James Purnell says Radio 1 plays nearly 10 times as many different tracks in a month as its rival Capital,after station was criticised in government green paper
BBC strategy chief James Purnell has defended its two biggest music networks, Radio 1 and Radio 2, and as “highly distinctive”,saying Radio 1 plays nearly 10 times as many different tracks in a month as its commercial rival, Capital.
Purnell warned there was a tsunami happening with audience tastes around radio”, or with a sharp descend in the amount of time young people spent listening,and said if the industry failed to react it would die out.
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Source: theguardian.com