John G. Deacon wrote:

> Classic FM has 5.2 million listeners a week compared with Radio 3's
> 2.5 million, recent figures show.  Listening figures to be released
> by tomorrow are expected to show increases for both Radio 3 and
> Classic FM.  A spokesman for Radio 3 added: "High culture is at the
> core of our broadcasting.  We are not competing at all with Classic
> FM."

Well, as a devoted BBC Radio 3 listener I can only say that this seems a
return to core values.  Things were beginning to slip quite badly, though
I suspect that, even as things are now, we don't know how lucky we are.
It's also good to see a spokesman for the BBC not afraid to use the
expression "High culture".

Let's hope that the passing fancy of BBC Radio 3 somehow needing to
"compete" with Classic FM has now gone for ever.

Anyone interested in seeing the BBC Radio 3 schedules for the coming week
may access them via the radio schedules page on BBC Online at:

   http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/

Tony Duggan
Staffordshire,
United Kingdom.