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Thatcher’s government was deeply into privatisation. They couldn’t privatise the BBC so, because they also thought competition was a good thing, they offered licences to commercial organisations to run local radio stations. Again , this wasn’t bad to start with. Some stations were excellent, with first-class talent, wide ranging playlists and genuine local supporting content. Fast forward. Local stations bought up by conglomerates and merged. Global Radio and Bauer the leaders of the pack.(Cont)