Rejected petition Create new "BBC Radio 2 Extra" radio station. Specialist music genre programmes

BBC Radio lacks a dedicated station for alternative music genres

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The likes of country, folk, blues, jazz and world music require more air time and a national audience outlet to promote their specific genres

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about the content of different radio stations are an operational matter for the BBC, not the UK Government or Parliament.

You could have a petition calling on the Government to fund the BBC to increase the diversity of its radio programming, if that is something you'd like to see happen.

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Date submitted 2 July 2022
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