LBC goes from local to national
LBC radio goes national. From 11th February LBC will start broadcasting
nationally on DAB, using the D1 channel recently vacated by Jazz FM. After forty years the late Sir
Christopher Chataway’s dream of having national commercial news talk radio has
been realised, sadly just a week after his death.
LBC had been available on a number of regional DAB services
and that service was removed in 2012, prompting social media anger among the UK
listeners that had been enjoying the service:
“I heard the terrible news that just a few days ago LBC has
been pulled from several parts of the UK on DAB.
My parents who are avid listeners to LBC, listened daily in
fact every room within their house had a DAB radio that was tuned only to LBC.
Every station on FM and DAB is either music or sports oriented;
in fact 70% of the stations in Lincolnshire is aimed towards the older
listener. I've been reading through several website forums, which are filled
with angry, upset and confused LBC listeners across towns and cities up North
with utter disbelief.
Twitter and Facebook have again many comments and questions
aimed asking why LBC has gone, yet they haven't even had the balls to reply
with the fact LBC will not be coming back” -
Orangeandlemon – Digital Spy
Well at least one listener and his family will be pleased at the news that LBC goes national on DAB.
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