Local radio coverage

[Guest]

BBC ESSEX has forot who its listeners are>

 

Again this week we have a situation where we are getting occassional comments on Grays V Scarborough, Morcambe V Daggers, York v Canvey and Colchester V Bournmouth.

 

We do have live commentary on that famous Essex team West Ham.

 

I have the names of over 150 people who agree this is a disgrace and I am therefore going to suggest the following action to those people.

 

(1) We write formally to the DG.

(2) We write to the PM objecting to local radio stations large budgets.

(3) We ask that our local MP's request a refund on license fee as Essex licenses are subsidising east London coverage.

(4) We will ask under the Freedom of Information Act for a copy of the minutes of meetings where the decision was made to allow one BBC local radio station to target another areas audience. BBC Essex is competing with BBC London.

(5)I intend to contact other radio stations informing them of the situation.

 

I will be posting this message on all Essex teams websites asking supporters to tune into alternative stations.

 

How can small teams in Essex develop if they do not even get a mention on our local radio.

 

We want BBC ESSEX for ESSEX not West Ham.

 

Local radio should support local non league teams.

[ChrisSpennytown]

On Radio Cleveland they talk about non-league clubs...they did the Durham Cup draw on it on saturday you know and they menioned Spennymoor and how well they are doing and beat Hartlepool Reserves and Blyth and other non-league stuff