The Wychbold Masts will no longer transmit LW with the switch-off expected at 00:01 BST on Saturday. A spokesperson for the BBC said the move came as the equipment was reaching the end of its life.

BBC Radio 4 had its long wave service permanently switched off at 1am on Saturday.

BBC Radio 4 broadcasts on Long Wave will end on 27 June 2026, ahead of the Long Wave platform closing on 30 June 2026. The Long Wave infrastructure is owned and operated by a thir ...

There will be no specially commissioned farewell for the BBC’s Long Wave (LW) radio service when it ceases transmission at ...

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There’s a quirk of broadcasting in Europe left over from the earliest days of the medium, which our American readers may not have encountered. As well as the familiar AM band, Europeans and Africans ...