Politicians, senior clergy and community leaders call on BBC Northern Ireland to reverse its proposed cuts at Radio Foyle, as protestors gathered outside the station on Wednesday
Politicians, senior clergy and community leaders have called on the BBC to reverse its proposed cuts at Radio Foyle.Eight news staff are at risk of redundancy and output, including the Breakfast Show as well as local news bulletins, is being cut.to close 36 posts across BBC Northern Ireland to make savings.
"Our concern in all of this will be to safeguard audience value and benefit and to remain mindful of the impact that this announcement will have on BBC staff in Northern Ireland." Mr McCauley said the move by the BBC was "a death by a thousand cuts" and believes this was the first step in the potential closure of the station.Marie Lindsay, former principal of St Mary's school in Derry, attended the protest because she felt she had to be there.
Under the proposals for BBC Radio Foyle, a daily 30-minute news programme will remain on BBC Radio Foyle along with the Mark Patterson Show and the Sean Coyle Show. Democratic Unionist Party MP Gregory Campbell said cuts to the Foyle news programming would make it "effectively BBC Radio Greater Belfast".Foyle MP and SDLP leader Colum Eastwood raised the concerns around cuts to BBC Radio Foyle at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday.
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