Phantom (2 Viewers)

[egg_]

Someone finally gets what they deserve! Fair play dudes (hope the ads for bands stay cheap)

 

[spady]

this sounds like it has the potential to be good. however, coming from dublin, i am sceptical. who backs phantom and where do their interests lie etc...

The Phantom bid was backed by Paul McGuinness and Dennis Desmond unfortunately... I think we can all guess at the future ramifications of that.

The only other bid of worth was backed by Geldof and Aiken...

Great choice between those two sets of backers.

Hopefully it won't end up like XFM in England - which was good for about a month before it was declared not Blink 182 enough.

Still, suppose it'll be better than nothing.

Those involved in the running of Phantom are generally hardcore music fans so hopefully they'll be able to limit the level of corporate take-over-ed-ness.

Good luck to them - it must be amazing to have finally reached this stage.

 

[Stan Bowles]

Hopefully it won't end up like XFM in England - which was good for about a month before it was declared not Blink 182 enough.

To be fair Xfm London was great for at least six months. It wasn't a case of they 'decided' it wasn't mainstream enough. The owners decided to cash in and sell it to capital radio, who then decided to sack all the best DJ's (including a then relatively unknown Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant) and play the same 20 shit songs on rotation.

Heres hoping that Phantom is a success, without too much interferance from Mr.McGuinness and Mr.Desmond.

 

[snap-apple]

Just got word from the BCI, Phantom FM have been granted the Dublin Alternative Rock licence!

that's great news

 

[krystal]

The only other bid of worth was backed by Geldof and Aiken...

.

do you reckon if Bob's one (Zed??) had won, Geldof would have refused to take any payments in euro??

 

[Unicron]

who backs phatom and where do their interests lie etc...

Anyone hear anything about people from the rival bid spreading rumours of clear-channel involvement with Phantom.

So we're all excited about Blink182 and Good Charlotte back to back at 11 in the morning then?

 

[tommytrousers]

anyone hoping for decent daytime music radio must be seriously deluded, best you could hope for is a decent night time roster

 

[Pilchard]

Good news for the phantom people who have been there for ages - well done them, especially simon who seems like a really decent chap.

However, its only now that the real work will begin. i really, really hope it works for them but if it doesnt, dont be surprised if the "suits" onboard (MCD, Principle Management etc) start to have their say and we end up with a Spin-FM for indie kids (i dont even want to imagine what that would sound like) with the original phantomeers hacked out of the picture.

still, for now, lets accentuate the positive. Go Phantom!

 

[billygannon]

I reckon it'll end up being Rubyworks FM.Still.. it's a lot better than most stations. Why doesn't Jazz FM get a licence?

 

[Ex-User (250)]

I reckon it'll end up being Rubyworks FM.Still.. it's a lot better than most stations. Why doesn't Jazz FM get a licence?

jazz fm is the only station i can actually listen too. all the rest are crapola. what does Flashback = AIDS mean????????

 

[billygannon]

jazz fm is the only station i can actually listen too. all the rest are crapola. what does Flashback = AIDS mean????????

Em.... nothing. *Crosses legs*

 

[Ex-User (250)]

i'm all for being positive... but in a country where record label executives sit on the board of the arts council etc. etc. yadda yawn.
you can bet your life phantom will change beyond recognition within a year.
but for now, YAY!!! anyone order any clowns?

still, for now, lets accentuate the positive. Go Phantom!

 

[Ex-User (250)]

Em.... nothing. *Crosses legs*

ah. you're pretty weird billy.

 

[billygannon]

ah. you're pretty weird billy.

I know.

 

[moc]

you can bet your life phantom will change beyond recognition within a year.

i dunno man, i'd say they'll have some very good shows in the evenings and probably play the commercial rock (like the corpo stuff ) during the day

either way they seem really really dedicated to irish music which can only be good for the folk who post here.

 

[egg_]

with the original phantomeers hacked out of the picture.

I would hope that they've had the sense to prevent that upfront. They've plenty of experience operating in an unfriendly environment, it should stand to them when dealing with the Money-Men-Posing-As-Friends

Pity they've lost so many of their best djs to the nationals. Pete Reed if you're reading - some of your djs are damn poor (I don't have the balls to name names in public, but the headwrecking shouters and the failed comedians, you know who they are), no need to resist the Money-Mens' pressure to ditch them

 

[hugh]

Pete Reed if you're reading - some of your djs are damn poor (I don't have the balls to name names in public, but the headwrecking shouters and the failed comedians, you know who they are), no need to resist the Money-Mens' pressure to ditch them

Absolutely ... I wont name names 'cos I dont know their names but they tended to be on during the day (drivetime!), talk a huge load of crap, and be intensely annoying. Get rid of those assholes and keep the good Phantom DJs ... the ones who dont sound like they're auditioning for some horrible mid-atlantic tossers chart show

Anyway I think it's deadly Phantom have the licence .. well deserved

 

[moc]

just let pearl do all the shows

 

[Ex-User (250)]

i dunno man, i'd say they'll have some very good shows in the evenings and probably play the commercial rock (like the corpo stuff ) during the day

either way they seem really really dedicated to irish music which can only be good for the folk who post here.

yeah, if it can retain it's integrity... tic tic tic...

 

[hugh]

just let pearl do all the shows

yes, she's really good. And the guy on before her, Cathal ... not that I was ever up that early ...