The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) said 1,000 of its members walked out on Wednesday. The BBC's proposals would see cuts to local radio to bolster its online services.Ī spokesperson for the broadcaster said those plans would see Wolverhampton getting a bespoke new digital news services and were part of a bid to modernise local services.Īll 39 local stations would continue to provide local programming each weekday between 06:00 and 14:00, the corporation added. BBC journalists are staging a 48-hour strike in a dispute over cuts to local radio services in England. "If they're going to take them away without consultation, without actually speaking to anybody, just saying they're going to move the money elsewhere, it's just not good enough," Ms Hamilton said. She said during her 18 years as a councillor for Birmingham City Council, BBC local radio had been key in how she "got information out there". Speaking to Politics Midlands, Paulette Hamilton, who represents Birmingham Erdington for Labour, said there "needs to be more consultation". The BBC's proposals would see its 39 local radio stations sharing more programmes. Members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) went on strike for 48 hours this week over changes to output. Licence fee payers "need to have a say" in proposed changes to BBC local radio, according to an MP. Birmingham MP Paulette Hamilton called for a consultation on proposals to BBC local radio
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