TXFM (formerly much missed Phantom) line up

mightybashful

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

Joe Donnelly is a producer with Today FM but he sometimes fills in for D & D. Richie McCormack, as well as being a sports presenter, has stood in for Tom Dunne on weeknights - mainly music-driven show on a talk station!

Cathal Funge does quite a bit too on today fm. Was on last Saturday or Sunday I think

Colonel Claptrap

8 radio is doing my head in.. The repeated Spotify playlist is painful.

This is welcome.

I gave out about Joe Donnelly and Claire Beck so much when they were on.

I miss them.

hullaballoo

I would imagine describing it as a "streaming service" is to evade licencing requirements that might come about by describing it as something like "online radio".

There's hardly a gap for another music streaming service. Certainly not one that's targetting a small market like Ireland.

paddylonglegs

Birneybau wrote: »

Possible return online?



https://www.irishtimes.com/business/media-and-marketing/communicorp-adds-three-streaming-services-to-today-s-offering-1.3435503

interesting, would love more info on if they will have presenters or not. That made TX imo (and the music).

Former Former

hullaballoo wrote: »

I would imagine describing it as a "streaming service" is to evade licencing requirements that might come about by describing it as something like "online radio".

There's hardly a gap for another music streaming service. Certainly not one that's targetting a small market like Ireland.

It won't be a streaming service in the sense of Spotify and Deezer, it's just a question of whether it will be music-only or have presenters.

Radio Nova have a couple of these streams going, and AFAIK it's just music.

hullaballoo

Yeah, I meant to say that I don't see it being a Spotify/Deezer deal but will be more like traditional radio broadcast online. At least we can only hope that's what it is. I don't see the point of going to e.g. todayxm.com just to listen to a playlist. Particularly given the problems that corporation has with its online players to date.

StaticNoise

I am nearly 100% confident that it is continuous music only. No presenters.

dmm82

Those streams are live now on the today fm website. Non stop music, no presenters.

ghostdancer

just stuck it on, Portishead - Roads playing, good start

ghostdancer

I spoke too soon, now playing Run DMC vs. Jason Nevins - It's Like That

that was after a trio of Eurythmics, The Minutes and Paul Weller. I had to check I wasn't listening to Nova.

none of the songs I've heard so far have been released in the last 10 years.....


now Interpol, old Chems, The Hives, Blind Melon, Blur's Girls and Boys....it's kind of like a station playlisted by someone who gave up on music in 2006.

Former Former

In fairness, the last four songs now have been Kate Bush, Avener, QOTSA and 'Epic' by Faith No More, so that's a reasonable TXFM impression and two songs from the last five years.

More importantly, I don't think they've said that it's going to be exactly the same as TXFM.

Colonel Claptrap

As Joe would say, it's a broad church.

ghostdancer

Former Former wrote: »

In fairness, the last four songs now have been Kate Bush, Avener, QOTSA and 'Epic' by Faith No More, so that's a reasonable TXFM impression and two songs from the last five years.

More importantly, I don't think they've said that it's going to be exactly the same as TXFM.

I was listening intermittently throughout the day, and heard QOTSA twice before lunch.

I was hoping for something a little more adventurous than TXFM, as it is, it's duller.
Oasis - Wonderwall playing now.

dmm82

They're playing All My Friends now, the proper version too not the radio edit. That's brightened up my morning ❤

RastaRed

Anybody know if this will appear on Internet Radio?

StaticNoise

It is appearing, and I'd post the links if I was not on my mobile. I found them when I was wondering what their listener count was.

I'll post the URLs later

ghostdancer

Derek Byrne on 8Radio at the moment for the next while.

StaticNoise

Here's the URLs, as promises, for streaming.
Also, for the hell of it, the peak listeners received on the respective streams.

