BBC local radio on MW - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Nuvistor · 13th Jan 2020, 7:51 pm

This announced today on this BBC blog.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthe...c-212cf5f7c86f

stitch1 · 13th Jan 2020, 8:44 pm

I noticed that Newcastle had stooped advertising MW as an option for listening to the Football (because it covers SUFC and NUFC they alternate home and away matches between FM and DAB/MW) so thought this would happen.

It’s a shame as it’s the only station at that end and low power so useful for testing.

Thankfully they’ve advised “For most people, re-tuning their radios or cars to FM or DAB is likely to be the simplest solution“.

John

'LIVEWIRE?' · 13th Jan 2020, 10:26 pm

No mention of Radio Gloucester in that list. They still have two MW Transmitters, one near Bourton on the Water, gives good reception here, and is useful in my workshop for checking that a MW Radio is working, interference permitting over the whole waveband (Gloucester is on 1413kHz)

poppydog · 13th Jan 2020, 10:40 pm

Nearly all my radios are lw/mw only, there is nothing else really worth listening to when radio Cornwall goes off air on mw this year. The French stations are disappearing on lw as well

perhaps I should have started stamp collecting instead..

Poppydog

Nuvistor · 13th Jan 2020, 11:03 pm

Radio Merseyside and Radio Manchester have been off MW a while. Just checked Radio Lancashire and the MW transmitter is off air with a fault, I don’t know how long it’s been off air.
From what the BBC say, they have to save money so switching off little used services is going to happen. Always causes someone a problem.

I started the thread in case members didn’t know and were wondering what was wrong with their radios, save some unnecessary fault finding.

jamesperrett · 14th Jan 2020, 2:25 am

Looks like Radio Solent are going to have to reduce their sports coverage. They've regularly used 3 or maybe even 4 different frequencies to cover different sporting events simultaneously.

AC/HL · 15th Jan 2020, 1:50 pm

Continued here: https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...d.php?t=162962

13th Jan 2020, 7:51 pm	#1
Nuvistor Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Wigan, Greater Manchester, UK. Posts: 9,431	BBC local radio on MW This announced today on this BBC blog. https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthe...c-212cf5f7c86f __________________ Frank

13th Jan 2020, 8:44 pm	#2
stitch1 Heptode Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Durham, County Durham, UK. Posts: 826	Re: BBC local radio on MW I noticed that Newcastle had stooped advertising MW as an option for listening to the Football (because it covers SUFC and NUFC they alternate home and away matches between FM and DAB/MW) so thought this would happen. It’s a shame as it’s the only station at that end and low power so useful for testing. Thankfully they’ve advised “For most people, re-tuning their radios or cars to FM or DAB is likely to be the simplest solution“. John

13th Jan 2020, 10:26 pm	#3
'LIVEWIRE?' Rest in Peace Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: N.W. Oxfordshire(Chipping Norton) Posts: 7,306	Re: BBC local radio on MW No mention of Radio Gloucester in that list. They still have two MW Transmitters, one near Bourton on the Water, gives good reception here, and is useful in my workshop for checking that a MW Radio is working, interference permitting over the whole waveband (Gloucester is on 1413kHz)

13th Jan 2020, 10:40 pm	#4
poppydog Banned Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Cornwall, UK. Posts: 849	Re: BBC local radio on MW Nearly all my radios are lw/mw only, there is nothing else really worth listening to when radio Cornwall goes off air on mw this year. The French stations are disappearing on lw as well perhaps I should have started stamp collecting instead.. Poppydog

13th Jan 2020, 11:03 pm	#5
Nuvistor Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Wigan, Greater Manchester, UK. Posts: 9,431	Re: BBC local radio on MW Radio Merseyside and Radio Manchester have been off MW a while. Just checked Radio Lancashire and the MW transmitter is off air with a fault, I don’t know how long it’s been off air. From what the BBC say, they have to save money so switching off little used services is going to happen. Always causes someone a problem. I started the thread in case members didn’t know and were wondering what was wrong with their radios, save some unnecessary fault finding. __________________ Frank

14th Jan 2020, 2:25 am	#6
jamesperrett Octode Join Date: May 2007 Location: Liss, Hampshire, UK. Posts: 1,873	Re: BBC local radio on MW Looks like Radio Solent are going to have to reduce their sports coverage. They've regularly used 3 or maybe even 4 different frequencies to cover different sporting events simultaneously.

15th Jan 2020, 1:50 pm	#7
AC/HL Dekatron Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 9,642	Re: BBC local radio on MW Continued here: https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...d.php?t=162962