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Uploaded on Jan 27, 2011

BBC World Service on medium wave 648 kHz will soon be history. As the BBC announced on 26 January 2011, the broadcasts are to be discontinued in March due to reduced funding. Further drastic cuts such as the closure of several language services, reduction of shortwave broadcasting and the loss of 650 jobs were also announced. See http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pres... for more information.

The World Service served Western Europe on 648 kHz for decades. The video shows reception of the Orford Ness 500 kW transmitter at my home in Northwest Germany on 26 January 2011, using my Roadstar TRA-2350P portable world band receiver.

Having been a dedicated BBC listener for 25 years, I sadly say Good Bye to one of my favourite stations.

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  • mutezone

    Closure of BBC World Service on 648 kHz will be on the 27th of March 2011.

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  • senderjaeger

    Thanks for the info. That matches with what I've read elsewhere.

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  • dx91PL

    I never thought that BBC WS leaves their medium wave frequency 648 kHz. It's really sad news...

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  • senderjaeger

    I must admit that I feared so for some time due to experience (their policy of cuts began in 1999 with the closure of the German service and continued step by step by step...). And now the unthinkabnle becomes true. It's so sad...

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  • pesnyaozemle

    I agree. I saw off BBC Japanese programme 20 years ago. Now they announced they will abolish the programmes of Hindi, Vietnamese and so on.

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  • senderjaeger

    I was a keen listener of their renowned German service and it was a shock when they ceased it in 1999. Then they cut back English broadcasts on SW to North America, Australasia and Europe and now they cripple the service almost altogether. It's really sad...

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  • Esa Peltola

    Sad, sad, sad! I listened to BBC WS on 648 kHZ everyday while driving to work. Location: Luxembourg. Local radio stations here are rubbish. I guess I have to purchase one of those smart phones with unlimited Internet access and connect it to my car radio.

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  • Lennart Wennberg

    I miss BBC World Service on 648 kHz more than ever. Sad indeed.

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  • CapeGrysbok

    I learned English with this frequence... Was really sad when I suddenly heard Dutch radio on 648 :(

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  • Paul Salazar

    Miss hearing the excellent BBC world service on my Sony ICF-2010.

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  • BigDon62

    The Member For Wentworth take note : When Tony gives you a similar job, don't expect to be The ABC's poster boy anymore !

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  • rbratcherjr

    I remember hearing the BBC on 75 meters in AM mode though the hams using single side band. They don't broadcast on 75 meters anymore though....

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  • rbratcherjr

    You can still get the BBC in English on shortwave. It just takes a bit of tuning around with a good reciever & antenna. Thats how I still get them in the USA although reception is poorer (not as good) as when they did broadcast to North America.

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  • allstarsnorks2

    @mutezone. That's a day after my birthday.

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