About
A North Co Dublin pirate station on air from 1982 to 1988
Community Radio Fingal launched from the Rockabill Hotel in Skerries on Saturday April 3rd 1982 on 1584kHz using 300 watts1. A fire at the hotel seen the station relocate to Loughshinney, which is just outside Skerries, at the home of station manager Brian Matthews.
LOCAL RADIO AT ITS VERY BEST
Community Radio Fingal played a wide variety of music and staff were unpaid. The station remained on air until December 1988, the time of the legislated closedown of all Irish pirate stations.
Frequency Logs
- 1584kHz: – March 1982 (DX Archive)
- 89.8MHz; 1575kHz: – November 1983 (Recording)
- 1575kHz: – November 1987 (Reception report)
Anorak Facts
- CRF launched on March 28th 1982
- Telephone number was 491681
- The bird in the station logo comes from the Fingal coat of arms.
- Their sister station was Pulsar 98 with whom they shared some programming.
Sources
1 Free Radio Programme with Ger Roe dated April 6th 1983
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