BBC Radio 4 ceased broadcasting on medium wave 16th April 2024 and a loop message being played informing listeners to retune to other platforms Radio Yaesu FT-990 HF Transceiver
At least you got a warning, planet rock and Scala shut down their DAB transmission totally out the blue. I had to replace two DAB radios with DAB+ radios.
Did you know that Smooth Radio is closing down in East Kent on 603 kHz Maidstone, West Kent and Southend on 1242 kHz, Portsmouth on 1170 kHz and Southampton on 1557 kHz
Switching to FM. Britain is a small country. In the USA and Canada there are vast rural areas that can only receive AM or Medium wave. Medium wave signals travel much farther than FM signals, especially at night.
Australia too. I don’t think you’ll ever get rid of AM here, and unlike the USA we don’t have HD radio here, only DAB+ which is already a failure since Australia’s vast land areas mean it’s coverage can’t compete with AM, FM and mobile phone towers
