The BBC is to close two radio stations and scale back its web presence to make £600m in savings, according to a report in the Times newspaper.

BBC Asian Network and 6 Music will be closed under the proposals, it says.

The Times claims the measures are part of a plan, due to be made public next month, to reduce the BBC’s services and focus on quality over quantity.

A statement from the BBC called press speculation “premature” but acknowledged the existence of a review.

The National Union of Journalists, however, said it had “received a detailed briefing” from the BBC this morning “confirming media reports as largely correct”. BBC.

The end of 6 Music has been threatened for some time now and the NUJ seem to confirm my worst fears – I mean what else have I got a DAB radio for – 6 Music is for those of us who want to find something new to listen to but don’t want to be bombarded with the chart fodder that clogs up the likes of radio 1 and aren’t ready for the pipes and slippers of Radio 2 – there’s no other station like 6 Music in the words of David Bowie

6 Music keeps the spirit of broadcasters like John Peel alive and for new artists to lose this station would be a great shame. David Bowie.

If you feel like me then take the actions recommended by love6Music and yes you can join a Facebook group? and I don’t do Tw*tter.

The BBC will look at cutting some of its digital television and radio services after the analogue TV signal is switched off in 2012, its director general, Mark Thompson, said on Thursday.

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He implied digital services such as BBC3, BBC4 and 6Music could face the axe. These cost millions to run but reach a relatively small audience compared with the mainstream BBC1, BBC2, Radio 1 and Radio 2. John Plunkett, The Guardian.

6Music’s the only reason I own a DAB radio – it’s about the only station that cares about music and not ratings – the end of 6Music would be a sad day in radio broadcasting.

Anyone who wants to work with children, including those who regularly transport children to sports matches, will soon have to be vetted for a criminal record. BBC.

Listen to this Radio 4 interview it’s a typical example of what you hear on the Today Program – this like many others is a waste of five minutes of my life – I was interested in what John O’Brien the civil servant who will run the Criminal Record Check scheme has to say. Instead we got John Humphrys pressing points that no-one but a pedagogue could be interested in – like this check means the government believes we are all guilty or the fact it’s of whether it’s the state or an independent body – no they’re the state too – deciding who’s can work with children.

Look – the fact is that paedophiles will do anything to gain contact and trust with children – that’s a fact – now whether these checks will work is a moot point and a question that wasn’t answered in this interview.

When is the BBC going to stop these pointless interviews and sack Humphrys and his ilk?

Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles has accused the BBC of making dull programmes because it does not want to upset listeners.

He says that radio shows are “so formulaic [that] anyone different, like me or Jonathan (Ross), stands out”. BBC.

Moyles is so full of himself, the real reason he’s different is because he’s the biggest sexist homophobic prick they let broadcast on BBC Radio – I suggest he listens to BBC 6’s Shaun Keaveny a far superior breakfast show which unlike Moyles isn’t dull at all.

What is it all about Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross’ phone call to 78-year-old actor Andrew Sach, best known for playing Manuel in Faulty Towers.

The Guardian reports.

Yesterday morning brought news that the media regulator was launching its own investigation into whether Brand and Ross had broken its rules on harm and offence when they called 78-year-old actor Andrew Sachs’ answer machine to say that Brand had “fucked your granddaughter”.

By mid-afternoon, questions had been asked in the House of Commons and the leader of the opposition had added his voice to calls for an inquiry. By early evening, complaints to the BBC had topped 10,000, the corporation was leading its own Six O’clock News with the row and the Prime Minister Gordon Brown had diverted his mind from the global financial crisis to condemn the pair’s “inappropriate and unacceptable behaviour”.

Blimey, mentioned in the House of Commons even condemnation from Gordon Brown. What is it about this phone call – lets try something replace Brand for, I don’t know much about Radio 2 presenters – there seems a dearth of women though (but that’s another story); Radio 6 is more my thing, anyway but for arguments sake lets say Jo Whiley (by the why that’s no reflection on Jo, she’s not as dim as Brand or Ross) lets replaced granddaughter for grandson, now where’s you’re outrage – I’m fed up with this sexism, why is it women have something done to them?

On the phone call – personally I hate these puerile school boy jokes – cheap humour for the dumbed down media.

The latest is news is the BBC has suspended Brand and Ross – good riddance I say – and how about filling those vacancies with a few women presenters?

Breakfast show rivals Chris Moyles and Terry Wogan have notched up record listening figures.

Wogan, 69, has 8.1 million listeners, up 370,000 from the previous quarter, but is in danger of losing his crown as the nation’s favourite breakfast DJ to Moyles on Radio 1.

Moyles, 34, has a record 7.72 million listeners, up 410,000 from the previous quarter, according to figures released by industry body Rajar today. Source: The Independent.

What does it say about 7.72 million people that they listen to the racist, sexist, homophobic Moyles. Here’s just a few examples.

When starting at Radio 1 on the 4-7am shift, he played soundtracks of passionate encounters in pornographic films, over which female newsreaders tried to read the weather forecast. Source: Wikipedia.

During his breakfast show, when handing presentation over to a female news presenter he referred to the presenter as a “slut” and then went on to make other comments about her as he attempted to defend his comment. Still only four listeners bothered to complain. Source: Ofcom.

Interviewing Halle Berry along with Hugh Jackman on his breakfast show, he at one point decided to adopt an American accent and, claiming he had a gun, demanded his guests “put your hands up in the air”. The host was clearly only joking but when Jackman called him a “Brooklyn Bond”, he retorted: “I’m a black American guy.” Oscar-winner Berry immediately pitched in with: “Are we having a racist moment here?” Moyles declared he had not intended to be racist. Source: Digital Spy.

Why does this loudmouthed arrogant twat still present one of the BBC’s most popular radio shows? I guess it’s a reflection of our society, sad – isn’t it.