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Originally Posted by TheDaddy
You heard any of those local radio stations recently, no thought not, no one has and how many are putting out unique livr content all day?
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I don't actually know the numbers but quite a few people do listen to BBC Local Radio. It's an underappreciated part of the BBC's output since it's often where the public service aspect is strong, covering local stories and events which would otherwise go ignored by a wider population. I think this is more pronounced outside of London where the media tends to have less of a natural interest.
And yes they do tend to do a lot of unique content. Here is Cumbria's schedule:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/schedules/p00fzl79#on-now
Most of it is live and unique other than the early hours where they fall back to Radio 5 Live.
This is in contrast to the media landscape in the United States where theoretically there would be larger audiences for local content but in reality most local stations are owned by major media companies and play syndicated national radio shows to save money.