{"id":640601,"date":"2026-09-30T13:22:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T13:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/640601\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T13:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T13:22:11","slug":"bbc-radio-norfolks-medium-wave-service-to-be-turned-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/640601\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Radio Norfolk\u2019s medium wave service to be turned off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The closure forms part of the BBC\u2019s decision to end medium wave transmissions in five regions, including Cumbria, Derby, Gloucestershire, and Somerset, by the end of November.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The BBC said the change reflects shifting listener habits and is not a reduction in its commitment to local radio.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  A spokesman said: &#8220;The closure of these final MW services is not a change in our commitment to local radio.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;It is a change in how that service is delivered, reflecting how audiences already choose to listen today.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Medium wave has been in use since 1972, but with audiences increasingly turning to newer platforms, the BBC said maintaining the service had become &#8220;difficult to justify&#8221;.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Listeners will still be able to tune in to BBC Radio Norfolk and other affected stations via FM, DAB digital radio, BBC Sounds, smart speakers, and the BBC website.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The BBC has been broadcasting on-air messages directing listeners to alternative platforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The closure forms part of the BBC\u2019s decision to end medium wave transmissions in five regions, including Cumbria,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":640602,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[93,61,60,278],"class_list":["post-640601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=640601"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640601\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/640602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=640601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=640601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=640601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}