Today XM (Peak 73 listeners)
http://ice2.gocaster.net/TDFMX.m3u

Today FM 90s (Peak 37 listeners)
http://ice2.gocaster.net/TDFM90.m3u

Today FM 80s (Peak 52 listeners)
http://ice2.gocaster.net/TDFM80.m3u

Spin Extra (Peak 35 listeners)
http://ice2.gocaster.net/SpinExtra.m3u

98FM Throwbacks (Peak 7 listeners)
http://ice2.gocaster.net/Throwbacks.m3u

Declan A Walsh

ghostdancer wrote: »

Derek Byrne on 8Radio at the moment for the next while.

There are at least two ex-TXFM presenters associated with 8Radio: Derek Byrne and Paul Donegan, and they may not be the only ones. What is interesting about Paul Donegan is that he does not go back to when the station was called Phantom and would not have previously crossed direct paths with 8Radio and Phantom founder Simon Maher.

byte

StaticNoise wrote: »

Here's the URLs, as promises, for streaming.
Also, for the hell of it, the peak listeners received on the respective streams.

Today XM (Peak 73 listeners)
http://ice2.gocaster.net/TDFMX.m3u

Today FM 90s (Peak 37 listeners)
http://ice2.gocaster.net/TDFM90.m3u

Today FM 80s (Peak 52 listeners)
http://ice2.gocaster.net/TDFM80.m3u

Spin Extra (Peak 35 listeners)
http://ice2.gocaster.net/SpinExtra.m3u

98FM Throwbacks (Peak 7 listeners)
http://ice2.gocaster.net/Throwbacks.m3u

Thanks very much for the URL's. I must get them added to my Roberts internet radio tomorrow.

StaticNoise

No problem. I'm glad that it is of benefit.

MikeyTaylor

Paul Lynskey (ex TXFM) was on on Saturday.

Declan A Walsh

MikeyTaylor wrote: »

Paul Lynskey (ex TXFM) was on on Saturday.

Like Paul Donegan, Paul Lynskey is another presenter on 8Radio.com that came new to TXFM and had not been involved with Phantom.

RastaRed

byte wrote: »

Thanks very much for the URL's. I must get them added to my Roberts internet radio tomorrow.

Probably a stupid question but how do you go about doing this? I have Stream 93i

ghostdancer

RastaRed wrote: »

Probably a stupid question but how do you go about doing this? I have Stream 93i

if you go to page 33 in the manual, it tells you how to do it. it's farily straight forward, you just register on another website, and copy the link above as one of your "added stations". then on the Roberts, it should find it in the "My added stations" section.

http://www.aeldownloads.com/robertsradio/userguides/Stream93i%20Issue.1.pdf

RastaRed

ghostdancer wrote: »

if you go to page 33 in the manual, it tells you how to do it. it's farily straight forward, you just register on another website, and copy the link above as one of your "added stations". then on the Roberts, it should find it in the "My added stations" section.

http://www.aeldownloads.com/robertsradio/userguides/Stream93i%20Issue.1.pdf

wow, that was easy, thanks for that, appreciated

Former Former

Have to say, I'm loving TodayXM. A bit of DJ banter would be nice but for background music during work, it's hitting the spot perfectly.

And as I type this, "She Bangs the Drums" comes on. Result.

everlast75

Former Former wrote: »

Have to say, I'm loving TodayXM. A bit of DJ banter would be nice but for background music during work, it's hitting the spot perfectly.

And as I type this, "She Bangs the Drums" comes on. Result.

Just got all 9 mins 52 seconds of Fools Gold on 8radio

MikeyTaylor

everlast75 wrote: »

Just got all 9 mins 52 seconds of Fools Gold on 8radio

How awesome. Got Sublime played on 8 the other Saturday, a great band you hardly ever if ever hear on Irish radio. And the Stone Roses are legends.

LEIN

Former Former wrote: »

Have to say, I'm loving TodayXM. A bit of DJ banter would be nice but for background music during work, it's hitting the spot perfectly.

And as I type this, "She Bangs the Drums" comes on. Result.

Gave it a go this afternoon. Very good and I will be back.

100% agree, a few presenters and it would be excellent. Interesting branding also. Very much on the style of TX