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End of era as the BBC switches off Radio 4 Long Wave service

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Aging infrastructure shuts down tomorrow after almost a century

The BBC called time on Radio 4 Long Wave broadcasts and, unlike the waves of hot weather sweeping across Europe, the service is unlikely to make a comeback any time soon.

This is the UK's last long wave radio station in the UK, and the station permanently terminated broadcasts on the service at 0100 BST on June 27. The Long Wave platform is set to close on June 30. It has been a while coming – the BBC first announced it expected Long Wave to close in 2022, and in March 2024, the corporation called a halt to separate scheduling on Radio 4 Long Wave.

Radio 4 itself will, of course, continue broadcasting on other infrastructure, as it has over the years. Imagine the outcry if the long-running drama The Archers was to come to an abrupt end.

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