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Waves of nostalgia

Tuesday, 09 September 2008

A NEW radio station that promises to only broadcast music and news from the 90s will be launched in Donaghmede next month.
The 90s Network will be leading a wave of nostalgia as they pump out rock and pop classics every Saturday and Sunday.
The station, which has a 30-day licence, will go live from October 4 and broadcast every weekend for the next 15 weeks.
Mike O’Brien, a radio enthusiast and Donaghmede local, told Northside People how the idea for the temporary station came about.
“I’ve been involved in radio over the past 10 years,” he said.
“I started off with Radio Caroline in Bayside.
“From there I was involved in Freedom 92fm and I made contact with other people who share my interests.
“There are 12 of us involved in this project and we will be each taking a three-hour slot on the station.
“The whole thing is run by volunteers. We have a few small sponsors but apart from that we are financing everything ourselves.”
According to Mike, the group will be taking up a niche corner of the broadcast market as 90s revival gains more popularity.
The group has been researching old news stories from the entire decade and will be broadcasting news bulletins about what happened on that day during the 90s.
“It’s gas really,” added Mike. “There are stories about Charlie Haughey being Taoiseach and all sorts of things that will bring you back to the past.
“The whole thing will be run from our studios in Donaghmede; it was purpose built by ourselves and pretty expensive but we love radio.
“I haven’t been involved in radio as much since I got married but this will give me a great opportunity to try something that hasn’t been done before.”
Paul Duffy, also from Donaghmede, has been involved in radio since he was a child and currently works for 98fm both on air and in production.
He sees the 90s Network as a great chance to gain experience in programming for radio.
“I worked for Red fm in Cork and Midlands 103 before moving on to work in 98fm but this should be a great bit of experience too,” he told Northside People.
“It has been a lot of hard work getting things off the ground. We started with the idea last March and have been working flat out since.
“We have to put every spare minute into getting things organised, we are literally working every waking moment.
“For me, radio is both a hobby and a vocation; it’s all that I’ve ever wanted to work in.
“I hope to become a programming director some day and this will give me important experience.”
Paul said they chose the 90s because they see the increasing popularity of 90s revival and wanted to be one of the first to set up a dedicated radio station for it.
“We had a discussion and decided that the 90s were definitely going to be big soon so we should do something around that,” he added.
“We will be focusing on all aspects of the 90s - the good, the bad and the ugly; it should be a really fun experience.
“There is a lot more involved in a project like this than you would expect.
“We had to go into partnership with the Broadcasting Commission and set up our own company; these things take time.
“If it goes well, who knows, there could be a future for us in it.”
The 90s Network will go live from October 4 and the broadcast frequency has yet to be decided by the Broadcasting commission.

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