BBC confirms exact date it’s shutting down radio service used by 90,000 Brits after nearly a century

THE BBC has confirmed a historic broadcasting service will be closing next month. The broadcasting giant cited a decline in listener numbers as the reason behind its closure. Radio 4’s Long Wave ...
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BBC World Service Turns 90

It began in 1932 as the “BBC Empire Service” — making radio broadcasts via globe-girdling shortwave to the far-flung territories ruled under the British Crown. Subsequently, what is now the BBC World ...
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Closure of Radio 4 on Long Wave (LW)

Radio 4’s Long Wave (LW) service will close on the 27th June 2026. We will broadcast daily on-air reminders to help everyone switch to other ways of listening. Why the LW service is closing The ...