The BBC are thinking about closing 6Music, which would be a crying shame — it’s the station I listen to all day.
The BBC is currently undergoing an external consultation about the conclusions of the strategy review, you can fill out this survey if you’d like to let them know your feelings. As well as filling out the survey, I’ve written to my MP (find your MP here)
Dear Kerry McCarthy,
As part of its recent strategy review, the BBC is planning on axing some services and stations, including 6Music.
As a licence fee payer, I can understand the BBC’s desire to cut costs and focus its resources on providing quality.
However, I cannot understand the decision to close 6Music and urge you to encourage the BBC to reconsider. One of the stated aims of the strategy review is to concentrate on areas of “editorial focus”, one of those areas being music.
6Music is a unique radio station of exceptional quality. It fosters new music in a way that commercial stations and other BBC station cannot. Closing the station would be a devastating blow for newer, less established bands and their labels. It’s a very important station for pop music in this country, and closing it would be a mistake.
Yours sincerely,
Simon Mackie
