A report by a media think-tank says the BBC should be forced to privatise Radio One and Radio Two.
The European Media Forum, part of the independent research institute the European Policy Forum, says the move would ease pressure on licence payers and boost the commercial radio sector. The BBC replied by reinforcing the message that the two stations offered innovative and distinctive programmes that the market alone would not provide.
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