Friday is the final time South Today Oxford and Look East (West) will broadcast.
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BBC Nations director Rhodri Talfan Davies said it was a "difficult decision" but he wanted to "strengthen" local online news services.The Oxford bulletin runs on weekdays at 18:30 from studios in Summertown for up to 13 minutes. It then hands over to the Southampton programme, which is broadcast to the wider region.The Oxford programme is broadcast from studios in Summertown
At the time of the initial announcement of the closures back in May, Labour MP Mr Zeichner said: "I understand the pressure that the BBC is under but the essence of local news is that it is local, and this is a step backwards." A BBC spokesperson said: "We're really proud of all of our regional TV programmes including our Look East bulletins from Cambridge and South Today in Oxford which have served viewers brilliantly and produced great journalism over the years.
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