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  • Re: Local ??? Radio

    From Scott@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sat Oct 21 10:53:54 2023
    On Sat, 21 Oct 2023 10:49:18 +0100, JMB99 <[email protected]> wrote:

    On 21/10/2023 10:20, Scott wrote:
    Or to be really radical, what about closing BBC Local Radio in the
    evenings and inviting community stations to make use of the frequencies?

    This is probably right.

    Probably would not save much money, any community station would have to
    be supervised and the people doing the overnight programmes are probably
    not paid much and it gives a progression for people to move on to grown
    up radio.

    Don't they use speech based Five Live overnight. 6 Music seems to use >pre-recorded programmes overnight but never listened to it at night. I
    don't tend to listen much to Radio 2 overnight - don't like Phil
    Williams and can't stand the camp Welsh presenter.

    When I said 'night' I did not make it very clear that I was referring
    to the 10-12 slot to be hosted by Dotun Adebayo: https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/10/dotun-adebayo-to-host-new-show-across-bbc-local-radio-network/

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  • From JMB99@21:1/5 to Scott on Sat Oct 21 10:49:18 2023
    On 21/10/2023 10:20, Scott wrote:
    Or to be really radical, what about closing BBC Local Radio in the
    evenings and inviting community stations to make use of the frequencies?


    Probably would not save much money, any community station would have to
    be supervised and the people doing the overnight programmes are probably
    not paid much and it gives a progression for people to move on to grown
    up radio.

    Don't they use speech based Five Live overnight. 6 Music seems to use pre-recorded programmes overnight but never listened to it at night. I
    don't tend to listen much to Radio 2 overnight - don't like Phil
    Williams and can't stand the camp Welsh presenter.

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  • From Scott@21:1/5 to All on Sat Oct 21 10:20:47 2023
    What is the point of the BBC putting an all-England late-night show on
    Local Radio? Why don't they simulcast Radio 2 (as they did in the old
    days) or 6Music (to take it to an FM audience) or even Radio Scotland
    (music programme at the relevant time and would provide free
    broadcasting)? I would rather see all available money spent on genuine
    local radio.

    Or to be really radical, what about closing BBC Local Radio in the
    evenings and inviting community stations to make use of the
    frequencies?

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  • From Brian Gaff@21:1/5 to Mark Carver on Sat Oct 21 12:02:34 2023
    Yes another solution, but it could not be much worse than is on the goggle
    box these days.


    I don't really see that many savings having one all over the uk programme, against having 5 or six regional ones as they had before. They now have no doubt a lot of empty not being used studios in the evenings, and no local traffic or news at the very times when folk might have time to listen.
    Brian

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    "Mark Carver" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
    On 21/10/2023 10:20, Scott wrote:

    Or to be really radical, what about closing BBC Local Radio in the
    evenings and inviting community stations to make use of the
    frequencies?

    I seem to recall BBC Radio Bristol did just that for a while ?

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  • From JMB99@21:1/5 to Scott on Sat Oct 21 12:13:35 2023
    On 21/10/2023 10:53, Scott wrote:
    When I said 'night' I did not make it very clear that I was referring to
    the 10-12 slot to be hosted by Dotun Adebayo: https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/10/dotun-adebayo-to-host-new-show-across-bbc-local-radio-network/


    So whilst British people lose their local stations, the "Asian
    community" now have their own network and also programmes on what should
    be Local radio and the Afro-Caribbeans have the evenings?

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  • From Mark Carver@21:1/5 to Scott on Sat Oct 21 11:29:55 2023
    On 21/10/2023 10:20, Scott wrote:

    Or to be really radical, what about closing BBC Local Radio in the
    evenings and inviting community stations to make use of the
    frequencies?

    I seem to recall BBC Radio Bristol did just that for a while ?

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  • From John Williamson@21:1/5 to All on Sat Oct 21 13:35:40 2023
    On 21/10/2023 12:02, Brian Gaff wrote:
    The empty studios don't need to be staffed or powered up, which saves a
    fair bit.

    As for traffic news, at the times they are running the combined service,
    they haven't been doing traffic reports anyway. BBC local radio news
    seems to only work office hours.

    I don't really see that many savings having one all over the uk programme, against having 5 or six regional ones as they had before. They now have no doubt a lot of empty not being used studios in the evenings, and no local traffic or news at the very times when folk might have time to listen.
    Brian



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  • From Brian Gaff@21:1/5 to John Williamson on Sun Oct 22 14:34:40 2023
    Yes so why not let volunteers run those community programs on that frequency
    as was mentioned earlier.
    It just seems to me that the whole idea of the BBC should be to make and
    host shows that the commercial sector cannot. Or do they now make so much revenue on TV exports that the commercial ethos is right the way through the organisation, or yet again have the Government effectively turned the BBC
    into a commercial company to save money.

    Brian

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    On 21/10/2023 12:02, Brian Gaff wrote:
    The empty studios don't need to be staffed or powered up, which saves a
    fair bit.

    As for traffic news, at the times they are running the combined service,
    they haven't been doing traffic reports anyway. BBC local radio news seems
    to only work office hours.

    I don't really see that many savings having one all over the uk
    programme,
    against having 5 or six regional ones as they had before. They now have
    no
    doubt a lot of empty not being used studios in the evenings, and no local
    traffic or news at the very times when folk might have time to listen.
    Brian



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