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BBC Radio 4 to close on September 26, 2026


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Posted by Mike Terry [ miketerry73@btinternet.com ] on September 04, 2025 at 09:31:49.

The BBC has confirmed that its Radio 4 longwave broadcast on 198 kHz will close on September 26, 2026, according to a British DX Club Communication report. Arqiva, the transmission operator, has been informed of the impending closure, which marks the end of longwave transmissions that have been a part of UK broadcasting for nearly 90 years.

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