Many thanks to Tony for supplying the following history, photographs and recordings about KISS FM which broadcast to the Castlebar area at various time during 1992 and 1993.

KISS WAS FIRST SET UP IN THE SUMMER OF 92, BY TONY GALLAGHER, AKA MR. TECHNO, OPERATING FROM A FRIENDS KITCHEN TABLE WITH A VERY MODEST STUDIO AND A RELATIVELY WEAK SIGNAL ON 95FM.

IT RETURNED TO THE AIR DECEMBER 92 WITH ANOTHER TRANSMITTER REMOTELY LOCATED ON 100FM. IT STAYED ON FOR TWO WEEKS, MAKING MONEY FROM ORGANISING TEENAGE DISCO'S, WHICH WERE PROMOTED AS "THE KISS FM NRG ROADSHOW".

THEN DURING THE SUMMER OF 93 IT CAME BACK AGAIN FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS WITH A THIRD TRANSMITTER ON 102.7FM. THE AMOUNT OF LISTENERSHIP KISS WAS RECEIVING WAS UNBELIEVABLE.  BAGS OF REQUESTS WERE BEING DELIVERED TO THE STUDIO EVERY DAY, THE PHONE WAS CONTINUOUSLY RINGING.  AT THIS STAGE I REALISED THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE MONEY, SO KISS FM STARTED TO ACCEPT ADVERTISING.  WHEN IT CAME TO MUSIC, KISS FM PLAYED EVERYTHING. FROM NIRVANA TO THE PRODIGY, FROM ALTERNATE TO RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, FROM THE CHILLI PEPPERS TO SL2.  BASICALLY, IF 2FM WERE AFFRAID TO PLAY IT, WE WOULD!  IT WASNT JUST THE MUSIC THOUGH.  KISS HAS SKETCHES. LIVE CRANK PHONE CALLS,  FARTING COMPETITIONS AND LOADS MORE.  IT WAS A GROUP OF MATES HAVING A LAUGH.

KISS THEN RETURN FOR DECEMBER 93, AGAIN FOR TWO WEEKS. THE LINE UP HAD CHANGED SLIGHTLY AND WE NOW WERE ON AIR ALL DAY.  THIS TIME KISS WAS THERE TO MAKE MONEY FOR ME, AS I WAS IN COLLEGE AND I NEEDED THE FUNDS.  I SUPPOSE IN A WAY I SOLD OUT.  I STILL THINK THE SUMMER OF 93 WAS THE BEST KISS EVER.....

THANKS TO ALL THE FOLLOWING... KENNETH "SHEEP" O'BRIEN,  KEITH "MR.C" CUNNINGHAM, MARK O'CONNOR, THE KISS POSSE, BRENDAN SILKE, KEIRAN BYRNE, BOBBY ,  MALCOM QUIGLEY, JEFFREY QUIGLEY, O'BRIEN FAMILY,  LINDA TECHO , COYNE FAMILY ,  JOE F ,  T. MURPHY , FRANKIE MD , LESLIE MC NICHOLAS AND ALL THE OTHERS WHO HELPED, AND LISTENED...

"I'D RATHER BE A PIRATE THAN A COWBOY"

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