CW: Radio nerdery (UK edition)
Mar. 21st, 2024 05:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ceemageGiven that the North East of England is almost equally far away from both Droitwich and Westerglen, we get very poor reception of both sites’ 198 KHz Long Wave #radio signal – they can even get in each other’s way. So, for the longest time, we’ve had a “filler” service on 603 Medium Wave to carry the #AM / LW service. This is now being dropped in April, meaning people will have to re-tune to FM (92.9 & friends), DAB, Freeview, Satellite or Internet.
Something that will affect all UK Long Wave #radio listeners is that, at the same time (early April) the separate #LW opt-outs for #Radio4 are being dropped, and the service will become a 24/7 relay of the FM service. The Daily Service, the extended edition of Yesterday in Parliament and Test Match Special are thus being scattered to the four winds.
But the Shipping Forecast is actually getting a promotion onto the main #Radio4 FM (92.9 etc.) service. Are there REALLY any nearshore boats out there these days that DON'T have another way of receiving a regular weather forecast?
https://radiotoday.co.uk/2024/03/date-set-for-the-closure-of-bbc-radio-4-medium-wave-frequencies/
Something that will affect all UK Long Wave #radio listeners is that, at the same time (early April) the separate #LW opt-outs for #Radio4 are being dropped, and the service will become a 24/7 relay of the FM service. The Daily Service, the extended edition of Yesterday in Parliament and Test Match Special are thus being scattered to the four winds.
But the Shipping Forecast is actually getting a promotion onto the main #Radio4 FM (92.9 etc.) service. Are there REALLY any nearshore boats out there these days that DON'T have another way of receiving a regular weather forecast?
https://radiotoday.co.uk/2024/03/date-set-for-the-closure-of-bbc-radio-4-medium-wave-frequencies/
