Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Majid Hussain, who notes that the BBC is beginning the phased closure of some of its BBC Radio 5 Live AM transmitters.
According to RadioToday, the first two AM transmitters are scheduled to close at the end of July 2026, marking the start of a wider reduction in the network’s mediumwave coverage. The move reflects the BBC’s continued transition toward FM, DAB, television, and online platforms, while maintaining nationwide access to Radio 5 Live through other distribution methods.
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Certainly the best way to save energy: listening to AM requires 2 AA cells, sometimes 3 or 4 “D” cells that will last a year listening to Radio 5 one hour a day. Internet, App requires so much energy at home and for the service provider that it has to be so cheap (or that nobody cares) to favor that system. Same for DAB+, hundreds, thousands of relays and radios at home who need to be recharged practicaly daily. Last but not least the British voice is listened to on the continent. Radio 4 LW goes, Radio 5 goes, in fact it seems the BBC just disappears….