why is it called 'bbc newcastle'- it shouldn't be!

[Hull_Mackem]

Yes I'm sad, but often wondered why our local bbc station is called BBC newcastle.

Surely the obvious choice would have been BBC North East or BBC Tyne and Wear. The former I would say seems it goes up to to the borders.

The other 'north east' stations are called Tees and Cumbria - regions that are more dominated by one town/city then ours is!

Same for BBCs Humberside, Merseyside and others.

I know there are some others named after just one city, but none so obviously not dominated by that one city as our region I would say.

I suggest a proper petition to have a name change.

Or is this whole thing seb?

[Boris Bear]

Originally Posted by Hull_Mackem

Yes I'm sad, but often wondered why our local bbc station is called BBC newcastle.

Surely the obvious choice would have been BBC North East or BBC Tyne and Wear. The former I would say seems it goes up to to the borders.

The other 'north east' stations are called Tees and Cumbria - regions that are more dominated by one town/city then ours is!

Same for BBCs Humberside, Merseyside and others.

I know there are some others named after just one city, but none so obviously not dominated by that one city as our region I would say.

I suggest a proper petition to have a name change.

Or is this whole thing seb?

Who cares?

[Hull_Mackem]

Originally Posted by Boris Bear

Who cares?

Me.

And it's not juts for footballing reasons. It merely serves to perputuate the regional and national feeling that newcastle is a bigger and better city than sunderland. Yes, in some ways it may be, but a public service paid for by everyone in the region should represent these equally. Even if the content does (arguable), the bloody name on the tin says it doesn't!

Telling away fans / visitors / tourists to listen to a bbc station all to do with another town if they want local news?! I wonder what impressions there going to have about which is the more vibrant place to visit and go spend their money / invest etc.

[Barry Siddall]

my local station is sunfm marra

[girojim]

I agree with Hull Mackem

[Hull_Mackem]

Originally Posted by Barry Siddall

my local station is sunfm marra

You loser, I know that, and completely irrelevant to my point.

[JAZZMANB]

we,ve had it before or at least the same argue
ment about bbc radio newcastle.....i,m not sure who won but its doesnt bother me.. whichever way we feel about it more people outside of the region know where newcastle is as opposed to sunderland..cant see that changing soon and it doesnt bother me in the least

[Spug]

Originally Posted by Hull_Mackem

You loser, I know that, and completely irrelevant to my point.

Who cares ya bellend. We have taken over their Mag station

[girojim]

Originally Posted by Spug

Who cares ya bellend. We have taken over their Mag station

How have we taken it over?

[Spug]

Originally Posted by girojim

How have we taken it over?

Well can you imagine if Sun Fm started doing Mag commentaries.

Hell on.