tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078262770562171996.post5384339149847365232..comments2023-07-08T13:44:21.625+01:00Comments on Grant Goddard : radio blog: Digital Radio Upgrade? More like Digital Radio Groundhog Day.Grant Goddardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13171054298318119431noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078262770562171996.post-88088161773398206432010-10-23T17:39:46.616+01:002010-10-23T17:39:46.616+01:00Anonymous -
Thanks for your feedback. My apologie...Anonymous -<br /><br />Thanks for your feedback. My apologies for not being clear enough. I was contemplating that 'DAB' as an entity would be chopped - not just the BBC digital stations, but the transmission networks, the marketing effort and associated overheads. Then the content could be re-purposed, offering many more on-demand streams, downloads and IP-delivered stuff from BBC archives. The BBC has too many full-time radio stations. In 2010, you don't need a radio station to deliver audio content to consumers.<br /><br />Grant.Grant Goddardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13171054298318119431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078262770562171996.post-51602975416438170372010-10-23T16:58:24.942+01:002010-10-23T16:58:24.942+01:00Grant
Surely it isn't just the share of liste...Grant<br /><br />Surely it isn't just the share of listening but the operating costs of each BBC service that will be taken into account when making the decisions? <br /><br />We already know that 6Music is staying whatever happens so the chopper won't fall there. BBC7 is about to become a sister station to Radio 4, and 5 Live Sports Extra is broadcasting sport for which 5 Live holds the rights but cannot fit into the schedule (e.g. Grand Prix qualifying), so no savings there. <br /><br />Apart from Asian Network going I can't see any of the digital radio services being axed. The savings would be negligible because of the relatively low operating costs of these stations. <br /><br />What I can see though:<br /><br />BBC3 & BBC4 being merged into one evening service, CBeebies & CBBC being merged into one daytime service.<br /><br />BBC local radio going regional during daytime off-peak hours.<br /><br />Those measures alone would save far more than axing a few cheap-to-run digital radio stations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com