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HITS 954 - (1987-1988)
954kHz - 101MHz / 97.6MHz
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HITS 954 began broadcasting to Limerick during June 1987 on 954kHz AM and 101MHz FM. They later moved the FM to 97.6MHz before closing in April 1988. Shortly after, they merged with Coast 103 in Galway to give the combined station coverage over a large area of the West. |
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The recordings of Hits 954 below are from a variety of sources and quality (1987-1988)
| 1987_07_23_thu_hits954_101fms_1707-1751_stuartclark-gh584.mp3 New Jun 2022 | A drivetime show with Stuart Clark. Recorded in Limerick from an announced 101MHz FM in stereo, although the exact frequency is not known. | 107MB |
| 1987_10_21_wed_hits954_fms_1711-1742-gh621.mp3 New Jun 2022 | Part of another drivetime show, this time from October 1987. Recorded in stereo from FM, although again, the exact frequency is not known, possibly 97.6MHz. The recording is not the best quality with a lot of tape noise. | 70MB |
| 1987_10_23_fri_hits954_fms_0845-0915_daveellis-gh621.mp3 New Jun 2022 | Side 2 of the above tape with Dave Ellis on the breakfast show from October 1987. As above, the recording is a bit muffled and suffers from tape noise. | 56MB |
| 1988_03_02_wed_hits954_976fms_0658-0828_kevinnelson-gh971.mp3 New Jun 2022 | Mid-week breakfast with Kevin Nelson, sitting in for Dave Shearer. Recorded in Limerick from 97.6MHz in stereo. Donal Kavanagh reads news at 8am, when there is an engineering glitch which Kevin makes mention of afterwards. | 207MB |
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