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Jun 2020
Over 2000 sign petition to save Stray FM in a week
The campaign, launched by Liberal Democrats, calls for Bauer Media to reverse its decision to replace Stray FM with a national station.
Over 2000 people have signed a petition to try and save local radio station Stray FM in just one week.
The campaign, launched by Liberal Democrats, calls for Bauer Media to reverse its decision to replace Stray FM with a national station.
Stray FM, a 26-year-old station based in Harrogate, is set to be replaced by Greatest Hits Radio with three hours a day of regional presenting covering Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
Liberal Democrat spokesperson Judith Rogerson told The Stray Ferret:
"We understand that it’s not an easy challenge to get a private company to reverse a decision once it’s been made, but seeing the community rally together like this and seeing all the words of appreciation is incredibly heartening. Local journalism is about so much more than large profits — we sincerely hope that this petition shows Bauer just how much 'Proper Local Radio' means to our area."
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Harrogate and Knaresborough MP Andrew Jones has also written to Bauer Media to seek assurances over Stray FM's future.
In a post on his website, he said he was “disappointed” that Bauer Media’s “winning formula is set to change.”
“It’s local, it’s interesting, it’s current and it’s presented by people we know and trust. But it’s more than that. It is a radio station that supports local events and charities. It’s a station that supports the community and the community repays this by supporting the station.”
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