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19th May 2002, 18:15
re. South Coast Radio as on Anorak Hour Nr 307 12th May 2002
http://www.radiowaves.fm/anorakhour/307/SouthCoastRadio.mp3
For anyone who heard this..
Its worth mentioning there were at least 3 South Coast Radios in Cork during the 1980s:
The first was the superpirate which started in 1982, closing sometime in 1984 (there is a person who will read this who can tell us the exact date), and was on 104FM / 1557kHz ("194") AM with significant English involvement (including current 96FM breakfast show host Nick Richards) as was pointed out by Ger Roe when Anorak Hour had played a promotional recording for this one the previous week (306).
The second was the one featured on the above Anorak Hour (307) and was of DJ Ray Jenkins from May 1986. I do not remember him but one of the DJs I do remember on this station was TV3 News's Paul Byrne (not sure of his on-air name - 'Paul Davis' perhaps?).
I cannot give a date when this SCR started, it was either in late 1984 or 1985.
This station started small and was on 102FM, but eventually expanded and was on 102FM and 104FM (it appeared the 102 was from the studio and 104FM from a high site).
The studio had been initially in North Main Street, but moved to Marlboro Street...
The station closed abruptly (in 1986 or early 1987 - cannot remember) shortly after introducing the higher powered transmitter from a high site (on 104FM), anyone know for definite why it closed? someone says they had to close over the 'I' word!
The third S.C.R. was when Romano's WBEN changed name to South Coast Radio in late 1987, staying with that name until the station closed a few minutes into 1/1/1989 and was on 98.5FM. People such as current 96FM DJs Rob Allen and Ken Tobin (Steve O'Neill his DJ name back then) are remembered on this one.
http://www.radiowaves.fm/anorakhour/307/SouthCoastRadio.mp3
For anyone who heard this..
Its worth mentioning there were at least 3 South Coast Radios in Cork during the 1980s:
The first was the superpirate which started in 1982, closing sometime in 1984 (there is a person who will read this who can tell us the exact date), and was on 104FM / 1557kHz ("194") AM with significant English involvement (including current 96FM breakfast show host Nick Richards) as was pointed out by Ger Roe when Anorak Hour had played a promotional recording for this one the previous week (306).
The second was the one featured on the above Anorak Hour (307) and was of DJ Ray Jenkins from May 1986. I do not remember him but one of the DJs I do remember on this station was TV3 News's Paul Byrne (not sure of his on-air name - 'Paul Davis' perhaps?).
I cannot give a date when this SCR started, it was either in late 1984 or 1985.
This station started small and was on 102FM, but eventually expanded and was on 102FM and 104FM (it appeared the 102 was from the studio and 104FM from a high site).
The studio had been initially in North Main Street, but moved to Marlboro Street...
The station closed abruptly (in 1986 or early 1987 - cannot remember) shortly after introducing the higher powered transmitter from a high site (on 104FM), anyone know for definite why it closed? someone says they had to close over the 'I' word!
The third S.C.R. was when Romano's WBEN changed name to South Coast Radio in late 1987, staying with that name until the station closed a few minutes into 1/1/1989 and was on 98.5FM. People such as current 96FM DJs Rob Allen and Ken Tobin (Steve O'Neill his DJ name back then) are remembered on this one.