Staff lay offs at Phantom

paulbok · 28-02-2014 4:54pm

Birneybau wrote: »

She's on right now

Last show tonight,

twinklerunner · 28-02-2014 5:10pm

Five Lamps wrote: »

Since they registered xfm and txfm on the same day they obviously couldn't make their minds up.

The t in txfm is supposed a nod to today fm. Tx in radio engineering is also stands for transmission. Both would be meaningless to the audience.

The creative teams were in overdrive.

TX MUSIC would be better .. with a hint towards 6 MUSIC .. though miles apart resource wise. I don't like FM in the name of any station.

jrmb · 28-02-2014 6:03pm

"TXFM 105.2" is a real mouthful, although "Tx" might not be so bad.

Nodster · 28-02-2014 7:42pm

ThisRegard wrote: »

Texas FM/Tex FM is how I read that. Yeeee Haww cowboy !

Texas Radio and the Big Beat....The Doors

Trick of the Tail · 28-02-2014 7:45pm

Today Xtra FM is what they want it to sound like I guess.

Alternative rock? I think you can say goodbye to that.

Turn the radio on · 28-02-2014 9:17pm

I reckon today fm presenters like, Paul Mcloone, Ed Smith and Colm O Sullivan will be doing voice tracked shows on the station ?

paulbok · 28-02-2014 11:05pm

paulbok wrote: »

I heard Claire Beck this evening on about her last show for phantom, I wonder what has changed?

She cleared up the confusion as the Hot Sprockets were giving her a leaving gift, only going on holidays from today for a while. Not leaving.

Seren_ · 28-02-2014 11:44pm

Turn the radio on wrote: »

I reckon today fm presenters like, Paul Mcloone, Ed Smith and Colm O Sullivan will be doing voice tracked shows on the station ?

That's what I assume will happen too.

Wonder will any of the people losing out get picked up by other stations? The likes of Nova could do well if they picked up some of the more established shows e.g, Metal Notes etc.

AlanDeGenerous · 07-03-2014 5:38pm

jane82 wrote: »

Better get this in before station folds Im gonna miss it if it does.
Anybody know who does the songs:
Nothing to lose but your head
and
The one with yer man saying thou shakt not drink coca cola though shalt not etc etc. If I say hey thou shall not say ho.
You dont get songs like that anywhere else.

RichieMc wrote: »

Hey Jane

That is Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip and "Thou Shalt Always Kill". They played Vicar Street last night and thanked us for the very reason you mentioned.

Glad you've enjoyed the tunes.

Richie

That first song is by Augustines, it's called "Nothing to Lose"

jane82 · 07-03-2014 9:23pm

Yeah I found it thanks. I just turned phantom on there. I dont normally listen to the radio at this time. Whats with the dance music?
Has this always been going on?

Cicconne · 11-03-2014 6:15pm

The most staggering thing about all of this is that Joe is staying!

He’s a horrendously bad presenter and has turned people in droves away from the station. People started tuning out when him and his, almost as ****, mate Keith took over in the morning. It’s a kamakazi move for the station keeping Donnelly on board as a presenter in my opinion.

(I’m not saying sack him, keep him behind the scenes if necessary - but a million miles away from a mic. He’s rubbish).

StaticNoise · 12-03-2014 3:02am

You could possibly blame contractual obligations on this. He was, somehow, seen as a big addition, so be probably has a good contact and a departure clause that would earn him money. Maybe a chunk that it shareholders aren't willing to cough up.

Who knows.

Five Lamps · 13-03-2014 1:11am

Rumour has it that they are recruiting staff at the moment for weekend shifts.

Weekends have always been strong for Phantom (despite the last round of chops) so they should have live presentation.

Anybody confirm?

readyletsgo · 13-03-2014 11:46am

So whats happening with the Breakfast show? Joe and Keith were terrible together! I dont know what Phontom were thinking. But when Keith left it got better with just Joe and Charlotte.

I remember Joe being the producer of the Tom Dunne show on Newstalk while that was going, he was pretty good I thought.

Whats going to happen to Charlotte Flood? Shes funny.

The weekend shifts are awesome! I know its (good) dance music and disco but god damn its great to have on in the background.

Turn the radio on · 13-03-2014 4:13pm

Five Lamps wrote: »

Rumour has it that they are recruiting staff at the moment for weekend shifts.

