After 100 years of the BBC on longwave, the last ever R4 Shipping Forecast and then final close down @OxfordShortwaveLog
After 100 years of the BBC on longwave, the last ever R4 Shipping Forecast and then final close down @OxfordShortwaveLog
Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Hi there, so that's it. No more BBC Radio 4 on longwave. These are the final few minutes, ending with a an information loop telling listeners to switch over to FM, DAB, the internet etc....yuk!

Recorded on 27/06/26 at 00:48 hrs BST using an Elad FDM DUOr and an end-fed wire antenna.
After 100 years of the BBC on longwave, the last ever R4 Shipping Forecast and then final close downVoice of Korea (DPRK) 15.2452 MHz Spanish Service copied in the UK at 23:50 hrs local timeCHU Canada time signal on 7850 kHz - copied with the JRC NRD535 via the MFJ noise cancelling systemVMW HF Marine Radio Service, Wiluna, Western Australia 12362 kHZ, copied on the Malahit DSP2Vatican Radio 15490 kHz interval signal takes me back to the golden age of shortwave radioMedium wave signals from across the Atlantic Ocean: Bloomberg Radio 1130 kHz, New YorkMedium wave signals from across the Atlantic Ocean: CFMB 1280 kHz, Montreal, CanadaWhats left on medium wave? Bulgarian National Radio Horizont on 576 kHz, via Vidin/GramadaMic issues on comms. from Gander Aeradio 5616 kHz Newfoundland & Labrador, copied with the S2200XBBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast 198 kHz longwave copied with excellent audio on the Malahit DSP2Medium wave signals from across the Atlantic Ocean: CFMB 1280 kHz, Montreal, Canada90m band D-layer test during the eclipse: Shannon VOLMET 3413 kHz - much improved signal at maximum
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After 100 years of the BBC on longwave, the last ever R4 Shipping Forecast and then final close down

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