Fair play to them for doing it but it does also show how much BBC Local Radio (and similar stations across Europe) are been balkanised into having mainly White European listeners age 50-60+; which although a significant and economically/politically powerful section of Suffolk does not represent the wider much more diverse population of the county… OK there are some young people in the pics below but I reckon they are students or would be interns, other than the school age child…

Studios look like they have some nice kit in them (like the “IP over everything” studio console I remember reading in EBU mag that auntie are kitting out their local stations with) and the layout does reflect the mostly speech based content; but they do look a bit dull and sterile… OK I guess these middle aged folk would not be as fond of banging techno or heavy rock; but I would have expected things like posters of their favourite folk bands, or other low cost but effective arty stuff that doesn’t rattle or affect the studio acoustics.

Perhaps Ive grown accustomed to looking at photos of European stations or Aunties studios in the 70s/80s but that looks more like the citzens advice with a few microphones in it rather than a radio station… :you_crazy

I can see why Auntie wants to work more closely with community broadcasters as thats the only way they will be able to reach out to younger people or minority groups in the regions; we don’t all live in London or Manchester! :laugh_at:

BBC Radio Suffolk celebrates 25th birthday with studio open day – News – Ipswich Star