LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Independent radio staff cuts

Genre

News report; Interview; Special

TX Date

5 Jun 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:05:59

Description

Report on the threatened action by broadcasting unions after staff cuts were announced at independent radio stations including LBC/IRN, due to financial problems and the Government’s planned deregulation of UK commercial radio. Includes actuality of Gwent Broadcasting closedown; interviews with Chairman of the Broadcasting Unions Alliance Robin Blake; NUJ spokesman John Foster; LBC/IRN Editorial Director Peter Thornton; BETA spokesman Roger Bolton. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

John Foster; Roger Bolton; Peter Thornton; Robin Blake; Gwent Broadcasting

Keywords

Trade unions; Government; Labour disputes; Cost reduction; Conservative Party; Radio stations; NUJ; Finance; Radio; Commercial radio; LBC; IBA; IRN; Local radio; Deregulation; Redundancies; Radio journalism; Broadcasting personnel

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