Radio 4 on Long Wave

Updated 15 May 26

The BBC has recently announced that transmissions of Radio 4 on Long Wave will end soon, after 100 years of the BBC broadcasting on this wave-band. The decision has been expected for a long time and other than an exact date is therefore no surprise.

I recall listening to the news on Radio 4 in France with my parents in the 70s and many residents in Europe must have relied upon this service in times past for impartial news from a much-trusted source (those were the days!).

As recently as around the turn of the century, I was also able to pick up several overseas stations on this wave-band. Now it's just Radio 4 and soon, sadly, all will be silent. Hopefully, Medium Wave will survive a bit longer, even with fewer stations being on-air each year.