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Title: R 2 Overnight Cuts.
Post by Administrator on Jan 9^th, 2017, 5:05pm

According to "Radio Today"...

"There will be no live overnight programmes on BBC Radio 2 from February as the station cancels the After Midnight show..........Instead, repeats of other Radio 2 shows will air from midnight and different styles of music will play out till 5am, in a new strand called Radio 2 Playlists."

Their report is here.

Title: Re: R 2 Overnight Cuts.
Post by JohnW on Jan 9^th, 2017, 8:37pm

According to this announcement ...

"Between 2am and 5am Monday to Friday, and Saturday and Sunday 3am till 6pm, Radio 2 Playlists will feature music from Radio 2’s different genres."

3 am to 6 pm????

Either someone's made a typo - or it looks like Saturdays and Sundays will be virtually all day repeats!!

Title: Re: R 2 Overnight Cuts.
Post by WG on Jan 11^th, 2017, 11:45am

Aha--I think I rather like the idea of curated PLAYLISTS, presumably without DJ presentation(yes? no?) ....I will listen during the day on Iplayer Radio when i DO not want inane chat.
Well done the BBC!