AT MIDNIGHT LAST night Dublin radio station Phantom 105.2 ceased broadcasting.

Station stalwart John Caddell took the helm for the final live show yesterday evening before three and a half hours of memories and tributes brought Phantom to a close.

The final hour was dedicated to a montage of audio spanning the former pirate station’s life as a legal entity, including presenter intros, station highlights like a Nirvana day and presenting New Order with a special listener award, the first legal broadcast on 31 October 2006, and the legendary Heavy Traffic promos.

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The broadcast ended with  Joy Division’s Love Will Tear Us Apart, The Frames’ Revelate, and then silence.

This was the final post on Phantom’s Facebook page:

Phantom is being rebranded by Communicorp  - which has executive control of the station – as TXFM, which will begin officially broadcasting on 31 March. Until then automated music will play on the 105.2 frequency.

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