Radio Ireland..... what if ?

xMallx

What if the IRTC allowed Radio Ireland fold ?

GSF

xMallx wrote: »

What if the IRTC allowed Radio Ireland fold ?

It wouldn't be on air today

ads20101

xMallx wrote: »

What if the IRTC allowed Radio Ireland fold ?

Tbh it wouldn't have made much difference.

The licence would've been resold. The government would've made a few bob.

I expect that today fm would still have risen from the ashes. Maybe just no hangers on from the days of radio Ireland like Paul Collins. In fact now you mention it I now feel that it would have been better if it did fold.

John Joe Jones

Ray D'Arcy would have become as obscure as Damien McCaul.

RadioRetro

I would have been out of a job.

L1011

ads20101 wrote: »

The licence would've been resold. The government would've made a few bob.

This isn't the UK - licences aren't sold at franchise auction.

John Joe Jones

I can understand Radio Ireland not been allowed to go under as it was the only national alternative to RTE but i can't understand why nonentity stations like 4fm and phantom were not allowed go under.

end of the road

John Joe Jones wrote: »

I can understand Radio Ireland not been allowed to go under as it was the only national alternative to RTE but i can't understand why nonentity stations like 4fm and phantom were not allowed go under.

the BAI aren't going to allow anything happen that shows the model they have for stations is a failure. which it is

Stroke Politics

Context was important, coming soon after the collapse of Century Radio prior to Radio Ireland. Who owned it at the time, and who was in power?

Elmo

BAI fear failure. Simply because Century failed.

For example the BAI will not prevent Liberty taking over TV3, even though it might be consider anti-competitive and even if it is considered anti-competitive the BAI will let the channel be bought by Liberty Global. They will not see TV3 fail.

The BAI have no clue. I am not sure if they changed Phantoms licence to allow it have less news and current affairs but that's what they should have done.

Phantom is a niche alternative service, its audience is too small for News and Current Affairs quotas. Same goes or Sunshine FM.

Niche licence should have been provided, with limited News and Current Affairs.

I never understood the name Radio Ireland, I think RTÉ could have easily prevent that name being used.

Any local radio stations fail?

L1011

Elmo wrote: »

For example the BAI will not prevent Liberty taking over TV3, even though it might be consider anti-competitive and even if it is considered anti-competitive the BAI will let the channel be bought by Liberty Global. They will not see TV3 fail.

CCPC make decisions on anti-competitive takeovers, not the BAI. The BAI can allow something the CCPC not - just as its predecessor refused to let Communicorp buy FM104.

Elmo wrote: »

Any local radio stations fail?

One had its licence stripped mid-term (Radio Limerick), a few had their licences not renewed / granted to someone else but there's always been a replacement holder.

Some are extremely close to the wire now, though. €13/hour salaries for daytime presenters being seen as unsustainable, etc.