GCap Media is to close its digital radio station Planet Rock as part of a £9m cost-cutting package. In 2007 Planet Rock won a Sony Gold award - the Oscars of radio - and it has consistently increased its listening figures since 2003. It is also the greatest radio station on any network...where else can you find Alice Cooper presenting the breakfast show or Rick Wakeman sharing his anecdotes and moans on a Saturday morning? It simply cannot close, it would be a travesty to the glory of Rock, it would deny thousands of impressionable youths the opportunity to learn what "proper" rock music is in this time of manufactured tripe. This is the first step of the campaign, please join this group to show your support. SAVE PLANET ROCK! (read less)

GCap Media is to close its digital radio station Planet Rock as part of a £9m cost-cutting package. In 2007 Planet Rock won a Sony Gold award - the Oscars of radio - and it has consistently increased its listening figures since 2003. It is also the greatest radio station on any network...where else can you find Alice Cooper presenting the breakfast show or Rick Wakeman sharing his anecdotes and moans on a Saturday morning? It simply cannot close, it would be a travesty to the glory of Rock, it... (read more)