Previously a pirate radio station, Phantom FM is back on air as of today, now licensed as Dublin’s alternative rock music station.
Taking up the moniker ‘Phantom 105.2’ today’s launch follows the station successfully winning the alternative rock license from the BCI, and then successfully defending challenges from the losing Zed FM, backed by Dermot Hanrahan (ex-FM 104 chief executive), Bob Geldof and Niall Stokes (Hot Press).
Denis Desmond (MCD) and Paul McGuinness (U2 manager) have backed Phantom since the start of its latest attempt to become legit.
"We will continue to promote the Irish music scene and we place a particular emphasis on promoting unsigned Irish bands and we're looking forward to providing Dublin with a new and very different sound" Phantom CEO, Ger Roe, commented in a recent press release. MORE: Phantom programme schedule.
Meanwhile: If you missed the results of the Phonographic Performance Ireland Radio Awards 2006 catch them here.
UPDATE: On mulley.net, there's an interesting take on Denis Desmond's backing of the station while it interacts with boards.ie... Left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing…
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