Scores of UK radio stations to lose local programmes

Global Radio changes likely to result in job losses as local breakfast shows are axed

Dozens of radio stations across the UK are to lose almost all of their local programming in a move likely to result in hundreds of job losses, the closure of dedicated radio studios and regional voices being replaced by programmes hosted from London.

Global Radio has announced that it will replace the 40-plus local breakfast shows across its Capital, Smooth and Heart networks with just three nationwide programmes.

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