Raw Talent, a really good (and important) local radio show for local music is no longer being aired on BBC Radio Leeds. This is bad news as it means that local bands are getting next to no radio exposure. It's criminal considering how vibrant the local music scene is in Leeds at the moment.
This is from a local music writer and friend Sam Saunders.
"The work that Raw Talent has done over several years now has given a lot of Leeds artists some experience/fun/exposure. And their contribution to getting the Raw Talent stage up and running at Leeds Festival has been way above and beyond the call of duty.
"More on Leeds music has come thorugh that one Hull-based programme than all the Leeds broadcast media put together. BBC Leeds has now stopped broadcasting Raw Talent at all It's a programme for and about the music scenes in the North. It has NO presence in Leeds - as of this week.
"Last week DAB. This week and next week NOTHING. The only way to hear it is through the glitch-prone audio drainpipe of internet streaming.
"Messages expresing shock, dismay, unhappiness, derision, calm resignation or floods of joy can (and bloody well should) be sent to one or more of the following contact points:
"BBC Leeds, Broadcasting Centre, 2 Saint Peter's Square, Leeds, LS9 8AH BBC.
Leeds e-mail: leeds@bbc.co.uk
BBC Radio Leeds: 0113 244 2131
"The BBC, I believe, are sensitve to "community response". So let's make it a big one. Ask them to get the DAB or FM back. DO IT PEOPLE."
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