BBC local radio shows will be replaced after 2pm - 139 jobs expected to go

atypical_boro said:
These things are done largely virtually now though.
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Ah so I must have imagined the local TV reporter and cameraman that turned up in a van at my workplace to report on a story a few months ago for the evening news bulletin. Not everything is virtual
 
Aet290204 said:
Ah so I must have imagined the local TV reporter and cameraman that turned up in a van at my workplace to report on a story a few months ago for the evening news bulletin. Not everything is virtual
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Of course not. But people can travel as well you know, when they need to (and they do).

EDIT: Last post on the subject.
 
atypical_boro said:
OK.

Good luck with the free market you're likely to have from 2027 onwards. I look forward to the days when no one will be complaining about their TV/media costs.
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That will come without a change in government, that doesn't make these salaries acceptable. The BBC are shelling out a lot on mediocrity, the same as the football world is.
 
BBC local output has gradually declined since 90s, along with the death of local independent radio and regional itv franchises.

The licence fee model seems out dated, but it does ensure that news and current affairs isn’t dumbed down further and actually incentivises such as Sky to produce better output.

Wonder if sports output will be affected, couldn’t cope without Maddo and Drury?
Seriously it’s a sad situation as local tv and radio is the breeding ground for many in the national media. Going to go the same way as the local press, which again only further dumbs down debate.
 
Living on the far western edge of West Yorkshire I have little or no interest on the traffic situation on The Moor in Sheffield or Anlaby Road in Hull but I need to know what is going on around the M 62. Am I going to get that with the new system ?

I rather doubt it.

All I'm going to get is the same little bit of news on the radio or the local TV news or the internet. How is that an improvement
 
Corcaigh_the_Cat said:
Based loosely on the areas covered by Look North perhaps, there isn't going to be one national station.
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There was a national local station on evenings about 3 years ago. How can it be national/local?
The independence and local decision making has been gradually sucked out of local media, increasingly micro managed by London/Salford suits.
As far as local BBC stations they are increasingly told what to play, when to play and what to say. There is an incredibly detailed rule book dictating when and what local radio stations can broadcast. You would not believe it.
So many charities, trusts and corporations act like this too don't they.
Tightly controlled from the centre.
Yet even within all these restraints a local station can stand up for communities and give them a voice and an outlet.
I programme events and festivals, BBC Radio Tees is my lifeline. It is the same for charities, community groups and so many people that are not interested in being click bait newspaper website victims.
 
fmttmadmin said:
There was a national local station on evenings about 3 years ago. How can it be national/local?
The independence and local decision making has been gradually sucked out of local media, increasingly micro managed by London/Salford suits.
As far as local BBC stations they are increasingly told what to play, when to play and what to say. There is an incredibly detailed rule book dictating when and what local radio stations can broadcast. You would not believe it.
So many charities, trusts and corporations act like this too don't they.
Tightly controlled from the centre.
Yet even within all these restraints a local station can stand up for communities and give them a voice and an outlet.
I programme events and festivals, BBC Radio Tees is my lifeline. It is the same for charities, community groups and so many people that are not interested in being click bait newspaper website victims.
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That explains the dumbing down that's been underway for such a long time. Such a shame that it's had to come to this for any debate and explanation as to why Tees has gone the way it has to be introduced.

Thanks for that info.
 
fmttmadmin said:
There was a national local station on evenings about 3 years ago. How can it be national/local?
The independence and local decision making has been gradually sucked out of local media, increasingly micro managed by London/Salford suits.
As far as local BBC stations they are increasingly told what to play, when to play and what to say. There is an incredibly detailed rule book dictating when and what local radio stations can broadcast. You would not believe it.
So many charities, trusts and corporations act like this too don't they.
Tightly controlled from the centre.
Yet even within all these restraints a local station can stand up for communities and give them a voice and an outlet.
I programme events and festivals, BBC Radio Tees is my lifeline. It is the same for charities, community groups and so many people that are not interested in being click bait newspaper website victims.
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Can confirm the problem is exactly the above.
 
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All terribly sad, and indicative of the general beeb cutbacks under our reductionist government. I'm afraid I stopped listening to local radio after Bob's departure.
 
Match of the Day is long past its sell by date in my opinion. Overpaid summarisers, Lineker on £1+m, Shearer and Wright on £500k each then there are many others on mega bucks in the studio recollecting what we've just seen on the tv screen. Drawing circles round players and then connecting them with lines to show the formation, or lack of it, who needs it? Match of the Day used to be a programme with games and commentary, after a game was aired there was another without the post mortem of the previous game it was purely football with no need for overpaid summarisers.

#UTB
 
This was the follow up from BBC management the very next day after the 2pm close down announcement - basically the beginning of the end of LOCAL in radio. The beginning of the end of a radio service for local listeners.
Quoted from someone that had been a "presenter"
"Almost ALL staff on BBC Local Radio have been placed at risk of redundancy today. Many may be moved to new roles. ALL presenter roles are closing. Presenters will have to re-apply for new on air jobs. I think it would be fair to say we are stunned and upset here."
 
Northern School of Art opened up over the road from BBC Tees - you have kids at the art school studying media and hoping to get a way in to tv or radio. Suddenly that path is blocked. They can see the building across Newport Road but it might as well be in Salford Quays because that is where they now must go to try and break in to the media.
 
When I come up to Teesside and pick up Radio Tees on my anologue car radio, what a difference it is from Radio 5 and Talk Sport etc.

The passion shown is a real positive and its a real outlet for local information thats not as easy as people say it is to find on the internet. To me this is what makes the BBC different from the commerical media and worth a licence fee.

For example the Discover Middlesbrough Events I found out about from a radio interview by Rob Nichols while driving up the A19. The Events by the way were excellent for anyone with an interest in history of the Middlesbrough area. I would not of thought of looking for them on a Google type search as I did not have a clue there were occurring.
 
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