SAVERADIO6

Hi, welcome to SAVERADIO6. Make sure you write us your thoughts on how BBC is handling these cost cuts and how Radio 6 is important to you. Thank you, Fritz

Said by Fritz von Runte — March 3, 2010 @ 5:55 pm

This is brilliant, BBC cannot axe Radio 6!

Said by Mike D — March 6, 2010 @ 2:29 am

We love 6 music. Absolutely enjoy the company of the radio station when we do our sunday lunches, painting the walls…

That’s why we launched the website http://www.saveradio6.com to start the Earmuff Campaign to have our voices heard that “Save 6 music – we don’t want to hear anything else”.

Please please take part and upload your photos with hands over ears in protest. Go to “the gallery” page to see what other people are doing.

Tell as many people as possible. Together we can do it!

Said by Shanshan Zhu — March 6, 2010 @ 6:17 pm

The BBC wanting to shut it down is just typical of the closed thinking that we have come to expect from such a corporation. I’ve been turned on to so much new stuff through the medium and the presenters are passionate about their music rtaher than their egos.

Said by Steve Lynch — March 6, 2010 @ 6:32 pm

*sigh*

Said by Barry Evans — March 6, 2010 @ 7:11 pm

Radio 6 is the best station the BBC have. love Dave Pearce and Guy Garvey, they are brilliant

Said by Dan Wheeler — March 6, 2010 @ 8:22 pm

I hear BBC Radio6 from Mexico City… In a sea of inane music, This radio station is truly an oasis. It would be a shame to make it dissapear…

Said by Max Tsukino — March 6, 2010 @ 8:29 pm

I’ve joined the facebook group, signed the petition and joining here, after seeing the article in the Guardian today – I hope it reaches lots of people – Sally

Said by Sally Cosstick — March 6, 2010 @ 8:42 pm

We need a station like 6 Music. Sure 6 music does draw the audience like Radio 1 or other middle of the road radio stations. But can we please have some quality and something else to listen to than what is normally stuffed down to throat of the listener.

Said by Enno ter Keurst — March 6, 2010 @ 10:03 pm

stop paying the likes of johnathon ross a fortune and save 6Music.
Stop genericising our lives…..

Said by Liz — March 6, 2010 @ 11:33 pm

Please don’t! PLEASE!

Said by Dominique Sisley — March 6, 2010 @ 11:44 pm

Save Radio6

Said by Carmen Kimble — March 6, 2010 @ 11:47 pm

Please keep this station going! How the BBC can fail to see its stand-out value is beyond me – quality, diversity… its the best music station there is.

Said by Dave Green — March 6, 2010 @ 11:54 pm

Are the BBC nuts? I thought the Beeb was all about providing a service for everyone – not just mainstream and middle of the road music lovers.

Said by Carol Young — March 7, 2010 @ 11:36 am

So many awesome podcasts, always top of the podcast download charts, doesn’t this mean anything?!

Said by Hannah Warwick — March 7, 2010 @ 2:54 pm

If 6MUSIC is shut down, there will be nothing available for me to listen to on the radio

Said by Sam Lyon — March 7, 2010 @ 3:45 pm

Save 6 Music!! Its the only radio station worth listening to!!

Said by Gareth Dellenty — March 7, 2010 @ 4:49 pm

SAVE 6!!

Said by Michael Hughes — March 7, 2010 @ 5:24 pm

the only bbc radio content worth the air time

Said by simon gillespie — March 7, 2010 @ 5:30 pm

please please don’t axe 6music! this is the only place that actively seeks out and gives airtime to new and unsigned bands.

Said by shirley martin — March 7, 2010 @ 5:46 pm

The best radio can’t be closed. I want to listen to good and different music , not Lady Gaga 8 times a day.
Please save 6 music!

Said by Willie Runte — March 7, 2010 @ 8:11 pm

6 Music is the ONLY station worth listening to, that represents new and alternative music, from signed and unsigned artists. Axe this and the radio will be following the TV set down to the local charity shop.

Said by Liz Maynard — March 7, 2010 @ 9:50 pm

It would be a shame to lose such a terrific resource.

Said by Will McCollum — March 7, 2010 @ 10:41 pm

I’m very concerned to hear that 6 Music may shut down as it plays high-quality rock/pop music that other stations don’t. Surely this is in line with the BBC strategy? Please reconsider BBC!

