In this edition of Wireless on Flirt FM, we find out how veteran UK station Radio Caroline is doing since they resumed full-time AM broadcasting. We hear the second part of an interview with well-known Irish broadcaster Rick O’Shea of …
Brief fame in Wicklow – a surprise break on pirate radio
I loved AM radio during the pirate era and still listen to it today despite the growing challenges as stations pull the plug and electrical interference increases. In a pre-internet era, I always liked how AM created a better sense …
Programme #19 (May 2018)
On this edition of Wireless, we feature a gem from the archives about opposition to 90s radio giant Atlantic 252 based in Co. Meath. We also report from the pirate radio exhibition in Dublin which is running for the month …
Programme #18 (April 2018)
On this month’s Wireless on Flirt FM, radio historian Eddie Bohan tells us about a forthcoming exhibition to mark the 30th anniversary of the end of the Irish pirate era. Experienced broadcaster David Baker remembers his own pirate days …
Programme #17 (March 2018)
This month’s Wireless nearly didn’t happen after I slipped on the ice and put myself out of action for several weeks. Many thanks to guest presenter Brian Greene who kindly stepped in at the last minute and produced a packed …
Programme #16 (February 2018)
Dublin’s Irish language station Raidió na Life celebrates 25 years on air this year and in this edition of Wireless we talk to manager Muiris Ó Fiannachta. Students from DIT Radio Society tell us about their plans to set-up Dublin’s …
Programme #15 (December 2017)
On this edition of Wireless on Flirt FM, we feature the radio activist Margaretta D’Arcy, founder of Galway’s Radio Pirate Woman, who recently donated her archives to NUI Galway. We hear from Margaretta D’Arcy and from Maureen Maguire …
Programme #14 (November 2017)
On this edition of Wireless, we report from the National Student Radio Conference 2017 hosted by Flirt FM. Prof. Larry Miller of New York University tells us why he believes traditional AM/FM radio in the US faces a grim …
Programme #13 (October 2017)
On this edition of Wireless on Flirt FM, we talk to Joe King of Broadcast Technical Services, one of the people inducted into this year’s IMRO Radio Hall of Fame. Dr Debbie Ging of DCU discusses the …
Programme #12 (September 2017)
Welcome to series 2 of Wireless on Flirt FM. In this programme we look back at the 50th anniversary of the UK’s Marine Broadcasting Offences Act which tried – and failed – to silence the great Radio Caroline. Broadcasting …