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Rillington · 09-10-2021, 18:52

This time last year, Bauer closed lots of local stations and replaced them with Greatest Hits Radio. All the local programmes ended and the stations axed and they were replaced by a national network with just one weekday regional programme. The only remaining 'localness' is a centrally-produced 90 second news bulletin mixing national, international and local news, plus local travel news and localised commercials.

It's the identical situation on the former heritage ILR stations owned by Global - all the local names ditched in favour of a network - Capital, Heart or Smooth.

What are people's views on this? Should these stations be local with locally presented programmes and a proper service of local news, views and information mixed with music, as things were until only a few years ago, or should they now just be relays of national networks, which is what the situation is now?

09-10-2021, 18:52	#1
Rillington Inactive Join Date: Jan 2004 Services: Virgin Media, DAB Posts: 1,157	Local-ness on commercial radio This time last year, Bauer closed lots of local stations and replaced them with Greatest Hits Radio. All the local programmes ended and the stations axed and they were replaced by a national network with just one weekday regional programme. The only remaining 'localness' is a centrally-produced 90 second news bulletin mixing national, international and local news, plus local travel news and localised commercials. It's the identical situation on the former heritage ILR stations owned by Global - all the local names ditched in favour of a network - Capital, Heart or Smooth. What are people's views on this? Should these stations be local with locally presented programmes and a proper service of local news, views and information mixed with music, as things were until only a few years ago, or should they now just be relays of national networks, which is what the situation is now?