekly early Saturday evening slot. Alan…
Test of Radio Dublin Channel 2 and station launch [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:18
Radio Dublin Channel 2 was the first such offshoot service by an Irish pirate station, operating initially at weekends and then on a more full-time basis in parallel with the main station. Offering specialist output such…
Declan Meehan on Sunshine Radio in 1982 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:46
This recording of popular DJ Declan Meehan on Sunshine Radio was made in summer 1982, as the north Dublin station approached its second birthday. Along with the usual mixture of contemporary hits and oldies, there’s ment…
Early Cork series: summer Saturday on Radio City [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:02:11
This recording of Cork pirate Radio City features Pat O’Rourke (Smurf) on a Saturday morning in summer 1981, followed by the start of Paul Cassidy’s show. The recording begins around 1020 but is partially airchecked. Pau…