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BBC Trust 'rejects plan to close 6 Music'

Published: 5th July 2010

The BBC Trust has rejected the BBC's plans to close the digital radio station 6 Music.
URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10507286.stm

BBC 6 Music expected to get temporary reprieve

Published: 5th July 2010

BBC 6 Music, the digital radio station, will get a temporary reprieve today from the corporation’s governing body, the BBC Trust.
URL: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/7871232/BBC-6-Music-to-get-temporary-reprieve.html

BBC branded 'elitist' in 6 Music row

Published: 24th May 2010

Allowing 6 Music to be closed while preserving the budget of Radio 3 would be "illogical and perverse" and leave the BBC open to accusations of elitism.
URL: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/7758178/BBC-branded-elitist-in-6-Music-row.html

Fans protest 6 Music closure

Published: 24th May 2010

A 1,000-strong crowd of BBC 6 Music supporters gathered over the weekend to voice their protest at the closure of the station under a strategic review by the corporation.
URL: http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/radio/fans-protest-6-music-closure/5014300.article

DJ George Lamb quits BBC 6 Music

Published: 24th May 2010

BBC 6 Music presenter George Lamb is to leave after more than three years with the digital radio station.
URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8699519.stm

Under-threat 6 Music draws in 1m listeners

Published: 24th May 2010

BBC radio station 6 Music, which has been threatened with closure, has seen its audience grow by almost 50 per cent in three months, breaking the million listener barrier.
URL: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/7716731/Under-threat-6-Music-draws-in-1m-listeners.html

Depeche Mode, Elbow, The Cure Join Save BBC 6 Music Campaign

Published: 29th April 2010

The Cure, Elbow and Depeche Mode are amongst the bands who have lent their support to a campaign to save BBC 6 Music.
URL: http://www.gigwise.com/news/56119/Depeche-Mode-Elbow-The-Cure-Join-Save-BBC-6-Music-Campaign

David Cameron says let 6 Music die on orders of BBC bosses

Published: 29th April 2010

David Cameron gives an interview to the Radio Times about the good old BBC today, but anybody hoping that the Tory leader is going to save 6 Music should give up hope now.
URL: http://www.beehivecity.com/politics/david-cameron-says-let-6-music-die-on-orders-of-bbc-bosses01270/