<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[davidlloydradio]]></title><description><![CDATA[davidlloydradio]]></description><link>https://www.davidlloydradio.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 06:48:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.davidlloydradio.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[BBC local radio returns for another go!]]></title><description><![CDATA[You have to hand it to the BBC. Having been abused in the House of Commons, criticised by Government, convicted of 'systemic failure' by its own Complaints Unit following crazy changes in local radio, attracting over 1000 complaints and decimating audiences by 27%, they return to Ofcom to ask for more freedoms! The BBC claims it: “wants to do more local programming when more people are listening”. Actually, it really doesn't. It is struggling to meet the localness quota it signed up to very...]]></description><link>https://www.davidlloydradio.com/post/bbc-local-radio-returns-for-another-go</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68fdeb4849fb0f702161bdf5</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 09:57:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0a13e_2979e83cb7924b839e99288b6d63ffed~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Lloyd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research indicates scale of BBC local radio failures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over a third of BBC local radio weekly listeners aged 45+ believe ‘the BBC has ruined its local radio stations’. 16% strongly agree that is the case. New research indicates almost half of BBC local radio listeners aged 45+ in England (47%) say the stations are not as local as they were with 19% strongly agreeing. Despite the BBC being charged with providing distinctive programmes, almost half of weekly listeners aged 45+ (47%) say they are not as distinctive as they were.  At a time when the...]]></description><link>https://www.davidlloydradio.com/post/research-indicates-scale-of-bbc-local-radio-failures</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a0ec42ab2490cb67faf4d5</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:52:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0a13e_58d66ccbc8af40c08baebb1685729a61~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_853,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Lloyd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How well is BBC content regulation serving us?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good parents don’t bring up their children well by just telling them off when the neighbour knocks on the door and complains about them. Regulating by complaint only - as Ofcom largely does - is a peculiar way to regulate BBC content. Not least because you have to be bloody persistent to get it to entertain a complaint in the first place. If you have an issue with the BBC, you have to complain to the BBC first and clamber over three hefty It's a Knockout  hurdles before you actually get...]]></description><link>https://www.davidlloydradio.com/post/how-well-is-bbc-content-regulation-serving-us</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6919adfdcdaa474073b33f72</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 11:07:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0a13e_0660a430fb914070b4cbd132e20cc679~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Lloyd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farewell, Tim]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don’t know anyone who does not like or rate Tim Davie. From all I know and have heard, he’s a very decent chap who has tried to do the best he can. I hope he manages, very soon, to put his feet up at last. I cannot even begin to imagine the pressure of that job when no moment is your own and just about every weekend is disturbed by a text bluntly signalling another random major crisis. The challenges he has faced are utterly unprecedented. He is not the first to resign amidst a major...]]></description><link>https://www.davidlloydradio.com/post/farewell-tim</link><guid isPermaLink="false">691110381baa491de188360d</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 22:17:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0a13e_41a9bbdef4a641e3a8dd3d9998b6ccf8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Lloyd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC investigation concludes ‘systemic failure’ at BBC local radio]]></title><description><![CDATA[As unrest hit UK streets last August, citizens were worried. Certain cities hit flashpoint. That’s when local media comes into its own -...]]></description><link>https://www.davidlloydradio.com/post/bbc-investigation-concludes-systemic-failure-at-bbc-local-radio</link><guid isPermaLink="false">676d7d308d77311d4ec19f27</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:27:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0a13e_c0e5592667114f9d8d72989fac21739a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Lloyd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time for more Trust?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is it time for the BBC Trust to return -  to ensure the BBC delivers distinctive high quality content in the bets possible environment?]]></description><link>https://www.davidlloydradio.com/post/time-for-more-trust</link><guid isPermaLink="false">669515a066a08bd7bec35096</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 11:56:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0a13e_1d1591f2027444a5b91f810e31b5645f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Lloyd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Re-arranging the furniture at BBC local radio]]></title><description><![CDATA[“I understand how you feel, because it's a little bit like I've come into your living room and I've rearranged the furniture, and I need...]]></description><link>https://www.davidlloydradio.com/post/re-arranging-the-furniture-at-bbc-local-radio</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6637a139f1edfeb0641e6b17</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2024 15:43:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0a13e_a215a2759e444bf5a4bb78e833642e7b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_867,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Lloyd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a parallel world - there's a well-run BBC]]></title><description><![CDATA[A BBC which realises that maybe a defensible shift to a ‘Mood Mums’ target audience for Radio 2 will disadvantage older listeners...]]></description><link>https://www.davidlloydradio.com/post/in-a-parallel-world-there-s-a-well-run-bbc</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65c3e0519157e2633d8dfcb7</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2024 20:15:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0a13e_1d1591f2027444a5b91f810e31b5645f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Lloyd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofcom says it's all fine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three people. That's how many individuals wrote to Ofcom about its Modernising the BBC's Operating Licence consultation and mentioned BBC...]]