Of Local (and Tropospheric) Interest draws from over 200 hours of archival material from local, community, and hospital radio broadcasts recorded between 1979 and 1989 in rural Ireland. This decade culminated in the prohibition of unlicensed local radio stations. This work reflects elements of consumerism, religious discourse, and political debate, capturing the influence of Catholicism, the Northern Ireland conflict, global Cold War tensions, and the impact of Thatcherism from across the sea.