The BBC is decommissioning its long wave transmitter that first hit the airwaves in 1934. BBC Radio 4, resident on the long wave service, ceased transmission on 27 June 2026. The BBC has officially ...

BBC Local Radio Medium Wave transmission services in Cumbria, Derby, Gloucestershire, Norfolk and Somerset will close by the ...

In September the BBC World Service (BBCWS) announced significant service cuts and “around 382 post closures,” or job losses, as the once-powerful global shortwave radio broadcaster copes with its ...

BBC Radio Norfolk’s medium wave (MW) service is set to go off air as part of a wider regional switch-off. The closure forms part of the BBC’s decision to end medium wave transmissions in five regions, ...

The BBC has just announced that it will start an emergency radio service for listeners in Gaza. Daily news bulletins will be produced in London and Cairo by BBC News Arabic, the corporation’s ...

BBC Arabic Radio has gone off air since Friday after 85 years of broadcasting as part of a plan to cut costs and focus on digital programming. The corporation said it is cutting hundreds of jobs in ...

The move came as part of cost-cutting measures under which the news service is also ending its radio programming in 10 other languages, including Persian, Chinese and Hindi. By Maya King The BBC’s ...

BBC Radio 3's "Where the Light Sings" is a unique twelve-hour live musical adventure, connecting some of Britain's wildest coastal locations ...