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Wireless Flirt
If this site had a blog roll the first link would be to Wireless Flirt. It is the supporting blog to a great radio show on Flirt FM. It is presented by (disclaimer: my good friend) John Walsh who is clearly passionate about all things radio. John produces and presents a monthly 1 hour radio show all about radio on Galway’s students station Flirt FM.
Currently Flirt FM is on summer holidays (yes some radio stations get a break) but Wireless Flirt is busy making future programmes.
A good sampler of the first year of programmes from Wireless Flirt was broadcast on Community Radio Day on Flirt FM.
Along with the blog each episode is archived on the programmes Mixcloud account for playback on demand.
John’s newscaster delivery is ideal for a radio show about radio, I can confirm he sounded just the same at 15 years of age! when he started on 80’s station Big Beat Radio.
Beyond the radio show the blog also exposes John’s writing skills. For example his article A Cure-head trapped in tranquillity: memories of KLAS 98.5 FM is a classic example of passionate writing of a subject close to his heart.
Year 2 of Wireless Flirt is about to kick off. Keep 3pm on the first Monday clear in your diary or wait anxiously like me for the podcast to drop within 6 to 24 hours after the broadcast.
August 14th 1967 – 50 years of Marine Offences Act
Next Monday marks 50 years since the introduction of the Marine Offences Act.
Radio.ie will be mark the anniversary with a series of posts. Do tune to Radio Caroline North from this Saturday (12th) for 4 days of broadcasts on 1368KHz via Manx Radio transmitters.
Today FM going live past the midnight hour
You might have noticed Today FM are now live after midnight having started on Tuesday morning. Kate Brennan Harding is presenting the midnight chill in the overnight slot. Kate who has presented at FRQ is playing a mix of tunes not dissimilar to slot when automated, but there is a world of difference to nodding off to sleep to a person versus a computer. At Radio.ie THIS MOVE WE APPROVE.
Little Hours impress Sir Elton
Donegal band Little Hours get a spin on Elton John’s Beats 1 show.
Surreal to hear these incredibly kind words from @eltonofficial on his show on @Beats1 Radio yesterday. What a legend! Thank you!! 😁 J pic.twitter.com/sC3pDgC79h
— Little Hours (@LittleHoursBand) August 9, 2017
Get on board the Radio Train
Why not treat yourself to a trip in vintage carriages from the early 1960s, travelling behind a vintage locomotive to the Marble City of Kilkenny?
We will be re-creating the iconic Radio Train of years past – playing music with commentary during the trip along the line while you enjoy the journey through the landscape of the counties of Dublin, Kildare and Kilkenny. August 20th 2017 Get your tickets.
Feat. Station. Phever 91.6
PHEVER is headed up by a collective and close-knit team of raw & ambitious talent, based in Dublin, Ireland. Setup & launched in late 2014 with an overall aim to re-introduce QUALITY back into clubbing & entertainment in Ireland & beyond and fire up the underground once again; presenting it to a global audience.
On air in Dublin around 91.6FM Phever have been on the dial for a number of years now and are one of the niche stations that fills a gap in music choice on the airwaves.
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here is a way to traverse the globe and tune the radio.
Featured Station: Scouting Radio
Scouting Radio is a listener supported Internet Radio station broadcasting to the Scouting Movement 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with the latest news and information on events, camps and jamborees from every corner of the world.
Based in Ireland Scouting Radio has been serving scouting members worldwide since 2005.
Tune in 24/7 at www.scoutingradio.com
Joe Jackson Tapes Revisited: Glen Campbell Special
The Joe Jackson Tapes Revisited will broadcast a special programme on RTE Radio 1, August 28th with a special 1990 interview with Glen Campbell.
The Joe Jackson Tapes Revisited, RTE Radio 1, August 28th will be a special about my 1990 interview with Glen Campbell
— Joe Jackson (@JoeJacksonJnr) August 9, 2017