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[Chuck Warner <chuck AT hyped2death.com>]

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.