Wicklow Community Radio / WLCB / VIKING 105
1982 - 1988
1512
- 1602 - 1584
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Below are a seclection of photographs of WLCB and WCR taken from various visits to the station over the years by the AUK team, as well as by Steve West on his travels. Dates of the visits are November 1983, May 1984, (both AUK) and October 1986 (Steve & co). |
PHOTOS OF WICKLOW COMMUNITY RADIO / WLCB
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| The home of WCR / WLCB at 1 Wentworth Place in Wicklow. In 1983, left it looks like the MW transmitter is housed at the studio location, but by 1986 when the photo on the right was taken, the two fm band 2 antennas seem to dominate the skyline. The FM is unusually horizontally polarised, though this may have only been the link transmitter to the main site?? |
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Managing Director Leo Doyle and the Anoraks UK team at the WCR entrance at 1 Wentworth Place, Wicklow in November 1983. |
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WCR on air studio during an AUK visit, in November 1983 |
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Poster on the wall in May 1984 at WCR. The image on the right is poster only, and squared up a litlle. |
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Station owner Leo Doyle with Tony Allan, at WCR / WLCB, taken by the AUK team in May 1984. The text on the wall in reception, also May 1984 is for Wicklow Community Radio, but CB is on the wall to the left of Tony, suggesting a relaunch as WLCB is not too far away. We have not looked through the archives yet to try and find a date for the relaunch and move to 1602kHz.. |
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Leo Doyle, station owner at WLCB in 1985, taken by the AUK team, left, and in 1986 during a visit by Steve West. |
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| The on air studio of WLCB in October 1985, taken by the AUK team. Above in black and white, photos of Scott Williams on Wicklow Community Radio taken in May 1984. They were taken in black and white for easier printing in the Dutch 'Free Radio Magazine' which was doing a feature on Irish radio. Scott's slogans above the desk are quite easily read, see below... |
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The main on air studio at WLCB taken in October 1985 by the AUK team, and again in 1986 by Steve West. |
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| Reception at WLCB in October 1985, taken by the AUK team, and the logo on the wall taken in 1986 by Steve West. |
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WLCB / WCR TRANSMITTERS
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WCR new MW transmitter at 1 Wentworth Place, Wicklow in November 1983. The transmitter was to be installed on 1602kHz, but by May 1984 (right hand photo) it was still not connected up!! |
A rare shot of the WCR 1512 transmitter, May 1984. |
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IRISH
PIRATES A / Z