A couple of key indicators to the future health of BBC Radio are due soon.
Any day now we should get the BBC Annual Plan. Flick past the guff to the tables marked 'Content spend'. There we may discover what proportion of the £450m cuts required by the Over 75 licences has been shouldered by radio.
Equal, independent podcasters will hoping for transparency on spending on BBC Sounds, estimated at £10m this financial year. I suspect they're in for a long wait.
The third litmus test will be the revelation of a new Radio 4 Controller. We have to presume it's now in James Purnell's gift, with Bob Shennan moved to Lord Hall's dug-out. Will Jim choose someone ready to fight for Radio 4's future?
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