Spooky

Dublin alt. station Phantom

Replaced by TXFM last year, right?

Not so fast.

Sooooo, yesterday Irish Trade Mark Agents FR Kelly filed an application for ‘Phantom’ in the classes for radio and television broadcasting. The same firm registered ‘Phantom’ as an Irish Trade Mark back in 2004 for Wireless Media Limited, the company behind the application for Phantom FM in the license application back at that stage registered the Trade Mark ‘Phantom’ in Ireland in 2004, and the address for service of notices relating to the Trade Mark was changed to FR Kelly in 2011. Curious…

Anyone?

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30 thoughts on “Spooky”

Ultan October 21, 2015 at 3:00 pm

Maybe they’re getting ready to put in a bid next year when the license is up for renewal?
http://www.thejournal.ie/radio-licences-newstalk-txfm-2363764-Oct2015/

Hopefully this time they’ll stay well away from Dinny’s money. Phantom was ruined when they brought in a load of Spin people. Too much heavy rotation, too bland…

Dong October 21, 2015 at 3:07 pm

Heavy rotation is the most irritating part. Songs played 5+ times a day. The periphery shows are still very good i.e weekends and late night but the day time shows are muck.
1. Anomanomanom October 21, 2015 at 3:11 pm
  
  Some of my favourite artists iv only heard because they we’re played on the day time shows. I’m going to see one tonight in the vicar. I just hope the whole station is not fupped up if it does change from txfm.
  1. Prop Joe October 21, 2015 at 3:25 pm
    
    If Tallest Man on Earth is only on your radar due to TXFM you’re doing music wrong.
    1. Prop Keith October 21, 2015 at 3:26 pm
      
      Sick burn, bro.
    2. Anomanomanom October 21, 2015 at 3:30 pm
      
      There’s no such thing as wrong music, it’s subjective. And until about 2 years ago I’d never heard of him.
    3. Prop Joe October 21, 2015 at 4:13 pm
      
      I didn’t say there was wrong music. I said you’re doing it wrong.
      As in researching new music wrong. TXFM is not the place to seek out new music.
    4. Anomanomanom October 21, 2015 at 4:20 pm
      
      I don’t research new music. I listen to what i like and i hear new music by going to gigs. Iv never seen The tallest man at any gig so therfore never heard him. And iv heard loads of good music on txfm i hadn’t heard any where else.
    5. Prop Joe October 21, 2015 at 4:34 pm
      
      That’s fair enough, to be honest, i’m just jealous. Saw him in Iveagh Gardens.
      
      Check out his wife. Idiot Wind, obviously both massive Dylan fans so a good way to hear similarly good music is to research who their contemporaries and friends are, and any collaborators or musicians who were just session musicians on their recordings … It’s fun to see where you end up. You will hear loads of tripe but a few hours here and there will yield lost of great music for your ear holes.
Birneybau2 October 21, 2015 at 3:08 pm

Well said Ultan. They haven’t a notion what their ethos is anymore.
rotide October 21, 2015 at 3:17 pm

Have I actually just read a thread that blames DOB for Phantoms slide into mediocrity?

Whats next? Dog poo on the roads? DOBs fault
1. Anomanomanom October 21, 2015 at 3:25 pm
  
  Just join the dots and look a little closer. If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes should fall like a house of cards. Checkmate DOB
2. Ultan October 21, 2015 at 3:33 pm
  
  Maybe not him personally, but the people he brought in came up with this:
  “Playlists were chopped back even further to try and appeal to the widest possible base of listeners, and all pre-1990 songs were banned from the daytime output.”
  http://www.thejournal.ie/phantom-fm-pirate-staff-off-air-1357156-Mar2014/
  1. Birneybau2 October 21, 2015 at 3:39 pm
    
    And Joe and Keith. But especially Joe.
    1. Dong October 21, 2015 at 3:55 pm
      
      Keith was the worst thing to happen the station. His zaniness repelled a lot of listeners. Joe solo is actually ok…..just ok.
  2. Starina October 21, 2015 at 6:58 pm
    
    in fairness, station manager cadell would have had all dylan, springsteen and 80s on all the time if he’d had his way
ReproBertie October 21, 2015 at 3:52 pm

Wasn’t DOB’s money brought in because they had no money and no idea how to run a financially viable radio station?
1. Ultan October 21, 2015 at 3:54 pm
  
  And how did that work out?
  1. Clampers Outside! October 21, 2015 at 3:57 pm
    
    Well, it’s still being worked out, init
  2. ReproBertie October 21, 2015 at 4:03 pm
    
    I’ve no idea, how did it work out? Is TXFM making a profit, breaking even or losing money hand over fist?
    1. Ultan October 21, 2015 at 4:21 pm
      
      The latter

realPolithicks October 21, 2015 at 3:28 pm

Zombie radio.

Brian Conroy October 21, 2015 at 4:05 pm

Slight correction on my post about Phantom (for what it’s worth). FR Kelly didn’t initially register the Irish Trade Mark in 2004, it looks like that was registered by the company itself, and the address for service transferred to FR Kelly in 2011.

I’ve changed the text on my website to:

Wireless Media Limited, the company behind the application for Phantom FM in the license application back at that stage registered the Trade Mark ‘Phantom’ in Ireland in 2004, and the address for service of notices relating to the Trade Mark was changed to FR Kelly in 2011

Thanks

Brian

Johnny Sums October 21, 2015 at 5:40 pm

If I was to speculate I would say that this registration is less likely to be a rival group applying for the Trade Mark but more likely it is the incumbent (TXFM) trying to make sure that the aforementioned rival group don’t get to use the Phantom name in their application. Whoever that rival applicant group might be :)

eoinindahouze October 21, 2015 at 5:45 pm

Similar to what I’m trying to do! I have recorded a radio demo of the old music tv show Nightshift up on my SoundCloud & Mixcloud. Boy do I miss that show.

James October 21, 2015 at 7:23 pm

Check out 8radio.com web and app. managed by Simon Maher who was previously a founder presenter and General Manager of Phantom 105.2. Less chat and tunes lot more eclectic than TX

Simon Maher October 21, 2015 at 10:40 pm

Thanks for the plug James! We’re also on FM Friday to Sunday in Dublin (94.3), Cork (106.7), Limerick (105.5) and Galway (89.5) until the end of November. Agree with Richard and Johnny on this one – I can only imagine it is the incumbents making sure someone else doesn’t grab it. Wish I had thought of it! Seriously though, I can’t imagine anyone else applying for the Phantom/TXFM licence using the Phantom name. Whoever applies this time around will surely want to build a “new” thing or build on a currently trading brand name…..

Simon
8Radio.com
eoinindahouze October 26, 2015 at 12:23 am

Yes I’ve been listening, great tunes!