What age group listens to Radio GMR Alio?

I think Radio Lincolnshire attracts middle age upwards which is a bit like Radio 2 but more local and it serves the local community.

If radio GMR is similar, then the only way they can go is more like Radio One. Then they will lose a lot of peoeple.

I have to say that I like Radio One and I am 60. Got into it becuase my children who are young want to listen to it in the car. I now think it is great and funny.

However I do appreciate that a lot of poeple feel different about that.

So I feel there is a place for local radio to support the local community, and that means Folk Music in whatever form it takes.

Radio Derbyshire has an excellent 2 hour folk programme run by Mick Peat and Lester Simpson. I think thats what every region should have. It gives time for presenters to deliver a wide variety of folk music and support the local Folk Scene.

Unfortunately, Radio Lincolnshire slaps it on to the end of Drive Time at 6:35pm for 25 minutes and quite honestly does not give Tom Lane & Mark Addison enough time to deal with Folk Music in Lincolnshire which is very strong.

I have to say that it is not just about GMR, its about the whole country and we should all be lobbying BBC in London as a Folk Music group.
If everybody who is a folkie complains to one point, surely there is a bigger chance of saving local radio across the country.

This can be done by

Going to the BBC website www.bbc.co.uk/complaints and filling in the complaints form

or phoning 08700 100 222 and registering your complaint verbally which is what I have just done.

or writing to

Complaints Department
BBC
London W1 1aa

or BBC Complaints,
PO Box 1922,
Glasgow G2 3WT


I have also complained to Radio GMR

I will also complain to Radio Lincolnshire about not enough time on their station.

I basically complained that we are not getting enough folk music on local radio which is for the community and its not good enough. Plus a lot more of course about the cutting exercises that are going on which are just not acceptable. I used Radio Folkwaves as a very good example who have 2 hours of folk music. Whereas Lincs only has 25 mins and GMR was under threat.

So hit the top and local sites if we are going to get anywhere.