Details of ham radio special even stations commemorating the closure of BBC Radio 4 198 kHz longwave @OxfordShortwaveLog

Details of ham radio special even stations commemorating the closure of BBC Radio 4 198 kHz longwave @OxfordShortwaveLog

Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

Hi there, the amateur radio community are getting together (including within the BBC) to commemorate the sad closure of BBC Radio 4 on longwave. Here are the details.

Thanks for watching and 73.

Details of ham radio special even stations commemorating the closure of BBC Radio 4 198 kHz longwave

Radio Mali 5995 kHz Bamako copied this morning with the Yaesu FRG-8800 and NTi MegaLoop FX

The diminishing but still wonderful sounds of Christmas Eve on longwave, copied with the IC-R8600

Whats left on medium wave? SNRT Al Idaâ Al-Watania 595 kHz Morocco

Whats left on medium wave? NMA Al-Quran al-Karim 864 kHz, Santah, Egypt

BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast 198 kHz longwave, copied on the excellent Tecsun S-2200X

Radio New Zealand Pacific 13755 kHz copied at 10 am UTC in the UK using the Icom IC-R8600 + Bose

Siberian Village Radio drifting around 3020.3 kHz AM with the Yaesu FRG-100 and Wellbrook ALA1530

Antena Satelor 153 kHz Brasov Romania close at 20:00 hrs UTC now, so here is a nice afternoon signal

Musical interludes from the Voice of Korea (DPRK) on 12015 kHz using the Icom IC-R8600

FT8 contacts with only 1 Watt TX power from the Icom IC-705 + AH-705 automatic antenna matching unit

New York Radio 5520 kHz ATC: Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico & Florida Waters, copied witih Tecsun S-2200X

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Details of ham radio special even stations commemorating the closure of BBC Radio 4 198 kHz longwave