SIR – It comes as no surprise that younger listeners are turning to the likes of Boom Radio (report, October 29). The music played is superior to most of today’s offerings.
BBC Radio 2 has become a talk rather than music station. On the breakfast show, for example, the news, traffic and sports reports take up a large portion of the programme, and that’s before the endless stream of guests with something to promote.
Add to this the “banter” between the presenters (they seem not to have learnt that when two people are speaking no one is listening) and the interminable plugging of other shows and BBC Sounds, and there is little time left for any actual music.
On Boom Radio the presenters do little more than introduce the music, resulting in much more entertainment. My own recommendation would be Radio Caroline Flashback, where often there is not even a presenter and, apart from the occasional plug for a sponsor, no advertisements. 
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https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/nov/12/bbc-faces-broad-backlash-over-cuts-to-local-radio-output
Of course, Ray Clark joining Caroline, is part of that. But BBC local radio, does have an important roll, especially at times of bad weather & flooding problems. Not everyone, is internet savvy like us
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