BBC Radio 4 officially shuts down radio service today after almost 100 years

THE BBC has shut down one of its radio services after almost 100 years. BBC Radio 4’s broadcasts have come to an end on one ...

BBC to axe Radio 4’s The World Tonight after more than 50 years

News programme broadcast every weekday evening is one of first victims of corporation’s drive to cut £500m in costs ...
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Kingsclere charity to feature on BBC Radio 4

A national charity based in Kingsclere is set to be featured on BBC Radio 4 Appeals.

Radio 4 broadcasts on Long Wave to end on 27 June 2026

BBC Radio 4 broadcasts on Long Wave will end on 27 June 2026, ahead of the Long Wave platform closing on 30 June 2026. The Long Wave infrastructure is owned and operated by a thir ...

BBC makes major change to radio broadcasts after almost a century

BBC Radio 4 was the last long wave radio station in the UK and the service was permanently switched off at 1am on Saturday, ...
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The long goodbye: BBC pulls the plug on long-wave radio (and TV is next)

After more than a century, an era comes to an end as the world's longest-running long-wave radio service shuts down. On June ...

Radio 4 announces Common Ground, a season on social cohesion and bridging UK divides

The season will explore whether an increasingly fractured society is shaping modern Britain, or whether we have more in common than it seems ...

After 92 years, the BBC shuts down its most groundbreaking radio service

The BBC is decommissioning its long wave transmitter that first hit the airwaves in 1934. BBC Radio 4, resident on the long ...

BBC shuts down long wave radio service after almost a century

The BBC has shut down its long wave radio service after almost 100 years. BBC Radio 4, which was the last long wave radio ...

BBC turns off iconic radio service after almost a century

BBC turns off iconic radio service after almost a century - The move happened at 1am on Saturday ...
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BBC confirms Radio 4 Long Wave to shut down after 90 years

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