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[spiritualtramp]

XFM Dublin?
Presumably this is the London XFM, not the former Alice's Restaurant currently on 107.9?

why wouldn't it be the xfm on 107.9 ? assuming it is them, I hope they get the licence .

 

[Ex-User (250)]

why wouldn't it be the xfm on 107.9 ? assuming it is them, I hope they get the licence .

me too actually. they'd keep it more alternative than led zep and bellx1, not that there's anything wrong with led zep mind...

 

[nlgbbbblth]

really? i actually have no idea what gets played on daytime radio. i'd just assumed it was still u2, big country and simple minds... am i way off the mark?

Simple Minds eh?

New Gold Dream ******

 

[egg_]

Well, Dudley, Joss - is it ye? Or the London crowd??

 

[billygannon]

It has got to be Raw.

You can imagine the adverts:

Raw FM: Dripping Rock.

 

[#10-7]

yeah... phantom have a good case...
they're not as alternative as they think they are though.. but anyway, yeah, i guess they'd be good.
doesn't matter who gets it though, it would still have to be commercial and bow to advertisers and stuff....

 

[dudley]

it is xfm london indeed.
the *real* xfm didn't bother applying again, complete waste of time.
daves opinion is that it will come down to xfm london and phantoms bid, they is the big money ones.

whats cool is that we own www.xfmdublin.com
we'll sell it to them in return for giving us all jobs if they get it, hoo haa haa!!!!

 

[Ex-User (250)]

it is xfm london indeed.
the *real* xfm didn't bother applying again, complete waste of time.
daves opinion is that it will come down to xfm london and phantoms bid, they is the big money ones.

whats cool is that we own www.xfmdublin.com
we'll sell it to them in return for giving us all jobs if they get it, hoo haa haa!!!!

does 'we' mean xfm in dublin?

 

[thegoone]

no irish big brother contestants for djs!!!

who else applied or is it all alternative applicants?

funk that
is jazz fm still on the radio?

 

[todd_landers]

i hope they dont, 'cos then they would have to play Paddy Casey and all that stuff, thats what Phontom was there for.

BTW why am I listening to repeats on xfm that are over 1 year old?
Great stuff though!!

 

[keithaburke]

XFM Dublin?
Presumably this is the London XFM, not the former Alice's Restaurant currently on 107.9?

The London XFM is class. couldn't beleive the quality of stations over there.

Good gig.
Keith

 

[egg_]

they're not as alternative as they think they are though.. but anyway, yeah, i guess they'd be good

They'll play our bands
And that, in today's indifferent world, is what counts

 

[jenko]

is jazz fm still on the radio?

Yeah, it's on 90.3 now. Plays some great stuff too.

A

 

[#10-7]

They'll play our bands
And that, in today's indifferent world, is what counts

i don't wanna listen to any station that would play us....

 

[ann post]

spears all that sort of thing.

em - i like hearin brittney when i'm at work.

 

[avernus]

2 bob the 5 bob raidio.

 

[Simon Maher]

Hello all,

There were 5 applications in total. They get considered by the BCI on September 6th and then a few will get shortlisted to make public presentations in October. Probably a decision in December or so.

Heres the list:

Phantom FM - sell-out bastards that we are.
XFM - Joint venture between XFM Londons owners Capital PLC and UTV (who own Q102 etc)
Radio Eleven - Main man is Dave Kavanagh, former Clannad Manager.
RAW FM - Backed by Communicorp (Denis O Briens company) that owns 98, Newstalk, half of Spin etc.
ZED FM - Backed by Niall Stokes of Hot Press and former Chief Executive of FM104, Dermot Hanrahan.

For those interested, you will be able to read the applications online from next Tuesday or see them in real life in the ILAC library.

Cheers,

Pete

 

[cookiemonster]

"The Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources Dermot Ahern has said that radio licences may be auctioned to broadcasters. "

http://www.rte.ie/news/2004/0713/radio.html

 

[egg_]

Best of luck to ye Pete
I hope to fuck that prick Dermot Hanrahan doesn't get it

 

[tommytrousers]

ZED FM - Backed by Niall Stokes of Hot Press and former Chief Executive of FM104, Dermot Hanrahan.

wasn't Niall stokes on the original quango (can't remember its' proper title) that started all this radio licence thingemummy a coupla years ago?. no doubt whoever gets it it will be thru skullduggery than the considered best option.Who the fuck ever came up with the idea that radio stations have to have shareholders,earn profits etc.?one prerequisite should be no midatlantic accents on any DJ's or the licence is immediately revoked (or cork accents for that matter, or that whiny bitch mock californian twang you hear on the 46A,that would be loike sooo totally barred.)