Category: Opinion
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Tributes made to Longwave radio as BBC end-date approaches
Numerous tributes are being made to longwave radio in what could be the last week of BBC broadcasts on 198 kHz. The BBC has announced both online and during frequent interruptions to its longwave Radio 4 service that ‘this service is closing’ on 27th June. Users who rely on the…
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This is Our BBC: But new Longwave ‘opt-out’ suggests its closure
The BBC has begun broadcasting an occasional short message on Radio 4 Longwave, suggesting that it will soon close. All the help and support we can get is urgently needed. Otherwise, our BBC may simply cease to exist.
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Global IT Failure shows the Importance of Analogue Alternatives
There are many other reasons for retaining longwave radio. But the most critical reason of all is to prevent an information black-out in the event of national disaster. We therefore call upon the BBC to revoke its ill-considered cost-cutting plan to abolish longwave broadcasts, and to keep Radio 4 Longwave…
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