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The 198 kHz Long Wave frequency now silent in the UK. The BBC R4 retuning announcement that had been broadcast since 01.00 BST on 27 June stopped and Droitwich left the air just after 12.03 BST 30 June. Westerglen and Burghead LW transmitters in Scotland on 198 also silent.
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A reminder that Caversham Bridge will be closed in both directions for resurfacing tonight (Friday 26 June).
Bridge Street will be under a full road closure between its junctions with Caversham Road and Church Street between 7pm – 1am for one night only.
The junction between Church Road and Church Street will remain open
Traffic will be diverted via Reading Bridge during the closure.
Further works such as re-lining and road markings will follow.
We apologise for any inconvenience in advance.
#rdguk
ALT A red sign with white text reading 'ROAD CLOSED' mounted on orange road barriers.
Alan Pennington retweeted
In the week that BBC Radio 4 long wave transmitters fall silent my latest blog post on 102 years of long wave broadcasting andywalmsley.blogspot.com/20…
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My look at a Cold War radio story barely known outside Italy: "Oggi in Italia", the 1950s&60s station with an audience of millions. It's been written about in Italian, but there's almost nothing in English. radioatlanticodelsur.blogspo… @claudioc @aborgnino @italradio @MediaHistoryNow
"Radio 4’s Long Wave (LW) service will be closing later this year. Before the service ends, listeners will receive at least two months’ notice. We will also broadcast daily on-air reminders to help everyone switch to other ways of listening." Details:
bbc.co.uk/reception/work-war…
50 years ago today, 8th March 1976, the new independent local radio station for Reading and the Thames Valley, Radio 210, launched on 1430 kHz, but named after its medium wave wavelength, 210 metres. #OnThisDay
Stand with Cuba!
Please take 30 seconds to ask your MP to sign EDM 2739 and say no to Trump's latest attack on the Cuban people. bit.ly/EDM2739 @CubaSolidarity
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BBC Radio Lancashire has been broadcasting for 55 years, as of tomorrow, starting as Radio Blackburn on 26 January 1971. From 2021 Graham Liver and Gerald Jackson tell the story of the first half century youtu.be/D2Pwd9vHnfo
RTVE news report on closure of many of the Radio Nacional de Espana medium wave transmitters in Spain in the early hours this morning (30 December).
📻Esta madrugada, las emisiones de @rne y @radio5_rne a través de la Onda Media, se apagan tras casi 90 años en marcha
➡️Con ello, las señales de FM y DAB+ van a reforzarse en los próximos años
🫤 Algunos radioaficionados ven esta noticia con recelo
🎙️@CosmeVizcaino
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65' A stoppage here as the referee calls both Managers over. The game may be in jeoprady here due to the conditions.
🟡 2-1 🟣
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Tonight on @BBCRadio3 @bbcproms there's a celebration of 100 Years of the #ShippingForecast featuring @UlsterOrchestra and hosted by @CLNicholls & @alryanradio Article in this week's @RadioTimes has more bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002gf2… #BBCProms
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Noticed a hazier sky today?
It’s not just high cloud drifting in from the west - smoke from Canadian wildfires has travelled thousands of miles and is now affecting skies across Europe 🛰️
A striking reminder of how interconnected our atmosphere is.
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The idea that humans will always act rationally, that technology will always work perfectly and that miscalculations will always be avoided is one hell of an assumption….yet that flimsy & flawed notion underpins the whole argument of nuclear deterrence
Why is Britain commemorating Hiroshima’s 80th anniversary by investing in new nuclear weapons? | Caroline Lucas (@carolinelucas)
👇This story is currently free to read 👇
independent.co.uk/voices/hir…
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Tune in if you are in the vicinity of LV18 in Harwich - vinyl music from the 60's and 70's. Live from a radio ship on Medium Wave - just like it used to be! 1575 kHz / 190 metres!!
Ancient & Modern: Ruin of Minsmere chapel, passed on a circular walk from Dunwich Heath to Eastbridge and back along the beach. Includes a WW2 pill box and a beautiful modern glass art installation.
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This 83-year-old priest has just been arrested for holding a sign which read:
“I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”
According to Starmer’s new law, this puts her in the same category as an ISIS or Al-Qaeda terrorist, with a prison sentence of up to 14 years.
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White smoke emerges from the chimney in the Vatican meaning a new pope has been elected. The new leader of the Catholic world is expected to appear on the balcony overlooking St Peter's Square in the next hour.
🎧 Listen live for news on BBC World Service: bbc.in/4jOsNo2
