Roscommon pirate station

W.A.B.C. Radio

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WABC Roscommon
Roger Matthews as Eamon Brookes

On air from June 1981, W.A.B.C. Radio was a pirate radio station based in a converted hen hut on a farm at Currina, just outside Ballaghaderreen in Co Roscommon.

Operating previously in Mayo as North West Radio, W.A.B.C. Radio's station owner was a local man by the name of Ian Warmsley. The station’s phone number was Ballaghaderreen 90.

Roger Matthews
WABC Roscommon

Left: Roger Matthews. Right Mike Murray. With thanks to Andrew Hewkin.

Frequency Logs
1368kHz – August 1981 (DX Archve)

For much more on W.A.B.C. visit DX Archive

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