Said by Simon Harris — March 7, 2010 @ 11:25 pm

I’m very concerned to hear that 6 Music may shut down as it plays high-quality rock/pop music that other stations don’t. Please reconsider BBC!

Said by Simon Harris — March 7, 2010 @ 11:26 pm

Please keep 6 Music! It’s great – especially Craig Charles who can be a bit annoying but plays the most amazing music.

Said by Patrick Harper — March 8, 2010 @ 1:43 pm

Save 6 music, it’s unique

Said by Helen Langford — March 8, 2010 @ 4:24 pm

6 Music is the best and only thing worth listening to on digital radio – unless of course all you want to listen to is mindless dribble and x factor winners. Please BBC keep the station open, it is a platform for new unsigned talent with presenters who actually know what they are talking about.

Said by Kerry Pattison — March 8, 2010 @ 6:02 pm

Radio 6 has THE best music on radio without all those crappy adverts!! SAVE RADIO 6!!

Said by KATIE HOOLAHAN — March 8, 2010 @ 7:16 pm

Great site guys, it’s not really going, is it?!

Said by Claire Wiseman — March 9, 2010 @ 9:26 am

6 music is the sole reason I bought a digital radio back in 2003.
I listen to it all day at work and when I come home the first thing I do is switch it on in the kitchen.
For me, there is no alternative listening option. There is no other station like it in the world. The diverse quality of music, new and old is unrivalled and the presenters are (mostly) entertaining, friendly familiar voices. Please reconsider and ditch BBC3 or Radio 7 instead.

Said by Kerr Vernon — March 9, 2010 @ 10:28 am

Do not Axe BBC6 Music

Said by Anna Hunt — March 9, 2010 @ 2:27 pm

Save 6music. Find space on the FMbandwave audience numbers will increase. 6music was one of the reasons why i bought DAB. Minus one Jonathon Ross salary equals running costs for one year.
Its a great music station.

Said by andy carleton — March 9, 2010 @ 3:09 pm

Radio 6 music needs to stay. There isn’t a commercial alternative that I can find.

Said by David Marshall — March 9, 2010 @ 3:35 pm

6 Music is the best radio station bar none. It is special because it plays such a diverse range of musical styles and genres that no other radio station can compete with. It appeals to what I term the real music enthusiast which I believe I am. The DJ’s are also music enthusiasts and their knowledge and passion shines through e.g. Mark Riley, Tom Robinson and Huey. The other radio stations including Radio 1 and Radio 2 are fine for what they do, catering for the mainstream and periphery, for the young and the not so young. This radio station could not exist anywhere else, only the BBC can do this. It is a Radio station paid for by the people for the real music loving people. It provides a platform for new talent as well as older more established artists who tend to get forgotten about on other radio stations. I also love the fact that there is a mixture of live music with sessions throughout the day.
I am also staggered that the BBC has been plugging Digital music for years and now wants to pull the plug on its flagship digital station. It just does not make sense. I would also like to see the Asian station saved as although I do not listen to it, it provides a service to a minority community. Again only the BBC can provide this service and to take it away is unfair to these licence paying people.

Said by Pete Strange — March 9, 2010 @ 6:47 pm

Couldn’t quite believe it when i heard that 6 Music may be axed from the BBC schedule. I understand that we live in ’straightened’ times however i sincerely hope that the BBC review the decision extremely seriously; Radio6 is a real gem & has re-ignited my interest in new & existing music as it has done for so many other listeners.
I cannot think of another radio station where such a variety of such important & interesting music is played, as well as having some extremely talented, knowledgable & genuinely funny presenters (sadly Jon Richardson has already left the station).

Do not let Radio6 disappear, it is irreplaceable.

Ian Atkins

Said by Ian Atkins — March 9, 2010 @ 7:33 pm

6 music is the best radio station – good music, no adverts, DJs who know their stuff… my life will be poorer without it

Said by Gerry Gray — March 9, 2010 @ 8:04 pm

6music is a fantastic station and I listen for at least three hours every day. Please don’t ruin my day – keep it on air. Martin from Berlin

Said by Martin Steinmetz — March 9, 2010 @ 8:58 pm

BBC 6 is one of the few quality radio programs out there. If the BBC are looking to “maintain quality not quantity”, by axing 6 music, they are truley missing the point.

