1996.E2.80.932014: Phantom TXFM

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logo of phantom fm until 2014.


until 2003, phantom operated pirate station, staying on air majority of time, apart outages caused frequency collisions newly licensed stations, fear of raids comreg, , once, theft of transmission equipment 3 rock mountain. since 2003, have operated internet radio station, , under 2 temporary radio contracts (2003 , 2004) broadcasting commission of ireland.


funding phantom during pirate era came sponsorship , advertising local bands , promoters , contributions station staff.


a number of times during period, station went off air licence applications. after 2 successful temporary licenses, phantom applied alternative rock license offered bci dublin in july 2004. won licence alternative rock station dublin in november 2004, beating zed fm consortium, xfm , 2 other applicants.


phantom s expected launch delayed due legal challenges against bci regarding license scrollside ltd./zed fm. unsuccessful challenge high court followed appeal supreme court rejected on 6 april 2006. phantom returned airwaves on 31 october 2006, broadcasting on 105.2 fm.


phantom 105.2 won award best music driven local station @ 2007 ppi awards.



phantom 105.2 s claire beck , dee reddy interviewing foals @ 2013 longitude festival in dublin.


in 2010, communicorp took 30% stake , station relocated marconi house in january 2011 shares facilities today fm , newstalk. number of redundancies resulted move , cost cutting including redundancies of marketing manager brian daly , traffic manager laura lee conboy (she continued presenter role) along resignation of chief executive ger roe , dismissal of general manager simon maher. ricky geraghty has replaced ger roe ceo , keith walsh has replaced fiona scally programme director.


in august 2012 announced number of weekend presenters leaving station in bid cut costs. include pearl, dee reddy, shane galvin, james byrne , derek byrne. co-host of pure morning, michelle doherty left in mid-september pursue acting career. subsequently, dee reddy , derek byrne reinstated.


keith walsh left phantom in december 2013 2fm. txfm operated holders of alternative rock franchise dublin city , county.








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