Official Statement: Phantom FM off air

BrianD

In the light of recent ComReg action against radio stations in the Dublin area, Phantom FM have voluntarily ceased transmissions on our FM frequencies. We hope to resume full service as soon as possible.

polarbelly

fingers crossed you are back soon

Tyrrial

I need phantom... i need it or i will explode.... it happens to me some times...

ozone6280

Is it possible to keep Phantomfm on the internet . you are missed by all my freinds here in the USA... Ly low and see what happens. We dont want to see you lose everthing.

back to front

wow

Thats Scary. Should I be scared?

Should I?

Startin to get the gitters....

My room feels empty. You make such a differance in my life.

You dont know what you got till its gone huh?.


I LOVE YOU. COME BACK TO ME. I PROMISE I'LL CHANGE.

cordex

Just an ignorant Yank here ... ComReg sort of like our FCC?

Kind of curious about all this. Seems sort of silly, but I suppose something similar could happen back here in the States.

Conor20

Is there an e-mail adress for the radio board guys who award liscences so we can bombard them with e-mails to show them how wrong they are?

decob

Originally posted by Conor20
Is there an e-mail adress for the radio board guys who award liscences so we can bombard them with e-mails to show them how wrong they are?

No, that is something you really don't want to do.... just sit back and wait for Pete and the lads to decide on their next move. Let them do what is neccessary unless they come looking for our help, as bombarding the regulator could do more damage than good...

BrianD

We would appreciate it if you did not bombard either the relevant authorities or other licenced radio stations with emails/telephone calls at this point in time. WE understand your fustration with the situation but such an action would be counterproductive.

Thanks for your continued loyalty and support.

Vert

Yet again, some guy in an office somewhere who has no idea about music, makes a decision that effects us all.

Good luck guys with getting back on air!

Achille

what if they target Phantasm next??

Im planning on going along tonight at some stage!
I just know ill walk into Whelans and be surrounded by all these old guys in bad suits, requesting Boyzone cos they think they're still at the cutting edge of music.

Still, wouldn't be as hard tog et to the bar. Those guys would all be trying too hard to keep control of their bladders.


have I wandered off topic a bit?

oompa loompa

boyzone... ah, they're sorely missed.

yeah guys, this is really sad, i keep turning on the radio to check but it's always just sorta CSSZZCHHHHCCHHCZZ-like.

so hope this all works itself out, keep fighting the good fight!

xx

ferdi

i'm too angrey for words.

good luck lads, we're rootin' for ye.

karma will catch those assholes when they least expect it.

we love you.

Neil_Sedaka

Fingers crossed you'll be back soon, good luck!:(

ozone6280

Brian you should post that on the fronth of Phantoms website w telling people to keep calm and not bombard other sations and td etc.

Yermahn

Phantom, don't become a ghost! You are missed. You are on my stereo more than local Boston stations. Hurry up back!

Shawn

Yermahn

Phantom, don't become a ghost! You are missed.

You are on my stereo more than local Boston stations. Hurry up back!

Shawn

lust_hog

Power to the People! The Phantom will never die.

I'm so lost now. I don't know who to listen to on Internet Radio. There are so many choices, and so much mediocrity. I loved the Irish rock that the Phantom played. It had such a great sound to it. I look forward to the grand re-opening of the Phantom.

butterflywings

there has to be something that can be done to save the phantom, seriously, it's such a big part of so many people's lives (not least those of us who don't have one) &it's so so so so wrong that they can force this sorta ****...

ok, so if emails are counterproducrive, and petrol bombs and emails are fairly far apart so far as things in general go, therfore, may bombing the ComReg building (I'll find it, God dammit...) be the solution to the problems?

if not, good luck.

California Wino

Does the BCI control web casts as well? I don't understand why Phantom can't continue to transmit over the web? I really need to hear it! I am having a miserable week at work without it. The stupid metal building I work in blocks all of the normal radio so all I have is the web radio and I can't find anything that I like half as well! Come back soon!

acquiescefc

Where did all these new post-ers come from???

Its like you dont fix something til its broke.

Jeff

Speaking on behalf of "Pugwash" the band would like to offer any help to "Phantom FM" at this time! Your help over the years to the band has been immense and much appreciated!! Come back soon!!!!! Thomas - Aidan - Shaun - Tosh and all our friends and colleagues!!

romey

can i just say how lost i am without phantom! its got me through some bad times & good ones (sob sob) i also cant help but be really bitter about the facism of our stupid country! but i have hope one day my grandkids will rock along to phantom just as i did!:(

Silverfish

Oh crikey, this is awful.

I'm really actually heartbroken.

Phantom woke me up in the morning, kept me awake driving to work, got me home in the evenings, Pete and Pete dispelled my Sunday night misery at having to get up in the morning......


Best of luck with this, I'm keeping my radio tuned to 91.6 listening to fzzzzzzzzzwheeeeedlewhuzzzzzz just as a show of solidarity.


'Last night....everything was right, the rain was gone....so shut your eyes, when you wake up I'll be gone.....'

Mewzel

this sucks so much!! :mad:
hopefully you giys wont be off the air for too long, i need you!

byte

Why can't Phantom continue to broadcast via the web? I noticed that Freedom92 is continuing to broadcast via the web.

Donegal listener (at least I used to be)!

