BBC local radio stations face big cuts to content made for their area
by Jim Waterson and Matthew Weaver from World news | The Guardian on (#659AX)
Exclusive: cost-cutting plans would leave local stations in England with hardly any programmes made for their own listeners
BBC local radio stations could be left with just a handful of programmes specific to their area under proposals set to be announced this week.
A fresh round of BBC cuts is due to be announced on Monday, with sources telling the Guardian it will herald the end of most local radio stations as truly distinctive standalone outlets.
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