SHADOW Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said he could not understand the BBC’s logic in dropping 6 Music but retaining another “niche” service such as Radio 3.
He said digital station 6 Music – earmarked for closure under a strategy rethink – was “fulfilling a gap in the market”.
There has been a growing backlash among musicians and listeners who have been campaigning against the proposed closure.
BBC 6 Music has an audience of 695,000 and costs £9m to run. Radio 3 has around two million listeners and has a budget of £51.1m.
