By the autumn of 1989 I was pretty despondent about radio, having filled my teenage summers with pirate bliss only to see it snuffed out when the sector was finally regulated. There were a lot of unemployed former pirates in …
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 …