50 Years ago on the  16th  March 1976 Downtown Radio hit the airwaves.
It proved to be a watershed moment, dropkicking Radio here towards the 21st Century and beyond.
It’s potent mix of  Music, News and information was an instant hit with local audiences who relished hearing cheerful local  voices on a radio station based in the heart of their community.

This book is the story of Downtown Radio.

How did it come to exist, who were the people behind it, and how did they get the licence to bring independent radio to Northern Ireland.
It also takes readers behind the scenes at the stations Newtownards HQ and gets up close and personal to some of the broadcasters who made Downtown the runaway success it became.