Music lovers turning away from classical radio

SIR – Your article (Arts, November 9) about how classical radio is losing listeners struck a chord.

I was an avid listener to Radio 3 – at home, in the car and in my office. However, I grew disenchanted as various controllers felt they had to tinker with it, often resulting in the dilution of its core strengths and a station that sounded more like Classic FM. The final straw for me came when Ian Skelly was moved from the morning programme, even though he had coped brilliantly during the Covid crisis.

I doubt I am the only one to have deserted Radio 3 since then. Perhaps the Proms are next for spoiling. Arthur Bayley

Tyldesley, Lancashire

Bringing the concert hall home: a French advertisement for Radiola radios from 1927