></description><link>https://www.davidlloydradio.com/post/ofcom-says-it-s-all-fine</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65be4245187b01be5dffdd25</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2024 14:49:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0a13e_542317d01c604b6ba0b80a4206003172~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Lloyd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The BBC Chair responds]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've despatched quite a few tetchy missives about the BBC's local radio changes, including to members of the BBC Board. You'll recall...]]></description><link>https://www.davidlloydradio.com/post/the-bbc-chair-responds</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65930983dd76e34a914e4979</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2024 21:38:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0a13e_5de0b5a5adc14af1abb236213cc0c7fc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Lloyd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Questions on Ofcom's BBC consultations]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is not the most interesting blog post but I wish to place  this letter on record. I have today written to Ofcom asking that its...]]></description><link>https://www.davidlloydradio.com/post/questions-on-ofcom-s-bbc-consultations</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6590067f442c7e5c8bb8c417</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Dec 2023 12:36:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0a13e_5de0b5a5adc14af1abb236213cc0c7fc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Lloyd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Ofcom up to the job of regulating local media?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve had another cut and paste letter back from Ofcom. Deep breath. Its ‘Interim Group Director of Ofcom’s Broadcasting &#38; Media Group’...]]></description><link>https://www.davidlloydradio.com/post/is-ofcom-up-to-the-job-of-regulating-local-media</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6544e1c8508733537e3e690a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2023 13:03:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0a13e_838c993161b843eab1a36f2e00e96c99~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_825,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Lloyd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The most worrying thing about the BBC]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s something more seriously worrying about the BBC than the fact that it is choosing the wrong course for local radio. It is that it...]]></description><link>https://www.davidlloydradio.com/post/the-most-worrying-thing-about-the-bbc</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65234591edded23cd402fb5b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2023 12:03:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0a13e_75081948d926475cb90ad25c0ee2e6df~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_848,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Lloyd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The silent killer]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few years ago, whilst jobbing one sunny day on a BBC local station outside my area, I arrived for my programme to be greeted by a...]]></description><link>https://www.davidlloydradio.com/post/the-silent-killer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6517fabb410df0a11d443601</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2023 11:01:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0a13e_db2dca3a3f804b98a3fa046bcd24160b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Lloyd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clinging to the wreckage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Through gritted teeth, DCMS makes clear once more its frustration at the BBC’s plans for local radio. “We continue to be concerned over...]]></description><link>https://www.davidlloydradio.com/post/clinging-to-the-wreckage</link><guid isPermaLink="false">650d8a823ba9de6c4f4b90c0</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2023 13:02:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0a13e_7b450811e4fb456090aadaf98daca154~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Lloyd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's the latest on BBC local radio?]]></title><description><![CDATA["The changes to local programming will be  detrimental to you the listener." "You remove these community ambassadors and all those...]]></description><link>https://www.davidlloydradio.com/post/what-s-the-latest-on-bbc-local-radio</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64b596b622a7fd5c6c90d53e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2023 20:39:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0a13e_dca9d2333c8c4fe1b9dcd40339fa83c3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Lloyd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A shining example of local radio]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keri Jones and his other half were savouring breakfast at their favourite café in beautiful Shaftesbury. A woman came over, touched...]]></description><link>https://www.davidlloydradio.com/post/a-shining-example-of-local-radio</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64a6957aa1104d46993be9bf</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2023 21:37:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0a13e_0ea1a21ff5204b3992559170ac8e6be7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Lloyd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some very peculiar neighbours]]></title><description><![CDATA[I live in Nottingham. I was born here.  Don’t get me started on how I feel about my City. It frustrates me. I care almost too much about...]]></description><link>https://www.davidlloydradio.com/post/some-very-peculiar-neighbours</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64986782f4030399fa4784c0</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jun 2023 17:35:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0a13e_cce2f74946b743578874843042566e67~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_480,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Lloyd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why radio matters]]></title><description><![CDATA[People are now getting their news online - so we are shifting cash from local radio to online to better serve our licence fee payers,...]]></description><link>https://www.davidlloydradio.com/post/why-radio-matters</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6494be7c282356068d64022b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 21:50:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0a13e_1097456ee6ab4d479a76dc8f85078c35~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_473,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Lloyd</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[BBC Local Radio changes - state of play]]></title><description><![CDATA[The BBC suggests it needs to invest more in local online news services and it can only do this by saving money from local radio. It...]]></description><link>https://www.davidlloydradio.com/post/bbc-local-radio-changes-state-of-play</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6481c5e2b1a0f4627557da9b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2023 14:14:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0a13e_7103ee8ecfad4af0b5d3ecad418b6e4f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_320,h_240,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>David Lloyd</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>