Thanks for the BBC, but why the hole?

Thanks for adding the BBC to your new lineup.

But I'm wondering: Why the 12-2 am hole in BBC?

--Jim, Miami University

[General Manager Cleve Callison replies:
In a nutshell: we wanted to provide a repeat of NPR’s successful Talk of the Nation. Airing that at 10 pm would have duplicated the midnight-5am BBC schedule that other area NPR stations carry, so we chose these hours. We’ll evaluate as we go along.]