Weekends have always been strong for Phantom (despite the last round of chops) so they should have live presentation.

Anybody confirm?

Hiring staff ? Haven't they just laid off 20 ?

RockLady · 13-03-2014 11:10pm

Five Lamps wrote: »

Rumour has it that they are recruiting staff at the moment for weekend shifts.

Weekends have always been strong for Phantom (despite the last round of chops) so they should have live presentation.

Anybody confirm?

God I hope that it's just a rumour.

If it is true, would it be a money-saving measure? Like, get rid of the old staff and get new people in so you can pay them less? ('cos radio is so well paid to start with, of course.....)

end of the road · 13-03-2014 11:22pm

RockLady wrote: »

If it is true, would it be a money-saving measure? Like, get rid of the old staff and get new people in so you can pay them less?

would that be legal though? surely if they get rid of most of the staff it would be because the job is no longer there?

room_149 · 13-03-2014 11:25pm

Was fairly welling up towards the end of the two Richie's show this evening. Felt like a friend was emigrating forever. Sad stuff. Listening to Spiral Stairs now.

soc160 · 13-03-2014 11:29pm

Five Lamps wrote: »

Rumour has it that they are recruiting staff at the moment for weekend shifts.

Weekends have always been strong for Phantom (despite the last round of chops) so they should have live presentation.

Anybody confirm?

What do you mean strong? and what are you basing the rumour on?

Declan A Walsh · 13-03-2014 11:40pm

room_149 wrote: »

Was fairly welling up towards the end of the two Richie's show this evening. Felt like a friend was emigrating forever. Sad stuff. Listening to Spiral Stairs now.

Listened too and listening now! Laura Lee Conboy and her pals are treating the occasion as a celebratory wake!

RockLady · 13-03-2014 11:58pm

end of the road wrote: »

would that be legal though? surely if they get rid of most of the staff it would be because the job is no longer there?

I thought that after I posted.

Job Bridge? ;-)

Five Lamps · 14-03-2014 1:20pm

soc160 wrote: »

What do you mean strong? and what are you basing the rumour on?

Their JNLR's have always been healthier at weekends than weekdays (relatively speaking).

Just heard rumours about other presenters. Could be nothing more than that.

WindmillWarrior · 14-03-2014 2:37pm

readyletsgo wrote: »

Whats going to happen to Charlotte Flood? Shes funny.

.

I agree. I love her accent too. She deserves better. And Joe this morning constantly interupting her when she was trying to say a decent goodbye

room_149 · 14-03-2014 2:47pm

WindmillWarrior wrote: »

I agree. I love her accent too. She deserves better. And Joe this morning constantly interupting her when she was trying to say a decent goodbye

The man's an ass.

Birneybau · 14-03-2014 6:13pm

room_149 wrote: »

The man's an ass.

Yeah, his constant "Listen in next week".

There was a term for men like him a few years ago-SCAB.

Turn the radio on · 14-03-2014 6:24pm

Rumor is Joe Donnelly will be pd of today fm and txfm. Big Denny sure knows how to pick his yes men

Slutmonkey57b · 14-03-2014 6:49pm

WindmillWarrior wrote: »

I agree. I love her accent too. She deserves better. And Joe this morning constantly interupting her when she was trying to say a decent goodbye

That's ****ing disgraceful but all you'd expect of the man.

Liam92 · 14-03-2014 9:50pm

I listened to Phantom Breakfast all this week surprisingly and Joe kinda grew on me, but he still isn't the best presenter on Phantom that's for sure. I agree with the interrupting Charlotte thing, he did it all week and she is actually a very good presenter who knows her stuff.

My commiserations go out for the specialist DJs like Will St.Leger, Derek Byrne etc, who made Phantom very interesting, engaging, and different.

soc160 · 14-03-2014 9:59pm

Five Lamps wrote: »

Their JNLR's have always been healthier at weekends than weekdays (relatively speaking).

Just heard rumours about other presenters. Could be nothing more than that.

Oh ok, suppose that makes sense. You mean you heard of people they might be hiring? Cant imagine anyone ust going to work weekends, especially when they just culled most of the staff.

Infoanon · 29-03-2014 1:48pm

Turn the radio on wrote: »

Hiring staff ? Haven't they just laid off 20 ?

So TX were hiring staff.....the released line up has a lot more on air voices then originally suggested, I wonder did the BAI intervene?

Staff lay offs at Phantom

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