There was much consternation and little consultation when the BBC decided to get rid of the standalone evening schedules of its local radio stations across England. As part of its Delivering Quality First initiative, designed to save 20% in costs following the freezing of the licence fee, the corporation replaced the regional evening shows across all 39 stations with one new national network programme. Many asked the question: if the BBC can’t provide local radio then who can? It turns out that the internet could be the answer.