Hello everyone,
I apologise to those who saw the original thread about the planned closure of BBC 6Music but this news has been confirmed by the BBC today and I have new very important info on how to help save it.
The current best way to save it is to email the BBC trust at the addresses below:
srconsultation@bbc.co.uk and trust.enquiries@bbc.co.uk
Email to both addresses if possible but the first one is the most important, just a few words will do. This is by far the best way to help.
6Music is simply the best station on radio (unless you're after classical), if you've never heard the station you're missing out. Have a listen, it's a digital only station so you'll have to listen on DAB, or your TV box, or on-line http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/
This station is the only station that carries any of the spirit of the late, great John Peel and the music can be anything from 1960 up to the newest bands around.
It has great presenters who know their stuff (now George Lamb has gone) and a fantastic range of new and old music from just about any genre, it manages to champion new bands without the juvenile attitude of most stations. There are great sessions recorded at the BBC over the last 40 years that you just won't hear anywhere else.
For anyone who thinks it's not good value check these figures...
According to the latest RAJAR listening figures, the BBC commands a total figure of 33,264,000 listeners. 6 Music listeners account for 695,000 of these i.e. 2.01%.
The BBC's total expenditure on radio (2008-09 figures) was £587 million. 6 Music's cost for the same period was just £9 million – or 1.53% of the total.
2.01% of listeners for 1.53% of the total cost sounds like good value to me.
This petition may be worth a go: http://www.petition.fm/petitions/6musicasiannet/1000/
There's a facebook group too http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=27...7586582..1
Pass it on to anyone you think might be interested.
Cheerio!
I apologise to those who saw the original thread about the planned closure of BBC 6Music but this news has been confirmed by the BBC today and I have new very important info on how to help save it.
The current best way to save it is to email the BBC trust at the addresses below:
srconsultation@bbc.co.uk and trust.enquiries@bbc.co.uk
Email to both addresses if possible but the first one is the most important, just a few words will do. This is by far the best way to help.
6Music is simply the best station on radio (unless you're after classical), if you've never heard the station you're missing out. Have a listen, it's a digital only station so you'll have to listen on DAB, or your TV box, or on-line http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/
This station is the only station that carries any of the spirit of the late, great John Peel and the music can be anything from 1960 up to the newest bands around.
It has great presenters who know their stuff (now George Lamb has gone) and a fantastic range of new and old music from just about any genre, it manages to champion new bands without the juvenile attitude of most stations. There are great sessions recorded at the BBC over the last 40 years that you just won't hear anywhere else.
For anyone who thinks it's not good value check these figures...
According to the latest RAJAR listening figures, the BBC commands a total figure of 33,264,000 listeners. 6 Music listeners account for 695,000 of these i.e. 2.01%.
The BBC's total expenditure on radio (2008-09 figures) was £587 million. 6 Music's cost for the same period was just £9 million – or 1.53% of the total.
2.01% of listeners for 1.53% of the total cost sounds like good value to me.
This petition may be worth a go: http://www.petition.fm/petitions/6musicasiannet/1000/
There's a facebook group too http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=27...7586582..1
Pass it on to anyone you think might be interested.
Cheerio!
