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BCI: Welcomes Sup Court Ruling On Alternative Rock Music Licence

category national | arts and media | other press author Thursday April 06, 2006 23:49author by redjade Report this post to the editors

'The BCI is very pleased with today’s outcome. We have consistently held that the process for the award of the licence was fair, open and transparent and that the best applicant, Phantom FM, was awarded the licence. We now look forward to re-establishing contract negotiations with Phantom FM, with a view to providing Dublin listeners with an alternative rock music service....'

Broadcasting Commission of Ireland
Welcomes Supreme Court Ruling On Award Of
Alternative Rock Music Licence

[....]

In a judgment issued earlier this morning in the Supreme Court, the appeal by Scrollside Ltd. (trading as Zed FM) of the High Court’s judgment was rejected by a majority of two to one. The judgment, delivered by the Hon Mrs. Justice Susan Denham, and supported by the Hon. Mr. Justice Brian McCracken, dismissed all the grounds of appeal and the order of the High Court was affirmed.

The Supreme Court was satisfied that the Commission considered the issue of character in the context of Phantom’s previous record of illegal broadcasting and that this was not in issue. It further found that the BCI policy of encouraging the cessation of illegal broadcasting and accepting applications from illegal operators, provided they had ceased illegal broadcasting prior to the application being made, was entirely consistent with the objectives of the 1988 Act. The policy was not irrational and is the type of decision that a specialist body might arrive at in light of all the circumstances in the industry. Furthermore, the Court found that there was no evidence of favouring Dublin Rock Radio and no advantage was given to the consortium, arising out of the illegal broadcasting experience of some of its members, by the BCI. On the issue of prejudgment, the Court found that the BCI’s treatment of the applications received from both Zed FM and Phantom FM was objective and impartial and that there was a balanced appraisal of both bids.

read the rest at...
http://www.bci.ie/news_information/press68.html

Broadcasting Commission of Ireland
http://www.bci.ie

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anyone know what this is all about? background? etc?
this blog http://funferal.org usually writes about radio reg issues in ireland, but nadda yet. -redjade

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