Longwave
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In radio, longwave is the part of the radio spectrum with wavelengths longer than what was originally called the medium-wave broadcasting band. The term is historic, dating from the early 20th century
Tuning dial on 1946 Dynatron Merlin T.69 console radio receiver, showing LW wavelengths between 800 and 2000 metres (375–150 kHz)
BBC Radio 4
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BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It launched on 30 September 1967 as a replacement for the BBC Home Service and broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word p
Longwave
…costs at transmitters. Between 2014 and 2015 Russia closed all of its LW broadcast transmitters. In the UK, the BBC exited the waveband in June 2026. BBC Radio 4 ceased broadcasting on channel 198 kHz at 0000 GMT, 27 June 2026, with the Shipping Forecast, a brief sign off, and a rendition of "God Save the King…
Logo of BBC Radio 4 until 2007