After 100 years of the BBC on longwave, the last ever Shipping Forecast on 198 kHz and shut down @OxfordShortwaveLog

Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Hi there, a second recording of the last minutes of Radio 4 on 198 kHz, this time with the Icom IC-R8600 via my end-fed wire and audio piped through the Bose SoundLink Mini 2 speaker.

Thanks for the century of broadcasting on longwave BBC, a shame it had to end, and thanks to my brilliant subscribers for watching.

Good listening and 73.

After 100 years of the BBC on longwave, the last ever Shipping Forecast on 198 kHz and shut down

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