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Recent items include:

  • BBC Radio switches off long wave after it played key role in D-Day
  • BBC shuts down Radio 4 along with long wave service after almost a century
  • The long goodbye: BBC pulls the plug on long-wave radio (and TV is next)

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dailymail.com /2 weeks ago

BBC Radio switches off long wave after it played key role in D-Day

It brought everything from the shipping forecast to The Archers to listeners in remote areas - but BBC radio's long wave is no more. (file image)

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thenational.scot /2 weeks ago

BBC shuts down Radio 4 along with long wave service after almost a century

THE BBC has shut down its long wave radio service after almost 100 years ...

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newatlas.com /2 weeks ago

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 27, 2026, the BBC switched off its Radio 4 long-wave br...

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theguardian.com /2 weeks ago

‘Four white presenters feels retro’ – is the BBC Today programme doomed?

With bosses at the BBC prioritising social media platforms over radio, things feel apocalyptic at the broadcaster’s flagship news show – especially given the lack of diversity. Is...

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churchtimes.co.uk /1 month ago

Radio review: Any Questions?, Times Radio, and The Media Show

AUDIENCES on Any Questions? (Radio 4, Friday) sound increasingly like football crowds — a tendency that reached fever pitch in this edition, from Spalding. Solar farms were the fir...

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journalism.co.uk /1 week ago

Who gets to shape the national conversation? Shining a light on BBC Radio 4’s diversity gap

Seventy years on air and not a single black British main presenter has hosted the BBC's agenda-setting radio shows, The Today Programme or Any Questions?

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scmp.com /1 month ago

UK radio station mistakenly reports death of King Charles

A former British pirate radio station on Wednesday apologised “for any distress caused” after accidentally announcing the death of King Charles. The erroneous announcement was made...

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timesofindia.indiatimes.com /1 month ago

British radio Caroline apologises for accidental King Charles III death broadcast

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thejournal.ie /1 month ago

UK radio station apologises after mistakenly announcing death of Britain's King Charles

The mishap came as Charles was visiting Northern Ireland.

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taxi-point.co.uk /1 month ago

London cabbies urged to tune in as brand-new sports radio station Track Radio hits the airwaves

A new London radio station focused on sport and music has officially launched, with its founders directly targeting black cab drivers and taxi motorists as part of its core daytime...

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oxfordmail.co.uk /3 weeks ago

BBC Radio 2's Vernon Kay ‘BANNED’ after 'creepy' subject discussed

BBC Radio 2's Vernon Kay has been "banned" from discussing a "creepy" subject on air.

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churchtimes.co.uk /1 month ago

Radio review: Desert Island Discs, A Celebration for Ascension Day, and Sunday

DESERT ISLAND DISCS (Radio 4, Sunday) showcased the BBC’s chief North America correspondent, Gary O’Donoghue. One of broadcasting’s most recognisable figures, partly on account of...

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

UK radio station apologises for accidentally announcing death of King Charles

Announcement made due to computer error at Radio Caroline’s main studio in EssexA radio station has apologised for “any distress caused” after accidentally announcing that King Cha...

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wcpo.com /1 month ago

Radio station issues apology after accidentally announcing King Charles' death

Radio Caroline, a radio station based in the UK has issued an apology after they incorrectly announced the death of Britain’s King Charles III to its listeners.

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wrtv.com /1 month ago

Radio station issues apology after accidentally announcing King Charles' death

Radio Caroline, a radio station based in the UK has issued an apology after they incorrectly announced the death of Britain’s King Charles III to its listeners.

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conservativewoman.co.uk /1 week ago

The Lost BBC: Pick of the Pops

This is the last article about BBC programmes from the 40s and 50s, when the corporation was a much-loved institution broadcasting material the listeners wanted to see and hear. Yo...

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boingboing.net /2 weeks ago

The BBC ends longwave radio service today

As a child, I used to be fascinated by the indicators on old radios for faraway cities: magic places such as Warsaw, Nador, Ulaanbatar… and Droitwich. Longwave radio

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theregister.com /2 weeks ago

End of era as the BBC switches off Radio 4 Long Wave service

Aging infrastructure shuts down tomorrow after almost a century

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independent.ie /1 month ago

Radio station apologises after accidentally announcing death of Britain’s King Charles

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theguardian.com /2 weeks ago

Today programme suffers ‘body blow’ as BBC prioritises social and digital content

Staff at Radio 4 show, which has 5 million listeners, told making content for likes of TikTok will take precedence for correspondentsThe task of briefing the nation on Radio 4’s ag...

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pagesix.com /1 month ago

UK radio station mistakenly announces King Charles’ death in on-air blunder

“God Save the King” then played over the airwaves before the station cut to silence for roughly 15 minutes.

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manchestereveningnews.co.uk /1 week ago

Sara Cox gets BBC Radio 2 listeners' verdict as Bolton star launches Breakfast show

The Bolton-born broadcaster officially launched the station's new Breakfast show after replacing Scott Mills

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oxfordmail.co.uk /1 month ago

Broadcasting legend leaving BBC Radio 2 after 56 years

Broadcaster Bob Harris will step down from hosting his Radio 2 shows Sounds Of The 70s and Radio 2 Country because of ill health, it has been announced

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walesonline.co.uk /1 month ago

The Welsh city where the airwaves went dead - and the group of DJ's who hatched a plan in the pub to fight back

A group of passionate former radio presenters and volunteers felt their city 'deserved better', and put a plan together to create a new station

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boingboing.net

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newatlas.com

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