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The BBC stopped using the Droitwich LW transmitter this morning at 0100
BST. More info at <https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74yn7v7k4qo>.

At that time the long wave transmitter was switched into a retune loop.
It will be switched off on 30 June.
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On 27/06/2026 08:08, Jeff Layman wrote:

The BBC stopped using the Droitwich LW transmitter this morning at 0100
BST. More info at <https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74yn7v7k4qo>.

At that time the long wave transmitter was switched into a retune loop.
It will be switched off on 30 June.

The article incorrectly states:

"Droitwich was picked as a central location for the station and masts so
Long Wave could reach everywhere in the UK."

No mention of the additional transmitters at Westerglen (near Falkirk)
or Burghead (near Inverness)

Typical anglocentric BBC!
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On 27/06/2026 08:56, John Armstrong wrote:

On 27/06/2026 08:08, Jeff Layman wrote:

The BBC stopped using the Droitwich LW transmitter this morning at 0100
BST. More info at <https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74yn7v7k4qo>.

At that time the long wave transmitter was switched into a retune loop.
It will be switched off on 30 June.

The article incorrectly states:

"Droitwich was picked as a central location for the station and masts so
Long Wave could reach everywhere in the UK."

No mention of the additional transmitters at Westerglen (near Falkirk)
or Burghead (near Inverness)

Typical anglocentric BBC!

More complete info at : <https://rsgb.org/main/radio-sport/rsgb-contest-club/bbc-long-wave-shutdown/> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Droitwich_Transmitting_Station>
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Jeff
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On Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:56:47 +0100, John Armstrong
<jja@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

On 27/06/2026 08:08, Jeff Layman wrote:

The BBC stopped using the Droitwich LW transmitter this morning at 0100
BST. More info at <https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74yn7v7k4qo>.

At that time the long wave transmitter was switched into a retune loop.
It will be switched off on 30 June.

The article incorrectly states:

"Droitwich was picked as a central location for the station and masts so >Long Wave could reach everywhere in the UK."

No mention of the additional transmitters at Westerglen (near Falkirk)
or Burghead (near Inverness)

Typical anglocentric BBC!

AIUI Westerglen and Burghead LW were introduced with the 1978
frequency changes (when Radio 4 moved to long wave) so at the time
Droitwich was 'picked' and constructed it was intended to cover the
whole UK. The sentence is therefore correct as written.
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On Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:08:16 +0100, Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid>
wrote:

The BBC stopped using the Droitwich LW transmitter this morning at 0100
BST. More info at <https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74yn7v7k4qo>.

At that time the long wave transmitter was switched into a retune loop.
It will be switched off on 30 June.

I listened to the loop this morning. Two observations:
1. I did not recognise the 'presenter'. Is he a BBC man or maybe an
Arqiva employee?
2. Electrical interference was particularly bad and weak signal. I
wonder if they have reduced the power of the transmitters - or even
closed Westerglen and Burghead leaving Droitwich as the only
transmitting station?
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On 27/06/2026 08:08, Jeff Layman wrote:

At that time the long wave transmitter was switched into a retune loop.

What is a "Retune loop"?


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On 27/06/2026 08:56, John Armstrong wrote:

No mention of the additional transmitters at Westerglen (near Falkirk)
or Burghead (near Inverness)

One problem was the two Scottish sites, all three siteswere supposed to
be kept in phase but it is impossible to do that everywhere.

I used to use Long Wave occasionally before got Radio 4 on VHF FM, there
was a point around the bottom of the entrance to the track up to work
where they were often out of phase but it varied from day to day.


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By the way, have all the Medium Wave services at the three sites closed?



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On Sat, 27 Jun 2026 18:10:21 +0100, JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> wrote:

At that time the long wave transmitter was switched into a retune loop.

What is a "Retune loop"?

A tape loop (or digital equivalent) advising listeners to retune to a
different transmitter.
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On Sat, 27 Jun 2026 18:16:20 +0100, JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> wrote:

By the way, have all the Medium Wave services at the three sites closed?

No. AIUI Burghead has Radio Scotland and Radio 5 Live. Westerglen has
Radio Scotland, Radio 5 Live and TalkSPORT. Droitwich has Radio 5 Live
and TalkSPORT.
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On 27/06/2026 19:44, Scott wrote:

No. AIUI Burghead has Radio Scotland and Radio 5 Live. Westerglen has
Radio Scotland, Radio 5 Live and TalkSPORT. Droitwich has Radio 5 Live
and TalkSPORT.

Thanks, just wondered because I never listen on MW or LW. I had though
of listening to the last LW closedown but could not be bothered trying
to find a receiver - really need a DSB or even SSB receiver here to hear it.

.


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On 27/06/2026 11:58, Scott wrote:

On Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:08:16 +0100, Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid>
wrote:

The BBC stopped using the Droitwich LW transmitter this morning at 0100
BST. More info at <https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74yn7v7k4qo>.

At that time the long wave transmitter was switched into a retune loop.
It will be switched off on 30 June.

I listened to the loop this morning. Two observations:
1. I did not recognise the 'presenter'. Is he a BBC man or maybe an
Arqiva employee?

2. Electrical interference was particularly bad and weak signal. I
wonder if they have reduced the power of the transmitters - or even
closed Westerglen and Burghead leaving Droitwich as the only
transmitting station?

Here is the message:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO5PXlBDqoo

(The crackles have gone. Maybe they were from a thunderstorm.)
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Max Demian
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On 28/06/2026 10:35, Max Demian wrote:

On 27/06/2026 11:58, Scott wrote:

On Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:08:16 +0100, Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid>
wrote:

The BBC stopped using the Droitwich LW transmitter this morning at 0100
BST. More info at <https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74yn7v7k4qo>.

At that time the long wave transmitter was switched into a retune loop.
It will be switched off on 30 June.

I listened to the loop this morning. Two observations:
1. I did not recognise the 'presenter'. Is he a BBC man or maybe an
Arqiva employee?

2.-a Electrical interference was particularly bad and weak signal. I
wonder if they have reduced the power of the transmitters - or even
closed Westerglen and Burghead leaving Droitwich as the only
transmitting station?

Here is the message:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO5PXlBDqoo

(The crackles have gone. Maybe they were from a thunderstorm.)

The message, and the carrier, stopped some time this morning (30 June);
I don't know what time.
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