BBC logs 'just under 8,000' complaints about plan to close 6 Music

Proposal to close digital new-music station brings strong response, with further 624 complaints over Asian NetworkThe BBC has received nearly 8,000 complaints about the decision to close its digital radio station BBC 6 Music.6 Music, along with the BBC Asian Network, will stop broadcasting at the end of 2011 under proposals put forward by BBC director general Mark Thompson as part of his corporation-wide strategy review.The announcement prompted a furious backlash from listeners, trade unions an...

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