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Look at when the old heritage stations were taken over. "I'll not listen to Heart, you've lost a listener", Susan writes on Facebook. But you know what? I bet she's listening again - and won't actually notice (nor care) that the presenter isn't based in the area she's living in.
Look at when the old heritage stations were taken over. "I'll not listen to Heart, you've lost a listener", Susan writes on Facebook. But you know what? I bet she's listening again - and won't actually notice (nor care) that the presenter isn't based in the area she's living in.
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And that's because commercial radio is a business. The way we consume radio (and the types) have changed over the years. As long as there's a smidge of local news and local ads, then that's all great! Travel reports aren't even necessary now with the advent of Waze, Apple & Google Maps etc.
There is still proper local radio. It's online, it's on FM & DAB, it's in hospital and care settings - it's community radio and (at the moment at least!) BBC Local Radio.
While it's sad to see folks lose their jobs, those skills ARE interchangeable and they'll go to better things.
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