Keep AM Alive

A week after the BBC ended transmitters on 198 kHz longwave, a campaign is beginning to ensure that the BBC’s medium-wave broadcasts do not face the same fate.

Today, 30th June 2026, was a momentous day for British radio broadcasting, and sadly not in a positive sense.

BBC Radio 4 Longwave shut down at 0100 BST this morning, Saturday 27th June, in spite of our best efforts to save this iconic service.

The BBC still expects to close Radio 4 Longwave overnight tonight, the latest updates suggest.

Numerous tributes are being made to longwave radio in what could be the last week of BBC broadcasts on 198 kHz.

The UK’s media regulator has published an article on its website encouraging sports fans to use AM (which includes longwave) and FM radio.

BBC Radio 4 Longwave will come off the air in the early hours of Saturday 27th June, the BBC has announced – three months sooner than was previously anticipated.

The BBC has begun broadcasting an occasional short message on Radio 4 Longwave, suggesting that it will soon close.

The BBC still intends to close down its Radio 4 Longwave broadcasts in September 2026, the BBC’s distribution department has revealed.

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