Yet another nail in the coffin for Jazz broadcasting: GCap Media is to close two digital radio stations: The Jazz and Planet Rock.

Typical! I only got around to listening to theJazz about a month ago, and already it is going the way of Jazz FM and shutting down.

I’d even been looking into DAB radio choices over the last couple of weeks so I could listen to it in the Kitchen and the Bedroom, but now it seems like there will be no point in buying one. Ah well, I guess it’ll save me some money…

The only option I’m left with now is listening to TSF Jazz, which is a French jazz radio station that you can get via internet radio (or on my squeezebox…). It seems like a reasonable station - I just have no idea what they’re talking about!

Tags: thejazz, jazzfm, tsfjazz, gcap media

I don’t know what it is with 4×4 drivers, but why are most of them such aggressive drivers? I’ve ranted in the past about Ford Focus drivers, but must now confess that they’re not all that bad. My annoyance is now directed at 4×4 drivers instead.

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