The plans will see England's 39 local stations share more programmes in afternoons, evenings and weekends.
Tim Davie said audience behaviour is changing, with 13% of the population listening to local radioThe BBC's director general has defended proposed cuts to local radio as being "the right thing", but admitted they are "very difficult and unpopular".
But he said he had made "a painful choice" because the BBC did not have the funding to "keep everything whole".in afternoons, evenings and weeknds. He said he did not know the full details of the recruitment procedures, adding: "Everyone will have a view on the process. Is it pleasant to go through? No."Image source,BBC journalists initially walked out on strike in March in a dispute over cuts to local radio, but the director general told the committee: "We understand and are listening and have already made some adjustments to our plans to make sure we're making the right choices with very limited money.
The broadcaster is moving resources from local radio to digital output and a network of new investigative teams.
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