Need My Local Radio Beldon Haigh NUJ picket BBC Broadcasting House
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2024
- Performances of Need My Local Radio from the studio and live on the picket line outside BBC Broadcasting House London. Featuring Beldon Haigh, Willie Logan, Dru Baker, Kenny McCabe, Jimmy Green Fiona Lynch and Duggy Coulter.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to all the recording and video and organisational work on this in particular Willie Logan, Gary Thomson, Keith Bishop, Paul Seigert and the NUJ, massive well done and thank you to all of the picketers who sang with such gusto Jeff Chegwin, Mike Grocott, Monte Malone, Sat Bisla and Alfie Cattell. You all played a great part in making this happen.
June 2023 - NUJ Briefing - BBC local radio cuts
The BBC’s plans
Under the plans, most BBC Local Radio stations will share programmes after 2pm on weekdays and all weekend (apart from sports commentaries). Local Radio programming will be reduced from around 100 hours a week per radio station to 48 and, in some cases (where there are no sports fixtures to cover), just 40 hours a week. Only programmes from 6am to 2pm on weekdays will remain local. After 2pm on weekdays the afternoon/drivetime programmes will be shared between stations, reducing their ability to cover stories and local features and to have travel updates from their areas. These 2-6pm programmes will be shared between 2 or 3 stations. The afternoon programmes (formed out of 2 separate programmes - Afternoon and Drivetime) are where journalists round up the day’s news and provide essential truly local news, features and information.
The NUJ asked journalists about the impact of local cuts.
Below is insight into how changes will affect services.
BBC Local Radio and the digitally excluded.
Local radio is a lifeline to many. It’s the front door of the BBC, serving those who may be digitally excluded - elderly or disabled people living on their own who aren’t picking up a smartphone to access news apps - the very people the BBC has been told to serve better. It’s companionship you can’t get from a phone; it’s a friend who will keep you in touch and who will be there for you. Ofcom, in its report published in November 2022, said: “As it implements the Digital First strategy, the BBC must not lose sight of the importance of local content. This includes proposed changes to news and current affairs. We will scrutinise the BBC’s plans as they develop and assess their impact. That includes keeping a close eye on programme sharing between local radio stations, to ensure the sustained provision of high-quality local content, including local news.” Ofcom also said (November 2022): “The BBC needs to do more to reach and resonate with viewers and listeners on lower incomes, Ofcom has found in its annual report on the BBC’s performance.
Our report finds that people in lower socio-economic groups - who account for almost a quarter of the UK population - are less engaged and less satisfied with the BBC. This audience watches, listens to, or browses BBC content - including news - less than the rest of the population.” These are exactly the people BBC Local Radio reaches - those who might not be accessing other BBC output. As many as 2.2 million BBC Local Radio listeners consume no other BBC radio, and, in the first quarter of 2022, the network was third in terms of reach of BBC networks after Radio 2 and Radio 4.
Local Democracy
There will be less chance for local MPs to talk to their constituents. Almost every day, BBC Local Radio audiences will hear from a local MP on an issue relevant to our audience. Losing experience and local knowledge. Most BBC Local Radio presenters have had to reapply for their own jobs - for fewer new presenter/producer roles. There is a danger that BBC Local Radio will haemorrhage experience, talent, and truly local knowledge. It seems that many of the presenters who are leaving are experienced and popular with local audiences. They are rooted in their patch, live and breathe their area and understand the issues facing the local audiences.
All of this isn’t necessary - let’s #KeepBBCLocalRadioLocal
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Local Radio REALLY MATTERS the sooner the BBC realises this the better, Great song spot on.😃
Appreciate the support 🙏 Thank you
wooo hoo , like ittttt
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White Falcon 👍cool sounding guitar man 👌
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Brilliant song and video
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Blessing on you all for this ❤️
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Great song and a brilliant cause 👍👍👍
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Great job guys keep up the good work 👌
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dope guitar riff
thanks you are too kind 😁
nice
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That's my dudes
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Can I buy the clip of the spinning radio anywhere?
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Great song and a great cause, BBC need to get a grip 😒
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sweet
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I don't listen to Local Radio, not my cup of tea, but it's a catch song all the same 👍
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microphone sounds like a megaphone
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This must be reversed the BBC really does have awful management in Cornwall we don't want London news and presenters
Get rid of the licence fee, defund the BBC
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No masks?
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Get a proper job 🤣🤣
That'll be the day 😂😂
who cares , nobody listens to radio anymore
perhaps not you, but lots of people do