People Who Have Been Involved with Different Stations with the Same or Similar Name

Declan A Walsh

To illustrate what I an talking about, here are some people who were involved with the stations under the headings.

Radio Nova - current licensed classic rock station, and 80s superpirate:

Greg Gaughren, Colm Hayes, John Clarke, Mike Moloney and Hugh O'Brien

Q102 - currently licensed, and 80s superpirate:

Scott Williams, Aidan Cooney, Gerry Stevens, Liam Coburn and Jason Maine

Sunshine 106.8 (currently licensed) and 80s superpirate Sunshine Radio/Sunshine 101:

Joe Harrington and David Dennehy

Capitol Radio (1975-1981) and Capital Radio (1989-1991- Now called FM104):

Chris Barry

Capitol Radio (1982) and Capital Radio (1989-1991- Now called FM104):

Scott Williams and Dave McGrath

Capitol Radio (1983-88) and Capital Radio (1989-1991- Now called FM104):

Dave McGrath, Dave Kelly and Gerry Stevens

Club FM (90s dance pirate) and Club/Klub(?) FM (late '00s dance pirate):

Ian Walker

Kiss FM (Dundalk pirate), Kiss106 (Northern Ireland) and Kiss100 (London):

Enda (W.) Caldwell

Any more examples?

Ballycommon Mast

There was a girl on Atlantic 252, Becky iirc, who later did a few fill-ins on Atlantic FM in Cornwall, does that count ???

Declan A Walsh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118458498#Comment_118458498

Absolutely! I assume that was Becky Chippendale (her Atlantic 252 name!).

Declan A Walsh

A couple of near misses in relation to Q102: Martin Block and Al Dunne. They were both involved with superpirate Q102 and later the licensed station Lite FM. They were gone before the latter's name change to Q102!

ford fiesta

Chris Evans has been with 2 Virgins !!!😁 Does the UK count or is it just Irish?

Declan A Walsh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118468877#Comment_118468877

Absolutely - not restricted to Ireland! I know one was Virgin Radio. Its medium wave frequency was 1215 kh. It eventually changed ownership and is now called Absolute Radio which is still on that frequency. On a good day, I can just about pick it up on my car radio. The reception for Virgin Radio in its earlier days was okay actually. Tell me about the other station.

ford fiesta

RTE and BBC: Radio's 1 and 2:

Terry Wogan was with RTE Radio 1 (although called Raidio Eireann when he was there) and also with BBC Radio 1

Gareth O'Callaghan was with BBC Radio 2 and also with RTE Radio 2 (think when Gareth joined RTE were making the transition from RTE Radio 2 to Radio 2FM

Ryan Tubridy was with BBC Radio 2 and also RTE Radio 2 (though at the time it was RTE 2FM as we know it now)

ford fiesta

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118468910#Comment_118468910

https://virginradio.co.uk/shows/the-chris-evans-breakfast-show-with-sky

Declan A Walsh

Another potential one I discovered today, if Aiden Stewart of Capitol Radio (the 1983-1988 one) is the same as Aidan Leonard of Capital Radio (now FM104), which I think he is because elsewhere Aidan Leonard used the name Aidan Stewart!

ford fiesta

Declan Meehan on Capital radio London around the mid 80s and later went to FM104 in 1992 (was previously called Capital 104)

Declan A Walsh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118469045#Comment_118469045

But not when he was there unfortunately! Another near miss like my two above!

Declan A Walsh

Here's another one that I knew about because I had heard it from the horses's mouth on another forum a couple of years ago but forgot!

Capitol Radio (1975-1981) and Capitol Radio (1983-1988): Nicky Moss. I knew about his first for many many years, but not his second!

Declan A Walsh

Re Terry Wogan above (Quote won't work at the moment for some reason), he was not with BBC Radio 1, rather BBC Radio 2.

ford fiesta

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118472301#Comment_118472301

He was with both stations. His earlier BBC radio shows were broadcast simultaneously on Radio 1 and Radio 2.

https://www.radiorewind.co.uk/radio1/terry_wogan_page.htm

Declan A Walsh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118472350#Comment_118472350

I stand corrected (Quote is working again!). I never knew about his stint with BBC Radio 1. Every day I learn something new. A bit like the Aidan Stewart/Aidan Leonard connection that I noticed yesterday, and earlier Dave McGrath/David Paul's three different stations with the same or similar name!

ford fiesta

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118472350#Comment_118472350

Terry is pictured here in the famous original Radio 1 line up photo in 1967 (with Radio 2 presenters also)

https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/100-voices/radio-reinvented/galleries/radio-1/

bureau2009

Maxi - RTE Radio 1, RTE Radio 2

Maxi - BBC Radio 2