Smurfpiss

The sooner phantom gets back the better!!im doing the leaving cert at the mo and phantom was the only thing keeping me and my mates sane, now its like going cold turkey. "Life without phantom fm will drive you mad" how true a statement that was. and bring back 88.1 aswell cuz i live the back hole of nowhere

David C

Originally posted by irishbyte
Why can't Phantom continue to broadcast via the web? I noticed that Freedom92 is continuing to broadcast via the web.

Donegal listener (at least I used to be)!

The whole purpose of this weekends temporary return to FM is to let people know that they will be continuing on the web only..

Have you been listening to the stream?

ozone6280

The will be contining on the net as of early next week so the djs say Keep an eye on www.phantomfm.com for all the latest news.
WE want our Phantom back......We want it now ...... all we are asking is give them a licence........ Bring the music to the people and bring it legally. you know who you are you read this board give them a licence.

dera

hear hear romey!

long live phantom through the generations

karma kabbage

no,i'm still watching it, i need it, i wanna see what happens,nooo ...noooooo , WAAAAAA {-gir}

i'm gutted, i go to cork for one week and the world just collapses in on itself.... went on-line tonight to discover all this damn mess!!!

i can't believe it...my room shall be so oddly silent! I'll offer any support and help i can. I'm gonna miss you crazy kids, come back to us soon

²°°³webkev²°°³

You guys where no harm to anybody..
what they did to all the stations was very wrong
they should have given you guys your license 4 years ago!!:mad:

But instead they gave it to the people witht the most bucks..

no other service has or will ever equal phantom..you guys mean a lot to a lot of people!!

metalish

Hey , i can't belive your shutting down again, i remember the last time and it was a blow. who will play Metallica or Iron Maiden no other station does! Good luck to pete and the guys and make sure the next move u take is a good one. Always believe in yourself even if u are just the "little guys" in the world of radio.

Luv Metalish xx

saintgaz

Arse! That's all I can say.

You just don't know what you've got till you lose it.

In a moment of weakness, I tuned into the alleged licensed 'alternative' station for Dublin the other day. A mistake I won't be repeating. "You asked for it"? I asked for that like a lame wildebeest asks a pride of hungry lions for a game of chasing. Utter crap.

Funky

miss phantom already

super_furry

"There's no emoticon for what I'm feeling!!!"

Kali

truely a classic simpsons quote super_furry ..

Macseamusa

bugger
i was staying the night in my friends house in bray, i came home turned the radio on, i heard 2fm, i thought phantomfms ariel was blown over or someting BUT NO!! then i hear the station was shut down, what a load of pants, who is going to play good music? certainly not fm104 or 98fm anyways. off to spin fm it is but ill try and listen on the web when i can.

haha i know ur name now yermahn

DeLL

In 2003, a crack commando unit was taken off the air by comreg for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped a maximum security stockade to the Dublin underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire...Phantom fm

Keep fighting the good fight !

playmate

ok im so lost without phantom!

i got talkn a few weeks ago to ppl in da pub bout it, n we decidd that its not jus a radio station, but its like a family! seriouly its always there wen u need cheern up n if youve jus failed exams r been dumped da djs n txters r so supportive n send hugs n stuff which make u all happy again!:)

having envolvement in another pirate stations i understand y u gotta do this n really hope we da listeners arent deprived too long of our fav djs n classic tunes!

we love u guys n wish u da bast of luck wit every thing!

loves n hugs

playmate


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paniniter

here's a stupid question:
what happened when that country fm crap went down, and phantom was supposed to get the licence?

Bukowski

Fight the Power... there is no alternative.

Hope phantom gets back where it belongs - the first station tuned in on my stereo - before too long. Good Luck..

joey D

country fm are still broadcasting on 106.8

Macseamusa

who or what excatly is comreg by the way?

Elaine

Hope to hear you back on the airwaves soon!!!:D

saintgaz

who or what excatly is comreg by the way?

Short for Communications Regulator. Until last December they were known as the ODTR (Office of the Director of Telecommunication Regulations). Basically, if it's got anything to do with radio in this country, they are the law. That includes granting mobile phone licenses (mobile phones are technically just fancy 2-way radios). The latter is where they make their money, well that and the big commercial stations like RTE. So really they don't give a toss about providing a varied public service, just getting the cash in for Charlie to waste is their priority. And it shows...

Hal L. Uja

Can IU just register my frustration by saying AAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!!!

Will the regulators ever let us listen to good music in peace???

beardedchicken

my dial is still stuck on 91.6 FM, the space formerly occupied by phantom. i am more willing to listen to static than the garbage served up to us by "legitimate" radio stations.

i think anyone who supports phantom should do likewise, and not listen to any other station- if "legitimate" stations are worried about losing listeners to phantom and other pirates, we should show them that they never had us in the first place!!!!

eric_the_head

I think thats a great idea. I'm with you Bearded chicken

Wicker

Originally posted by beardedchicken
my dial is still stuck on 91.6 FM, the space formerly occupied by phantom. i am more willing to listen to static than the garbage served up to us by "legitimate" radio stations.

i think anyone who supports phantom should do likewise, and not listen to any other station- if "legitimate" stations are worried about losing listeners to phantom and other pirates, we should show them that they never had us in the first place!!!!

Very valid point....

meccano

I built an antenna from meccano to listen to phantom. They went off the air.
It's impossible to listen online in work cos Web-radio channels have been blocked out.

I've got no phantom and I'm going insane! My radio just hisses, It's got 20 programmable channels and they're all tuned to phantom.

come back No-one else plays the wierd stuff I like.

In short.... This Sux!!!