We know how much our listeners value BBC local radio - and have invested significantly in this area through our commitment to funding Local DAB expansion and adding all English Local Radio services to Freeview. The savings from these closures will allow the BBC to continue to modernise its infrastructure in order to meet our listeners' changing needs.
| Transmitter | BBC Service |
| Full Closures and Dates | |
| DUXHURST |
BBC Surrey
03/01/2018
|
| BEXHILL MF | |
| BRIGHTON MF (SOUTHWICK) |
BBC Sussex
03/01/2018
|
| HULL |
Radio Humberside
11/01/2018
|
| RUSTHALL |
Radio Kent
08/01/2018
|
| LITTLEBOURNE | |
| LINCOLN (Swan Pool) |
Radio Lincolnshire
04/01/2018
|
| CLIPSTONE (Fishponds Hill) |
Radio Nottingham
10/01/2018
|
| LACOCK |
Radio Wiltshire
10/01/2018
|
| SWINDON (RODBOURNE) | |
| Partial Closures and Dates | |
| TORBAY/(Torquay) |
Radio Devon
09/01/2018
|
| RAYLEIGH (SOUTHEND) |
BBC Essex
15/01/2018
|
| OXCLIFFE |
Radio Lancashire
15/01/2018
|
How to receive your Local Radio service on other platforms
To keep listening to your Local Radio service, you may need to use a different platform, or where applicable, tune to a different MW transmitter. Please visit this page to see the alternative platforms your Local Radio service is available on and the frequencies to tune too.
You can also use the interactive transmitter tool to see which transmitters will give the best reception or you can use iPlayer Radio to access your local radio service.
Why have these particular transmitters been chosen?
We assessed the coverage of each BBC Local Radio station on FM, MW and digital radio which highlighted stations where medium wave transmitters duplicated good FM or digital radio coverage. Following this process, we trialled the switch off of a number of medium wave transmitters and asked for audience feedback.
Taken together, the audience feedback and the coverage data have informed which medium wave transmitters are unlikely to be value for money in the longer term.
More information on why we are doing this can be found on the BBC blog.
