 Ian looks on, as Simon speaks into the intercom at Radio City, 25 Capel Street during our visit on 14th August 1981. |
 The Radio City 257m transmitter (which was behind a locked partition during our visit), courtesy of Steve Silby |
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1145kHz
- 1161kHz - 1165kHz
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| RADIO
CITY DUBLIN, usually announced as 257m, possibly
grew out of an
earlier station called East Coast Radio on 262m which broadcast in early 1979.
Radio City was first heard in the UK on around 1145kHz in late 1979.
By early 1980 Radio City had moved onto the vacant spot left when ARD closed in
the early hours of New Year 1979-80. However when ARD re-appeared as
Radio 257, Radio City moved up to the mid-channel frequency of 1165kHz.
When Radio 257 again ceased broadcasting, by June 1982 Radio City
moved to the slightly lower, but on-channel 1161kHz. City were heard well in Scotland
during the summer months, but by late 1981 ILR activity blocked reception.
It is thought they ceased broadcasting around Christmas 1982, as our last recording was November 1982,
and by April 1983, Radio Dublin had occupied the adjacent frequency of 1152kHz with
their Channel 2 service. The station never ventured onto FM as
far as we are aware. Radio City was a major station in Dublin in the early years, but surprisingly we have no stickers or any other promotional material in our archive. Luckily, though we do have a few photographs. |
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| Ian looks on, as Simon speaks into the intercom at Radio City, 25 Capel Street during our visit on 14th August 1981. |
The Radio City 257m transmitter (which was behind a locked partition during our visit), courtesy of Steve Silby |
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Again taken during our visit on 14th August 1981, the Radio City Dublin studio. |
Ray Nevin in the studio on 14th August 1981. It was a compact studio and difficult to take photos. |
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The famous Red Corner shop in August 1981. The shop supported the early Dublin pirates with their loud commercials, including on Radio City. There is no real reason why the image is included with Radio City, except the image gallery for this station has only a few snaps anyway!! |
DJ on air Radio City, courtesy of Steve Silby. The studio had a different layout compared to our August 1981 visit. |
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Radio City Dublin Audio Library
| 1980_07_23_wed_city_dublin_1165am_1220-1400-gh263.mp3 New Apr 2024 |
Radio
City in the early afternoon of Wednesday 23rd July 1980 as received
in Leeds on 1165kHz. Suprisingly at this
time in 1980, Radio City had probably the strongest, although highly
modulated, signal received
from Ireland in Leeds, although on this recording there was some crackling.
Maybe it was due to its mid-channel location. It was the days before Sunshine Radio and the
others station which used high power. Radio City always had
that high modulation level which could sound distorted at times.
We are not sure of the deejay on this early afternoon recording and
unfortunately the microphone levels are also a bit low. There are
quite a few adverts from Tony Allen. |
89MB 97mins |
| 1981_08_14_fri_city_dublin_1165am_0804-0856_stuartyoung-gh349.mp3 New Jan 2022 |
Radio
City breakfast show with Stuart Young. Recorded near Dun
Laoighaire from 1165kHz. Radio City always had high modulation
levels giving a distorted sound on some radios. The frequency
was also mid-channel, which caused some issues at distance during
the late evening, but also meant it could be heard a long way off. |
48MB 53mins |
| 1981_08_14_fri_city_dublin_1165am_1339-1425_paulkavanagh-gh349.mp3 New Jan 2022 |
Paul
Kavanagh with his afternoon show as recorded at the Crofton Hotel during our visit to
rival ARD. The signal from Radio City on 1165kHz had some slight splatter from the ARD signal on 1143kHz
which was within a few yards of the car. |
39MB 42mins |
| 1981_08_14_fri_city_dublin_1165am_1448-1550_paulkavanagh-gh349.mp3 New Jan 2022 | More of Paul Kavanagh from Friday afternoon
recorded in the car at The Crofton Hotel underneath the ARD aerial. |
57MB 62mins |
| 1981_08_14_fri_city_dublin_1165am_1615-1700_paulkavanagh-gh349.mp3 New Jan 2022 | The end of Paul Kavanagh, who seemed to have done a marathon
show that afternoon. |
42MB 46mins |
| 1981_08_14_fri_city_dublin_1165am_1709-1755_raynevin-gh349.mp3 New Jan 2022 | Ray Nevin takes over from Paul Kavanagh at 5pm. This was recorded
from 1165kHz close to Capel Street during our visit to the station. There is some electrical interference
for a couple of minutes. |
42MB 46mins |
| 1982_04_04_sun_city_dublin_1161am_1211-1242_tonyhart-gh414.mp3 New Apr 2024 |
A short
extract of Tony Hart at lunchtime on Sunday 4th April 1982. Recorded in Dublin
from 1161kHz with a few crackles. |
29MB 31mins |
| 1982_04_04_sun_city_dublin_1161am_1515-1545-gh414.mp3 New Apr 2024 |
More from
Sunday afternoon 4th April 1982, but not sure of the presenter. Recorded in Dublin
from 1161kHz with some crackles. |
27MB 29mins |
| 1982_04_08_thu_city_dublin_1161am_0745-0825_tommyflanagan-gh411.mp3 New Apr 2024 |
Tommy
Flanagan on breakfast for Thursday 8th April 1982. Recorded in Dublin
from 1161kHz. |
34MB 37mins |
| 1982_04_08_thu_city_dublin_1161am_0905-0940_tonyburke-gh411.mp3 New Feb 2016 | Tony Burke on
Thursday mid-morning 8th April 1982. Recorded in Dublin from 1161kHz. |
37MB 40mins |
| 1982_10_28_thu_city_dublin_1161am_0740-0842_joejones-gh438.mp3 New Mar 2016 | Joe Jones on Thursday morning breakfast,
28th October 1982.
Recorded in Dublin from 1161kHz. |
57MB 62mins |
| 1982_10_28_thu_city_dublin_1161am_1005-1030_tonyburke-gh438.mp3 New Mar 2016 | Tony Burke hosts Thursday mid-morning
on 28th October 1982. Recorded in Dublin from 1161kHz. |
21MB 25mins |
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