▁closure ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁very ▁low ▁audience ▁share ▁( only ▁ 8 , 5 0 0 ▁listen ers ▁in ▁Catal onia ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 7 . 5 ▁million ▁people ). ▁This ▁spark ed ▁a ▁campaign ▁against ▁closure ▁of ▁the ▁station , ▁which ▁eventually ▁proved ▁successful ▁after ▁Santiago ▁Gonz ale z , ▁the ▁then ▁newly ▁appointed ▁director ▁of ▁R NE ▁( Radio ▁Nacional ▁de ▁España ), ▁decided ▁against ▁closing ▁R à d io ▁ 4 . ▁ ▁Log os ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Catalunya ▁R à d io ▁ ▁Category : M ass ▁media ▁in ▁Barcelona ▁Category : Radio ▁stations ▁in ▁Spain ▁Category : Radio ▁stations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Category : R TV E <0x0A> </s> ▁Thomas ▁Ing ham ▁Jo ynt ▁ ▁( Dec ember ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁– ▁ 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 0 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁senior ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁legal ▁profession ▁from ▁Christ ch urch . ▁Born ▁in ▁Ireland , ▁he ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Can ter bury ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁child ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 . ▁He ▁had ▁comm enced ▁legal ▁training ▁in ▁Dublin ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁in ▁Christ ch urch ; ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁he ▁set ▁up ▁his ▁own ▁legal ▁firm . ▁Over ▁the ▁years , ▁he ▁formed ▁various ▁partners hips ▁with ▁other ▁solic itors . ▁Jo ynt ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁defence ▁lawyer ▁and ▁had ▁many ▁high - profile ▁cases ,