The BBC has announced plans to move eight Radio 3 programmes from London to Salford’s MediaCity by 2024.
The news was announced in a statement by the BBC earlier this morning (Tuesday 6 December).
The broadcaster has decided that Music Matters, Jazz Record Requests, Essential Classics, Through the Night and Sunday Breakfast will be some of the shows moving to the new location.
The Listening Service and Afternoon Concert, which are both currently partly based in Salford, will move entirely. Words and Music will increase its production in the city.
A statement released by the BBC this morning read: “As a result by 2024/25 at least 50% of production hours for BBC Radio 3 will be from Salford.”
Alan Davey, Controller of BBC Radio 3 added: “Strengthening Radio 3’s roots in the North of England, with a continued and important presence in London, will ensure the station holds its place at the forefront of leading and developing classical music and culture for the whole of the country.
“We hope to support and develop a wider pool of established and emerging talent, and build new partnerships with different communities in the North as well as with the wider classical music industry.”
The BBC’s statement continued: “The move builds the existing creative Radio 3 community in Salford, creating a new hub of excellence for classical music rooted in the North. Radio 3 will continue to commission from a range of suppliers in different parts of the UK.”
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