Re: R4 Long wave announcement

From	John Williamson <johnwilliamson@btinternet.com>
Newsgroups	uk.tech.broadcast
Subject	Re: R4 Long wave announcement
Date	2026-05-14 13:00 +0100
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On 14/05/2026 12:29, Rink wrote:
> Op 13-5-2026 om 12:05 schreef Mark Carver:
>> On 13/05/2026 08:44, John Williamson wrote:
>>> On 12/05/2026 21:36, Rink wrote:
>>>> Op 12-5-2026 om 21:25 schreef Mark Carver:
>>>
>>>>> https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002w5qz
>>>>>
>>>>> Spool forward to 25:25. They said programmes would end at the end of
>>>>> this month, the service itself will cease just before 1am on June
>>>>> 27th.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, going by that, a barker from the end of May, running for 3-4
>>>>> weeks.
>>>>>
>>>>> Makes sense if the Energy Cos will be finished with RTS on June 17th,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Well, if I click on your link I see the page for 1 second,
>>>> then it disappaers and goes to
>>>> https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/m002w5qz
>>>>
>>>> and this page shows:
>>>> "Error 404 - Oops, the page you're looking for is no longer here".
>>>>
>>>> I think it's because I'm not in the UK.....
>>>> #
>>> Yes, the BBC radio website is geofenced using ypur IP address. You
>>> can only get it outside thw UK if you use a VPN with one end here.
>>>
>>> The built in VPN using the Firefox web Browser may help.
>>>
>>>
>> It's not worth the effort, what I quoted in the post with the link, is
>> more or less an entire transcript
>
>
> Thank you, Mark
>
> I posted your message on radiotrefpunt.nl ,
> but they don't believe me (and you),
> because in all internet news messages
> only the date 27 June is mentioned
> as the end of "Radio 4's Long Wave Service".
>
> for example
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/work-warning/news/radio4lw
>
> "Radio 4’s Long Wave (LW) service will close on the 27th June 2026. "
>
> Because BBC Reception is writing this, I think:
>     close = switching transmitter off.
> That's the end of their service.
>
>
> My English is not good enough to understand the second sentence:
> "We will broadcast daily on-air reminders
> to help everyone switch to other ways of listening."
>
Google translate gives a reasonable Dutch version. "We zullen dagelijks 
herinneringen op de radio uitzenden om iedereen te helpen over te 
stappen op andere manieren van luisteren." My Dutch isn't brilliant, but 
it seems to mean what I read in English.

In simpler words, the announcement tell us that Radio 4 Long Wave will 
be off the air after 27th June 2026, so  you will need to use FM, DAB, 
Freeview (Until it gets closed down in 2034) or listen on line.

If you are not in the UK,the only way to listen on line is to use a 
Virtual Private Network with an exit node in the UK. Unfortunately, as 
they discover these end points, they are blocking therm.

> 1.
> Who are "we"?
> BBC Radio 4 or BBC Reception?
>
Radio 4.

> 2.
> on-air reminders:
> during the BBC Radio 4 programmes on LW (by BBC Radio 4)?
> or special announcements after ending of BBC Radio 4 LW programmes?
> or both?
>
They are being broadcast on all Radio 4 networks at the same time, 
shortly before the shipping forecasts.
-- 
Tciao for Now!

John.

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