Via the RSGB: The closure of BBC long-wave

The BBC has announced that its long-wave service on 198kHz—currently transmitting BBC Radio 4—will close on 27 June 2026 at 1am BST.

The long-wave transmitters at Droitwich in Worcestershire, Westerglen near Stirling, and Burghead—overlooking the Moray Firth—will be closed that day.

The RSGB and the BBC Amateur Radio Group will be marking this occasion on the air and are looking for volunteers to activate a special call sign in the week leading up to and including the day of the closure.

In addition, three radio clubs have volunteered to activate special call signs to celebrate the almost-92-years of these historic transmitters on the day that they are finally turned off.

You can find more information on our website at rsgb.org/longwave-transmitters.