20 staff laid off

Declan A Walsh · 17-02-2014 12:22AM

Some of the weekend schedule and the presenters supposed to be dropped continued as usual yesterday and today. Yesterday: Richie Ryan with Stadium Rock. Today: Sinead with Carraig Crua, Dee Reddy and Jack Hyland with Stadium Rock. I wasn't listening all the time so there could be more.

BaronVon · 17-02-2014 12:28AM

ghostdancer wrote: »

Phantom's approach of taking whatever new Jake Bugg or Elbow single they get sent by a promo company, sticking it on the playlist for 6 weeks, and playing once every 2 hours from 7am-7pm Mon-Fri is pretty much the opposite of what I would like in a radio station.

This for me was their demise. Although they seemed to mix it up a while back, this time 12 months ago the station was horrendously repetitive.

ghostdancer · 17-02-2014 01:35AM

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

Some of the weekend schedule and the presenters supposed to be dropped continued as usual yesterday and today. Yesterday: Richie Ryan with Stadium Rock. Today: Sinead with Carraig Crua, Dee Reddy and Jack Hyland with Stadium Rock. I wasn't listening all the time so there could be more.

the reports on Friday said a month's notice.

super_furry · 17-02-2014 12:11PM

Says it all that Joe Donnelly is one of those saved. His breakfast show and presentation style sums up everything that's gone wrong with the station the last three years.

Declan A Walsh · 17-02-2014 12:54PM

ghostdancer wrote: »

the reports on Friday said a month's notice.

Of course you're right. I should have considered that possibility!

Srobify · 17-02-2014 02:28PM

super_furry wrote: »

Says it all that Joe Donnelly is one of those saved. His breakfast show and presentation style sums up everything that's gone wrong with the station the last three years.

I would guess Joe is being kept on because he might have a communicorp
contract.
He was a producer on Newstalk after the spin days.

Ultimate Ultan · 17-02-2014 02:29PM

super_furry wrote: »

Says it all that Joe Donnelly is one of those saved. His breakfast show and presentation style sums up everything that's gone wrong with the station the last three years.

I would imagine that the reason the three day time presenters were retained, is because they got most of the listeners during those times and didn't want to shake up the schedule/presenters. I think that you get most advertising revenue from daytime listening, hence why these three shows are left alone.

calex71 · 17-02-2014 02:30PM

Shame what it has become, and that seemed to bury anyone with any talent in poor time slots and leave Joe and Keith on for years unchallenged.

The fact that you can't get a decent signal 50KM outside of Dublin is laughable also in this day and age, so haven't been listening since leaving Dublin a few months back, It's gas we used get a better signal here when they were a pirate outfit :pac:

room_149 · 17-02-2014 02:30PM

I've just read online that it's going to be relaunched as 'XFM- Dublin' next month.

calex71 · 17-02-2014 02:38PM

room_149 wrote: »

I've just read online that it's going to be relaunched as 'XFM- Dublin' next month.

Will that mean they get to play more or less kings of leon then ?

super_furry · 17-02-2014 02:40PM

room_149 wrote: »

I've just read online that it's going to be relaunched as 'XFM- Dublin' next month.

We already have one of them http://xfmdublin.com/blog/

room_149 · 17-02-2014 02:43PM

calex71 wrote: »

Shame what it has become, and that seemed to bury anyone with any talent in poor time slots and leave Joe and Keith on for years unchallenged.

The fact that you can't get a decent signal 50KM outside of Dublin is laughable also in this day and age, so haven't been listening since leaving Dublin a few months back, It's gas we used get a better signal here when they were a pirate outfit :pac:

I regularly travel from Dublin to Galway/Cork through work and have been able to pick up Phantom FM as far west as Ballinasloe & as far south as Tullamore. Both are further than 50km from town

calex71 · 17-02-2014 02:56PM

room_149 wrote: »

I regularly travel from Dublin to Galway/Cork through work and have been able to pick up Phantom FM as far west as Ballinasloe & as far south as Tullamore. Both are further than 50km from town

Ah I can get it in Drogheda just a very poor signal here.

The_Captain · 17-02-2014 06:47PM

room_149 wrote: »

I regularly travel from Dublin to Galway/Cork through work and have been able to pick up Phantom FM as far west as Ballinasloe & as far south as Tullamore. Both are further than 50km from town

I travel around the country a fair bit and I know from experience that Phantom loses signal south of Blessington, but if you go straight west you can pick it up until you pass Athlone.

BaronVon · 18-02-2014 12:37AM

The 2 Richie's were making smart comments and innuendo all evening, good stuff outta them.

