# End of an era: BBC turns off its Radio 4 Long Wave broadcast ahead of a full platform shutdown on June 30

> The BBC has turned off its Long Wave (LW) serviceBBC 4 joins the digital-only partyRadios will likely soon need to support digital to be viable If you still rock a retro, decades-old radio (and live in the UK), you're…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/audio/a-classic-piece-of-tech-is-becoming-redundant-bbc-waves-bye-bye-to-its-long-wave-broadcasts?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a4bb0e3254f0da55deb545d)
- **Published:** 2026-07-06
- **Category:** Audio & Video
- **Tags:** #radio #long #wave #ahead #broadcast #digital #full #june
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