Said by Keith Johnston — March 10, 2010 @ 6:44 am

Why can savings not be made elsewhere? The product on BBC Three is absurd. I’m raising my daughter on a diet of Radio 4 and 6 Music, socially aware and culturally informed, to help cultivate a sense of art with some intellectual pride. If you want to kill a radio station kill Radio 1, your bean counters don’t listen to that one either, the only difference is we would all be better off without the corporate cookie cutter production line of banality that is that station.

It may seem a subjective point of view to you but really it’s not. 6 Music is the only station playing music for people who really like music. Music for people who want to hear what is ‘up and coming’ as well as great tracks from the past, who go and support artists, remember them? What they were once like?

6 Music listeners are not interested in ‘artists’ who sell Pepsi Cola products or McDonald’s products, ‘Music that matters’ is what 6 Music is for and the BBC Trust wants to kill it?

BBC Trust = FAIL

Said by jeremy raymond — March 10, 2010 @ 2:12 pm

This is so disappointing. why get rid of 6 music and still put drivel like Eastenders on (seemingly) every minute of the day?
I’ve very cross about this…

Said by Stuart Gibbins — March 10, 2010 @ 3:48 pm

Do not axe 6 music – it is the only place to listen to all sorts of new music which isn’t formulaic, commercial pop for the x-factor generation.

Just because something sells lots of records doesn’t mean that more people like it and certainly doesn’t mean that less people detest it.

Said by Rob McManus — March 10, 2010 @ 4:56 pm

I hope this is all just a cunning plan although I doubt it… 6 MUSIC MUST STAY!

Said by Olly McWilliams — March 13, 2010 @ 12:46 am

6 Music is the best station on the airwaves. It plays quality music and has ecellent djs. There is no other station out there as good, where else can you hear ‘Perfect Day’ first thing in the morning. It plays a variety of music -all other stations seem to play from a very limited sound track.
Don’t close it down!

Said by Ann Kelly — March 14, 2010 @ 1:01 pm

6music offers a unique service in providing new and popular music in a way that no other bbc or other commercial radio or tv channel does.
Radio 1 is not for listeners in their 30s, nor does Radio 2 put music at the front of their service offering.

If 6music were promoted across the BBC’s other services in the same way that BBC3 was then it would be adopted by far more music fans across the UK (and further afield).

Save 6Music.

Said by Anna Mawhinney — March 15, 2010 @ 1:57 pm

Who else would play the musc that the likes of Marc Riley, Huey Morgan and Jarvis Cocker do? Who, come on you muppets, who?

No-one, that’s who. I spent ten hours the other day in my garden office being inflicted with local radio by next doors builders…God help us if this is all we have to look forward to. These stations won’t play Stereolab, Nick Drake, Broadcast, Frank Zappa, North Sea Radio Orchestra, Howling Bells, Shelagh MacDonald….need I go on? Well I will anyway – I picked these out as all were introduced to me by the wonders of 6 Music and broadened my musical horizons beyond all imagination.

To lose 6 Music would be an insult to intelligent and thought provoking music. The Beeb is wonderful but this is an own goal of massive proportions.

Oh and btw, what’s the point of plugging and promoting digital to then remove the one music station on there that does something truly unique?

Sort it out fellas, you’re way off target with this one.

Said by Andy Sneddon — March 17, 2010 @ 7:39 pm

Drop 6Music? Over my dead body.

Said by Andrew Larkin — March 18, 2010 @ 8:10 am

I’m a licence fee payer and I want my fee money spent on Radio 6.

I DO NOT want to listen to mind numdingly bland chart music for kids all day long and I am not ready for slippers and a pipe so Radio 2 is out!

Said by MattB — March 19, 2010 @ 9:39 am

If the future BBC policy is to avoid competing with commercial stations.. why the hell keep Radio 2? No offence to Mark Radcliffe and Noddy Holder, but otherwise there are at least 3 other FM stations in my area aimed at the same audience, One other aimed at Radio 1’s (mostly dance), And nothing outside London that competes with 6music.

