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Ofcom or Ofcon? Who regulates the regulator?

TIDAL WAVES: Ofcom's headquarters beside Southwark Bridge in London. Picture © Jim Linwood, cc-by-2.0

Former branch newsletter editor Adam Christie introduces a series of an occasional, personal opinion, series about the performance of UK broadcasting regulator Ofcom.

What isn’t guaranteed by BBC local radio?

IN NAME ONLY? The latest Ofcom licence lets BBC managers replace all Radio Leeds' local output with programmes from elsewhere for much of the day. Picture: (c) Adam Christie, 2012.

Former branch newsletter editor Adam Christie offers a personal perspective on what regulator Ofcom now allows BBC managers to do with its 40 stations in England.

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