I can get the radio signal in Mullingar, but it is far weaker than say Nova. Also the Nova app has way better sound from it, just other ways Phantom lost its way.....

keith16 · 18-02-2014 12:43AM

The_Captain wrote: »

I travel around the country a fair bit and I know from experience that Phantom loses signal south of Blessington, but if you go straight west you can pick it up until you pass Athlone.

infacteh wrote: »

The 2 Richie's were making smart comments and innuendo all evening, good stuff outta them.

I can get the radio signal in Mullingar, but it is far weaker than say Nova. Also the Nova app has way better sound from it, just other ways Phantom lost its way.....

Ye can travel where ye want now without worrying about it tbh.

room_149 · 18-02-2014 09:49AM

infacteh wrote: »

The 2 Richie's were making smart comments and innuendo all evening, good stuff outta them.

I can get the radio signal in Mullingar, but it is far weaker than say Nova. Also the Nova app has way better sound from it, just other ways Phantom lost its way.....

I was listening to that-

Going to miss that pair in the evenings.

room_149 · 18-02-2014 09:53AM

keith16 wrote: »

Ye can travel where ye want now without worrying about it tbh.

Ah hear..
Is that you Keith Walsh

?

Pudsy33 · 18-02-2014 11:58PM

Listening to The Lounge with Derek Byrne at the moment. Top notch stuff. Really gonna miss this along with Richie and Richie

ghostdancer · 19-02-2014 10:05AM

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Listening to The Lounge with Derek Byrne at the moment. Top notch stuff. Really gonna miss this along with Richie and Richie

yep, probably my favourite show on radio.

Declan A Walsh · 28-02-2014 01:24AM

From the Radio Forum earlier tonight

paulbok wrote: »

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

Claire, if you remember, is supposed to be one of the staff who was saved. Perhaps she decided this was a good a time as any to move on, rather than stay in an atmosphere of intrigue and uncertainty. Maybe she has managed to save someone else's job by so doing.

I don't know - what does anyone else think?

Ultimate Ultan · 28-02-2014 03:02AM

Originally posted on another thread:

http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/media-and-marketing/phantom-radio-to-align-with-today-fm-and-rebrand-as-txfm-in-march-1.1707510

W@nk, w@nk, w@nk.

room_149 · 28-02-2014 11:41AM

"A statement released to The Irish Times said TXFM would retain its own targets, budgets and “market ambitions” and would work in “greater unison with Today FM”...."

Not too sure what to make of that statement to be honest.

room_149 · 28-02-2014 11:53AM

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

From the Radio Forum earlier tonight

Claire, if you remember, is supposed to be one of the staff who was saved. Perhaps she decided this was a good a time as any to move on, rather than stay in an atmosphere of intrigue and uncertainty. Maybe she has managed to save someone else's job by so doing.

I don't know - what does anyone else think?

It's her last show tonight. I thought she did a decent job in the evenings since starting there a couple of years back & will tune in to wish her well for the future.
If what you speculate is true regarding her leaving to create a space for someone, then that would indeed be very noble of her in the extreme.

Id only wish the Joe Donnelly lad would do the decent thing and go back to his home planet of Gob****e Prime aka Daytime middle of the Road radio for housewives, cats & mentally unwell.

paulbok · 28-02-2014 01:27PM

In the style of Joe & Keith, #savetheritchies

The_Captain · 01-03-2014 12:53AM

Can we officially say at this point that every fan of Phantom hates Joe and Keith?

I don't think I've ever met anyone who was a fan of their show

Srobify · 01-03-2014 01:04AM

The_Captain wrote: »

Can we officially say at this point that every fan of Phantom hates Joe and Keith?

I don't think I've ever met anyone who was a fan of their show

I liked it

Junk Adele · 01-03-2014 04:04AM

I have listened even before Phantom was Phantom. when Simon was in a shed in Ballybrack. I have told people from various countries to listen to Phantom. I am now embarrassed .
I have now realised that Phantom has to Die.
If we keep listening, it's a false loyalty. We love what they were, they aren't that now. We are older, they are dead. Do not tune in any more because, you (we) are greasing the Machine. Phantom is Dead! Let's kill Phantom.
It hurts me, but there you go.
To all the the people like Me and me Mates, and you lot in Raheny, Firhouse, ballybrack, and all around the world...."
Phantom is Dead
Long live Phantom.

Junk Adele · 01-03-2014 04:15AM

P.S.
Why should you show your loyalty to a shower of.... who don't care about you?

room_149 · 01-03-2014 01:22PM

The_Captain wrote: »

Can we officially say at this point that every fan of Phantom hates Joe and Keith?

I don't think I've ever met anyone who was a fan of their show

Pretty unscientific stuff here now, but Id wager the percentage that didn't like them or their show was in the 85-89% range.
My 'sample study' was taken from work colleagues, friends, family, dogs, cats & acquaintances in the real world (and online) who are/were Phantom listeners!!

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