Corporation also said it would own to shut local radio stations if Treasury did not provide funds to offset the cost of free TV licences for over-75s,claims fresh book
The BBC warned George Osborne it would own to shut BBC2 and BBC4 if the government did not provide extra funds to offset the cost of free TV licences for the over-75s.
The corporation told the chancellor that the £750m gap in its finances would also force it to cut all of its local radio stations and radio news for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and according to a forthcoming book on the BBC.
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Source: theguardian.com