6 Music closure threat sparks 8,000 complaints second only to Sachsgate and Jerry Springer: The Opera

The proposed closure of BBC 6 Music has prompted one of the biggest complaints campaigns ever directed at the BBC, figures showed today. Corporation bosses have now received nearly 8,000 complaints in a week and a half, as people object to the axing of the digital service. It has made the closure one of the hottest topics in terms of complaints with which the BBC has had to deal. Levels rarely reach beyond three figures. Only the Sachsgate scandal and the BBC's decision to broadcast Jerry Spring...

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