Author: t_thornes
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Enjoy the King’s Christmas Broadcast on Longwave this year
On 25th December at 3pm, His Majesty the King’s fourth Christmas Speech will be broadcast to the world. It’s another opportunity to enjoy a time-honoured tradition on your favourite Longwave Radio.
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Motion on the Future of BBC Radio 4 Longwave tabled in Parliament
A motion ‘that this House notes with concern the BBC’s intention to cease broadcasting BBC Radio 4 on Longwave’ has been tabled in Parliament, the first time that this issue has been brought up there since the BBC’s 2023 announcement that it planned to shut down longwave.
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BBC now expects to close Radio 4 LW during 2026
The BBC now expects to close its flagship national radio service, Radio 4 on Longwave, at some point during 2026, a BBC contact has told the Campaign to Keep Longwave. The news comes in the month that marks 91 years of broadcasting on longwave from the main Droitwich transmitter, and…
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Radio 4 Longwave will NOT go quiet at the end of June, BBC suggests
The BBC has suggested that its Radio 4 Longwave service will not be shut down at the end of this month, as had been feared.
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5,000-strong petition handed in at Broadcasting House as RTS switch-off approaches
A petition with over 5,000 signatures was handed in to a representative at Broadcasting House this morning, together with tens of comments left on the ‘change.org’ petition page.
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Analogue Radio Resurgence amidst Power Cut Fears
The power cut that crippled infrastructure in Portugal and Spain earlier this week has led many to question our increased reliance on digital and internet technologies. Now more than ever it is important to retain the UK’s critical longwave technology that is available to anyone, anywhere, during a time of…
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Still Speaking to the Nations: The Importance of LW in the 21st Century
On the anniversary of separate programmes ending on Radio 4 Longwave, our new report explores the importance of keeping longwave broadcasts for the future.
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Longwave requires up to 6 times less energy than FM, finds new report
It requires just one sixth of the energy to broadcast Radio 4 to the entirety of the UK on longwave (LW) as compared to FM, according to a report for the Campaign to Keep Longwave to be released later this month.
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No Shipping Forecast without Longwave Radio
This year, the BBC celebrates 100 years of broadcasting the Shipping Forecast. If longwave transmissions cease, however, the future – and certainly the usefulness – of this iconic programme will be cast into doubt. Indeed, without longwave, the Shipping Forecast would never have come about at all.
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Keep Longwave for Climate-Friendly Broadcasting, BBC Figures Suggest
Switching off analogue radio alone would make little difference to overall energy consumption, and could even lead to an increase in carbon emissions.
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