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  • List of longwave radio broadcasters - including those that have shut down. The shutdown list is much longer than those remaining (only 7 remaining).

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longwave_radio_broadca...

    by UncleOxidant
  • BBC Radio 4 can be streamed here, including internationally: https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/live/bbc_radio_fourfm

    Or

        mplayer 'https://a.files.bbci.co.uk/ms6/live/3441A116-B12E-4D2F-ACA8-C1984642FA4B/audio/simulcast/dash/nonuk/pc_hd_abr_v2/aks/bbc_radio_fourfm.mpd'

    vlc 'https://lsn.lv/bbcradio.m3u8?station=bbc_radio_fourfm%22&bitrate=320000%22'
    (Links from https://garfnet.org.uk/cms/tables/radio-frequencies/internet... )
    by Symbiote
  • That's the end of the world, then. The British nuclear deterrent will launch when Radio 4 on long wave stops.

    https://www.forcesnews.com/services/navy/nuclear-promise-let...

    > The process by which a Trident submarine commander would determine if the British government continues to function includes, among other checks, establishing whether BBC Radio 4 continues broadcasting [on long wave]

    > Submarines on patrol were reported to have briefly gone on nuclear alert in 2004 when Radio 4 went off the air for 15 minutes due to a power cut.

    by amiga386
  • That station is said to be one of the signals used by the UK’s nuclear subs to assess the state of the country in a war scenario.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letters_of_last_resort#:~:text...

    by goodthenandnow
  • IMO, when the last LW transmitter shuts down, the whole band needs to be reallocated to hams. Realistic small-ish antennas are shockingly doable with a capacitance hat, loading coil, and counterpoise.
    by bilegeek
  • I'm very sad to see this go.

    I was listening to DAB in the car, not so far from here last weekend, and it kept cutting out. Whereas you could get LW everywhere!

    I developed a love of cricket on Test Match Special from a very young age. A tiny inexpensive radio could get it anywhere. I actually never minded the interruptions from the Shipping Forecast, the real reason they kept this service up for so long. I know there are many ways to get a forecast now, none of which is as reliable as radio 4.

    by jimnotgym
  • That's such a pity. Building a simple AM radio receiver was a simplest and coolest electronics project to do with kids.

    You need two transistors, a ferrite coil and a small set of simpler elements. And it is so simple you can actually explain what every part of the circuit does.

    And then the reward... Once built you could listen to BBC regardless of where you are in Europe. My kids just LOVED IT, no Netflix K-Drama replaces this experience. My daughter was listening to BBC on her radio every night going to sleep.

    by alentred
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    by ChrisArchitect

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