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  • From: Chuck Warner <chuck AT hyped2death.com>
  • To: "Typical Girls: Women in Punk/Post-Punk/Underground Music (Circa 1975-1980s)" <typicalgirls AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [TypicalGirls] BBC to shut down BBC6 Music
  • Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:06:17 -0500

Title: BBC to shut down BBC6 Music
News today that the BBC will apparently close down BBC6 Music in March. Some uncertainly about the exact wording but today's Times reports:

The BBC will close two radio stations, shut half its website and cut spending heavily on imported American programmes in an overhaul of services to be announced next month. Mark Thompson, the Director-General, ...will announce the closure of the digital radio stations 6 Music and Asian Network and introduce a cap on spending on broadcast rights for sports events of 8.5 per cent...

Here's the full article:

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article7041944.ece

In the Guardian, Phill Jupitus quite correctly called this "an act of cultural vandalism" and was vastly too polite in pointing out what a blasphemous insult this is to the life, work and memory of John Peel:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/feb/26/bbc-strategic-review

Doug McIntyre from Creeping Bent Organisation suggested, "If you disagree with this insane decision, please take a minute and protest http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/homepage/
Pass the word."

Ugh.



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