Eamonn McCann talks to Tom McCaughren about Radio Free Derry broadcasting again.

Radio Free Derry will go back on air at midnight tonight. The station will provide local news bulletins and assist with coordinating activities in the area. The station had gone off the air due to technical problems and difficulties in moving the transmitter after each broadcast. The station is now located in a fixed spot behind the barricades and has a transmission range of up to 30 miles.

RTÉ News speaks to Eamonn McCann about Radio Free Derry broadcast on 21 August 1969.

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