Longwave 198 KHz BBC Radio 4 switches off playing 'God Save the Queen', The British National Anthem 

It is a source of pride and joy to me that Radio 4 continue to play the National Anthem and close down before handing over to the World Service. It is a source of sorrow, shame and dismay that BBC One cannot do the same before handing over the the BBC News channel. Shame on BBC1

Very clear reception. I am very disappointed at the forthcoming total demise of long-wave broadcasting. When I was a kid I got a Soviet building kit - a long-wave radio, which I used for almost forty years until my favorite long-wave station closed down. I could listen to the station throughout the whole Europe. It was my link with my homeland. Yes, nowadays we have the Internet, but it will never be the same.

IT WILL BE GOD SAVE KING NOW BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE THAT WAS SUNG

I've listened to the Shipping Forecast and 2400 News for years, first with my great grandfather (full-blooded German nonetheless) on long-wave (I believe) here in the American Midwest; far removed from any potential gales in areas surrounding the British Isles. He never told me why listened, but I suspect it was carried over from his and his father's import/export of horses from our farm in Germany and traversing British waters. It believe eventually it became a way for him to remember the world as it used to be. In his late nineties I introduced him to listening via the internet and he loved the clarity. He's long gone now, but I continue our tradition to honor him. And yes, even though I'm an American, I stand when God Save the Queen is played just as he insisted until the pips start. Funny how traditions begin, evolve, and eventually end.

Exceptionally clear Long Wave signal you have there, sounds excellent very little interference

The same version of the national anthem that was used when BBC1 used to close down (complete with spinning globe)

It hands over to BBC World Service when the transmission closed.

Its a great way to end the day! sailing by, then the shipping forecast all topped off with the national anthem long may this noble tradition continue

Here, I can see clocks, national anthems, and this radio!

Eastern US here. I had a really good comm receiver for about thre years, 1993-1996. It had long wave coverage. Never heard the slightest thing on it.

God save the Empire,And bless Sir Lew!..

I remember the old days before BBC R4 broadcast the BBC WS overnight, after the UK National Anthem, they would flick on the 440Hz off air test tone then after a few minutes of test tone beeps, the transmitter engineers would pot out the national BBC R4 LW station, regional BBC R4 MW transmitters, and BBC R4 VHF transmitters onto reduced power then totally switch them off.

The clock above is a minute off. The six pips should end at exactly on the hour.

Even the "SUPER ULTRA-PATROIT" AM Stations in the US don't play our Anthem, we should be ashamed of ourselves if the BBC still does it with their Anthem, by comparison. At least NPR should play our Anthem. That woman sounds like she's Scottish but trying really hard to stick to a Queens English accent, I wonder if they let them speak in their native accents on Radio Scotland?

British Borneo Anthem (1946-1963)

They do the same thing in Liechtenstein, and it's the same tune!

This country needs more patriotism

I hope you stood up and took your hat off young man

This is nice. Love hearing radio from around the world. But I am going to be the yank in the room! Sorry!

0:48 The British National Anthem

Request: 1. BBC Radio sign-off 13 December 2004

BBC radio volume

Why every good longwave / AM /SW stations powered off

clock is 1min slow though so not accurite by 5 secs lol

@ianevans67 Oh yes, definitely...

NECW

Where were you receiving from?

Why can’t they do this now

that's a weird cover

Yy

To these American ears, that sounds like a Welsh accent. Am I correct?

Boycott radio 1 and listen to 4 instead.Radio 1 play horrendous music anyway so everyone listen to radio 4 and support your country