BBC local radio's obviously being left well alone for the time being then (as I tune into BBC WM, and observe the previous response along the same lines from Tim!)
> -----Original Message----- > From: Frank Wales [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 29 May 2007 17:06 > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: Re: [backstage] BBC "Radio" 7 > > Toni Sant wrote: > > Could it be that DAB listenership is now higher than > Internet listenership? > > I believe it's simpler than that -- consistency of branding. > I think they're just enforcing these apparent naming conventions: > > BBC Radio n -> radio station (whatever 'radio' means these days) > BBC n -> TV channel (even where 'n' is spelled out) > > Until recently, naming for n>4 has been inconsistent, and > there are bound to be people who don't know that BBC Four > isn't Radio 4, and BBC 7 isn't a TV channel at all; those > people are perhaps now living in a media universe that is > epsilon less confusing. > -- > Frank Wales [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To > unsubscribe, please visit > http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial list archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
