14-11-2022, 12:09 PM
(01-11-2022, 10:35 PM)Worzel Wrote:Possibly not, the changes seem to mainly be around radio output - less radio, more 'digital' output - social media, podcasts etc. Most redundancies will be presenters, producers, BAs etc although a lot of them will be able to be redeployed.(01-11-2022, 01:51 PM)Keith Wrote: Worth noting that I believe Radio Cambridgeshire also operates out of the same building. They'd also learnt of their radio cuts the same day, which included 2-6pm being a shared programme with Norfolk/Suffolk/3CR. Additionally, Sally Chidzoy's tweet seems to imply there's staff shortages already, presumably as any staff who've already handed in their notice won't have been replaced.Interestingly only a few months ago, BBC Radio Cambridgeshire were recruiting for several broadcast journalists. Got to feel sorry for those who took the jobs, and may likely be out of work in a few months time.
The 40 or so post closures are mainly through the loss of English TV current affairs - This Is England has been axed and won't be replaced
(02-11-2022, 09:22 AM)i.h Wrote: and in terms of language - Cornish gets some very token effort on BBC Radio Cornwall & nothing on Spotlight, whereas Wales, Scotland and NI have entire stations dedicated to theirs.That's not really a fair comparison, Cornish is far less spoken than Welsh or Gaelic. It was once virtually extinct and although its seen a bit of a renasssiance the numbers are few - too low to warrant much more broadcast time than it gets
I know one community station in Cornwall does a weekly show in Cornish. How much of a following it has I don't know