Oct 3 2016
RTÉ has announced that it will delay the closing down of its longwave service until the New Year. RTÉ’s managing director of radio Jim Jennings admitted that the “window was too short” for the proposed closure, which is due to happen in two weeks time. The announcement was made on September 23rd and the longwave 252 […]
Oct 15 2014
RTÉ is postponing the closure of its long wave radio transmitter, the Managing Director of RTÉ Radio has told the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications. Jim Jennings said what was evident was that more time was needed to engage with groups affected. The closure has been postponed to 19 January 2015. RTÉ had previously […]
Sep 24 2014
RTÉ Radio 1 Moves from Long Wave Transmissions in new focus on FM, DAB and Digital Access. RTÉ Radio 1 is announcing the cessation of its Longwave 252 service. The service will cease transmission on Monday 27th October 2014 as RTÉ Radio 1 focuses on FM and DAB transmission, and digital access points. The vast […]
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May 28 2023
BBC Radio 4 begins information campaign to transition listeners from Long Wave
The BBC has begun an information campaign to help transition listeners of Radio 4 Long Wave (LW) to alternative BBC platforms. This follows the announcement in May 2022 that the BBC is to stop scheduling separate content for Radio 4 LW in anticipation of the closure of the LW platform, owned and operated by a […]
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By Expat • BBC, Radio • Tags: BBC Radio 4, Long Wave