[Spencer]

That list sounds wrong. Why would Humberside bother to start simulcasting York's programme if York's is itself being axed? And why do both Manchester and Liverpool keep theirs - they're in the same TV region so are a logical pair to merge.

I can see the logic in Liverpool and Manchester both keeping their own programmes. They’re both large cities with strong individual music scenes and both with huge histories of producing many big bands and artists.

Whilst I don’t want to do down the place I live, we can hardly boast a wealth of musical successes here in North Yorkshire. Shed Seven and Utah Saints are probably the biggest ever acts from here (although the latter always said they were from Leeds because it sounded cooler than Harrogate!). So if mergers have to be made, I can understand them merging York with Humberside, which also doesn’t have a huge history of major acts beyond The Beautiful South.