As someone who likes to wake up with Alice Cooper and a bit of Zep and a touch of Rush, rather than the honeyed self-importance of John Humphreys, the news that my favourite radio station Planet Rock is to close comes as a bit of blow.
I also can’t help but notice that it has a bigger audience than the BBC’s Six Music. But, owing to the uniquely-funded… yes, you know how it goes. Planet Rock goes, and Six Music inherits a slice of its audience.
How I love paying my licence fee.
Start the Week 30th March 2026
They will not change us…. “Victims were ‘simply enjoying night out,’ says chief superintendent” [img]https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/1024/cpsprodpb/abbb/live/6892a370-2b73-11f1-b297-95b0a0a8331e.jpg.webp[/img] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0le1y242x1t