ABC RADIO - DUBLIN

The Alternative Broadcasting Channel / ABC Radio announced as broadcasting from O'Briens Hotel in Parnell Street. Initial broadcasts were made on an announced mid-channel frequency of 1385kHz in November 1981 and were on weekday evenings and weekends. The station moved to 1359kHz in early 1982 and then 963kHz, finally settling on 981kHz (announced as 312m) due to further interference on 963kHz. At one point they were heard to announce 4905kHz on shortwave, but this may have been the 5th harmonic from when they were using 981kHz. ABC split in July 1983 with some staff forming Radio Annabelle. The station was last heard on another frequency of 1251kHz in early 1984 running an 'automated' service, but finally closed on 1st June.

Further recordings, detailed history of ABC Radio Dublin, including photos, can be read on these pages at radiowaves.fm and pirate.ie

1981_12_13_sun_abc_1385am_2025-2128_berniecarroll_grahamtalbot-gh1136.mp3 New Nov 2023	Bernie Carroll followed at 9pm by Graham Talbot on Sunday 13th December 1981. The station had only been on the air a few weeks. This recording is not great quaility, as it was on a chewed C120, and made from 1385kHz in North Dublin which was suffering from a whistle as the station was mid channel and it was a winter evening. Graham Talbot hosted a phone in with the subject being mainly about pirate radio.	58MB 63mins
1981_12_13_sun_abc_1385am_2130-2233_grahamtalbot-gh1136.mp3 New Nov 2023	Continuing the above Graham Talbot show with more phone calls about pirate radio. The audio is still poor due to the old tape and winter interference.	58MB 63mins
1983_05_23_mon_abc_981am_2338-0050_garyhamill_signoff-rw.mp3 New Nov 2023	Gary Hamill with a late night show on Monday 23rd May 1983, a few days after the raids on Radio Nova and Sunshine Radio. He signs the station off at around 0045 early Tuesday, and mentions about the march in Dublin on Friday 27th May in support of pirate radio. The recording is courtesy of radiowaves.fm.	65MB 71mins