BBC Local Radio

I am sure that our written media give more than enough coverage to European matters, and the BBC does not need to follow them. The BBC should prioritise. ““Little Britain”” and ““The League of Gentlemen”” are very successful comedies on BBC 1, but they started on Radio 4. I am sure that many will have read that BBC Radio 7 was rebranded to form Radio 4 Extra, with new editions of ““The Archers”” and so on. It is a better listening feast. New comedies should be trialled on Radio 4 Extra, which is a digital channel. BBC 3 is a digital channel, and getting rid of it would free lots of money. BBC 4 is a great channel, with some highbrow broadcasting, but its content used to be shown on BBC 2. Why are we spreading the money around? BBC 3 and BBC 4 could be scrapped, and that money could be used for local radio. In my opinion, that would cause no loss of content or quality for BBC viewers and listeners. Some of the more commercial stations, such as Radio 1 and Radio 2, could easily survive in the commercial world, but the BBC is a public service broadcaster. Radio 3 has been mentioned. It has a small audience, and it offers a unique service of limited appeal and may not be commercial viable, but it plays complete pieces of music, unlike Classic FM. Despite being commercially successful, Classic FM does not play the intellectual pieces that can be heard on Radio 3. There is a role for public service broadcasting. I urge the BBC to take a close look at how it spends its money. It should remember its remit as a public service broadcaster. If that means getting rid of BBC 3 and BBC 4, and using the BBC 1, BBC 2 and Radio 4 Extra channels instead to save money for BBC local radio, then that is what it should do. It should remember that technology allows it to use FM. It should also remember that having medium wave for Radio 5 Live will let everybody hear those commentaries that we all appreciate and love.