Patrick ON4CDJ
BBC Radio 4 Longwave closure date confirmed
https://mediumwave.info/2025/08/01/united-kingdom-523/
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BBC Radio 4 Longwave closure date confirmed. I understand that the closure date for BBC Radio 4 on longwave 198 kHz will be 26 September 2026, Arqiva staff have been informed. Its not known yet if …

Ydun's Medium Wave Info
Aug 2 at 9:35amWeb
Show threadAlex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UKAug 2
@ON4CDJ @g7kse could also be an issue for European hams who use this as a frequency standard for calibrating or tuning other equipment..
Show threadPatrick ON4CDJAug 3
@vfrmedia @g7kse Hm yes, but for this purpose there is ALS in France on 162 kHz....but all arguements are good to prevent the switch off 😏
Show threadg7kseAug 3
@ON4CDJ @vfrmedia well I suppose I'll be able to listen until September then
Show threadadingbatponderAug 2
@ON4CDJ @g7kse I needed R4 LW in West Wales when FM went funny sporadically or was too close to other stations to be clear: who knows why.
Show threadg7kseAug 3
@adingbatponder @ON4CDJ hopefully they'll forget how to turn it off