Reported plans by the BBC to cut back its massive share of UK broadcasting and online output have caused shock and horror throughout the land.

There’s particular concern at the suggestion that the radio station, 6 Music, may be dumped.

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So who cares? According to mediaUK, the station gets just 695,000 listeners a week – which gives it a market share of 0.4 per cent.

Still, it may make up in quality what it lacks in quantity.

Here’s Phil Jupitus, quoted in the Guardian, on the rigorous and professional approach the station takes to programme planning:

One of the beauties of 6 Music from my point of view was how casual the approach to putting a show together was. At home the night before a show I would scan my CD racks and see where the mood took me.

In fairness to Phil, he does admit: “Being a deejay was never really in my game plan, but when I was asked to launch BBC 6 Music and present the breakfast show, I thought I’d give it a go”.

It would be tough living without a station that makes such an effort to get everything so right.

Worth a try, though, I’d say.