Wicklow Local Radio first appeared in 1980 and were based in a caravan in Arklow, Co Wicklow.
Mark Stuart and Alan King, long-term stalwarts of the Dublin pirate scene, were involved with the station.
Broadcasting on 1111kHz their studio set up consisted of Yamaha mixing equipment, Trio turntables and Sony tape decks.
SAMPLE SCHEDULE
As printed in ‘The Sunday Journal’ of March 28th 1982
Weekdays
9am Mike Stone Breakfast Show
11am Kelly-Marie Request Show and sponsored programming
1pm Tony West Swap Shop and local community news
3pm Paul Allen Golden Oldies
5pm Bob Young Teenage Spot Show
6pm Alan Clarke Classical Music
7pm Vicki Jackson Mainly for Pleasure
ex Fri 5-7 Brendan Spacey WLR Top 20
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