My morning routine used to start with our radio alarm clock broadcasting our local commercial radio station; LINCSFM. An award winning station, with local presenters highlighting local events. It was good entertainment and fun.
Like much local media and local small independent shops, everyone is under a lot of pressure. Our local newspaper has gone from daily to once a week. And now the local radio station has gone.
Thanks to a change in legislation by the last conservative government, the local Media Act 2024 enabled larger companies to buy up local radio stations and last Friday they were able to remove all local broadcasting.
Its a sad good bye to:
- Steve and Karen (North East)
- John Harrison and Liesl Soards (and producer James Crookes) (South Yorkshire)
- Alex and Nicola (East Yorkshire)
- Elliot and Matilda (Staffordshire)
- Leanne and Joel (Lancashire and Liverpool)
- JD and Roisin (West Midlands)
- Jo and Sparky (East Midlands)
- Joseph Begley (Lincs)
- Leigh and Claire (South Wales)
- Neil and Saffy (Cornwall)
- Mylo and Rosie (West Yorkshire)
In the mean time I’ll be tuning into my local BBC station for their breakfast show, and I see a new local radio station is trying to start up. https://www.lincssound.com So I’ll be giving them a listen when they start up on the 30th June.
