BBC 6 Music

BBC 6 Music and Asian Network are amongst a handful of digital stations likely to be axed by 2013.

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It has been a rumor for sometime now that the BBC was going to make budget cuts in the future, these cuts have alway linked themselves to the developing digital radio stations. The Times newspaper has reported "The BBC will close two radio stations, shut half its website and cut spending heavily on imported American programmes in an overhaul of services to be announced next month." "In a wideranging strategic review, he will announce the closure of the digital radio stations 6 Music and Asian Network and introduce a cap on spending on broadcast rights for sports events of 8.5 per cent of the licence fee, or about £300 million." To me and many hundreds of thousands of people stations like 6Music provide the alternative service that we want in a radio station, and not the constant repeated and regurgitated output of the FM broadcasts of Radio 1 & 2. This maybe a pointless and unorgainised petition (if you want to help just ask) that will never get anywhere but I would like to think that there are people out there that want quality and choice in what the BBC broadcast. Who knows maybe we can make a difference.

http://www.petition.fm/petitions/6musicasiannet/1000/

Although I don't think there's anyway this can change, it's not good news.

So apparently it's intended to re-appropriate funds and put the extra money into better programming. The only thing that I want the BBC to actually make would be more Attenborough documentaries and not something to rival the X Factor on Saturday nights.

But then I don't want to pay my TV license either, so I guess I can't really complain. This is how they're punishing me.

they better keep adam and joe on the radio! :angry:

Buxton on Channel 4 news. LOL

He just challenged Mark Thompson, Director General, to a fight and Mark didn't look amused at all. Getting sacked.

The loss of BBC 6 Music would be a genuine loss for good quality music radio on the BBC. If you want to pass on your comments to the BBC regarding this review, you can:

https://consultations.external.bbc.co.uk/departments/bbc/bbc-strategy-review/consultation/consult_view

Or email:

SRconsultation@bbc.co.uk