{"id":643885,"date":"2026-06-17T17:28:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T17:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/643885\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T17:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T17:28:13","slug":"bbc-starts-closing-bbc-radio-5-live-am-transmitters-radiotoday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/643885\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC starts closing BBC Radio 5 Live AM transmitters \u2013 RadioToday"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\t\tJune 17, 2026 – 4:00 pm1 minute <\/p>\n

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BBC Radio 5 Live will lose two medium wave transmitters next month.<\/p>\n

Redruth in Cornwall, and Folkestone in Kent, will both cease transmissions on 31st July 2026.<\/p>\n

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The station\u2019s medium wave switch-off appears to have begun on a transmitter-by-transmitter basis, ahead of the BBC\u2019s wider plan to close the AM network by the end of 2027.<\/p>\n

The BBC tells listeners<\/a>: \u201cTo continue listening to BBC Radio 5 Live in the Truro\/Folkestone Areas, please retune your radio to 693 Medium Wave. Alternatively, you may listen via DAB digital radio by selecting BBC Radio 5 Live on your device\u2019s display.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdditionally, the service can be accessed through your television, online at bbc.co.uk\/radio5live, via the BBC Sounds app, or by asking your smart speaker for BBC Radio 5 Live.\u201d<\/p>\n

A plan was announced in 2002 that the station would lose its AM network by the end of 2027.<\/p>\n


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