Alternative rock station set for Dublin

A NEW alternative rock station is set to go on air in Dublin next spring, after a challenge to its licence was rejected in the High Court.

Phantom FM was awarded the licence by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) last November but it had to cancel its opening after the losing consortium, Zed FM, challenged the BCI’s decision.

Station manger Simon Maher said he was delighted the courts had now upheld the decision to grant Phantom FM the licence.