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Shortly after Radio One and 1Xtra announced the axing of Edith Bowman, Rob Da Bank, Jen Long and more, the BBC has confirmed it is to close 65 roles in radio.
As part of an ongoing plan to reduce the BBC Radio division headcount by around 15%, the BBC will be ending at least 65 jobs.
The BBC has also announced that Radio 1, 2, 1Xtra, 6Music and the Asian Network will be jointly run, thought they will maintain their own controllers to "preserve the station's culture and distinctiveness."
Edith Bowman is amongst the DJs recently culled by the BBC
Director of BBC Radio Helen Boaden said: "BBC Radio is the envy of the world, and our creativity is second to none. But we must also be as small as we can be, to meet our savings challenges and increase our agility in the digital world without losing our distinctiveness or damaging relationships with our many audiences."
She added: "Reducing the division's headcount by 15% is challenging, but shows just how hard we are working to drive efficiency in everything we do."
The cuts are part of the BBC's Delivering Quality First plans, which aim to cut costs by £800 million a year by 2017.