Said by R Sutherland — March 21, 2010 @ 1:08 am

This is such an important station and the only one worth listening to for a swathe of music lovers disenchanted with the mass offerings on other commercial stations and even BBC’s other radio stations. It is also vital as a showcase for new talent which is crucial to keeping Britain at the forefront of the world’s music scene. Plus, I’m not sure I can face Sunday evenings without Guy Garvey…

Said by Julia Martin — March 21, 2010 @ 10:58 am

SAVE RADIO 6!

Said by David Alexander — March 22, 2010 @ 9:24 am

The only decent station amongst the BBC music radio offerings and the only reason for having a digital radio!! Sack Moyles, Greg James and Fearne Cotton, keep radio 6!

Said by jon beckley — March 22, 2010 @ 10:30 am

6 Music is vital part of BBC radio and promotes more creativity than Radio 1 or 2. a platform and a forum for music that does not just feed on and fuel the mass media hype, nor is purely driven by charts, dance, hype or pleasing the middle of the road.
Losing this station would be a massive shame for new music.

Said by milders — March 22, 2010 @ 7:36 pm

The best radio station bar none. How can this station be axed? Please sign the petition to stop this madness!

Said by paul kimber — March 23, 2010 @ 10:52 am

Please please! keep it going….we need RADIO 6

Said by Bella Reed — March 24, 2010 @ 8:59 pm

I love radio 6, and in fairness, only found out about because of it being threatened with closure. Since then I’ve become a daily listener, especially enjoying hearing tunes that haven’t been repeated a dozen times a day on all the other stations, BBC and commercial alike. This channel is a breath of fresh air amongst the dross that permeates the airwaves these days.

Please make sure it doesn’t get washed away under the tide of corporate sponsored bubblegum rinsing out our eardrums!!

Said by andy ramus — March 25, 2010 @ 12:20 pm

save it or i’ll be really sad and have to move to another country.

Said by Patricia Lima — March 29, 2010 @ 12:08 pm

Radio 6 is one of the best stations going.

You can’t cut it.

Said by Jon Banks — March 29, 2010 @ 12:56 pm

nothin else comes close

Said by Peter Wright — March 29, 2010 @ 10:58 pm

6 Music plays great genre of music like no other stations can, go find saving somewhere else, just don’t axe it.

Said by WaiHang — April 2, 2010 @ 12:35 am

Weekday mornings would be unbearable without it. There is nothing else like it….

Said by Judy — April 5, 2010 @ 7:43 pm

Please let us keep our beloved station, the best there is

Said by nicky — April 17, 2010 @ 10:18 am

Please don’t axe the only radio station I listen to…. I will die without radio 6!!

Said by Abi — April 21, 2010 @ 2:27 pm

6 music would be sadly missed. No other station plays anything like it.

Said by Kenny Henderson — April 26, 2010 @ 10:26 pm

love listening to 6music here in St.Louis. Leave it be BBC!

Said by Shijith Kunhitty — April 28, 2010 @ 10:45 pm

Don’t scrap radio 6 – there are not enough quality stations – removing it will result in more mediocre crap being broadcast – we pay for this – our opinions count

Said by Paul — May 3, 2010 @ 8:45 am

6 Music — the best music radio station in the UK!

Said by Simon Pritchard — May 7, 2010 @ 8:32 am

BBC Radio 6 is so needed- great programming of quality new and old indy/alterntative music. I had almost stopped listening to popular music stations in recent years as I was fed up with the bland teen pop programming, repetitive charts, inane chat, jingles, phone-ins and/or adverts. My discovery of R6 on buying a DAB radio has been a revelation and I am now tuned to it almost constantly- it is brilliant and I am discovering so much new music that I like. There really is nothing like it so *please* don’t close it!

It is exactly the sort of ‘minority’ quality music station the BBC should be supporting, not closing. Having lived in other countries including the USA I can honestly say it is a rare treasure to have a station like this.

Please go to the BBC site and make your views known in the consultation survey if you have not already done so- we may still be able to stop this.

Said by Tom Gardner — May 7, 2010 @ 3:09 pm

Simply the best Music station on Radio……

Said by Alan King — May 11, 2010 @ 1:42 pm

SAVE 6 MUSIC!!!! I dont want to wake up or go to sleep listening to ANY other station!!

Said by l simpson — May 12, 2010 @ 1:36 pm

people want to SAVERADIO6

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