Fears for the future of Radio 4’s Daily Service
from Religion Media Centre:
The BBC has announced the closure of its long wave broadcasts, which has for many years been the home of the daily service, broadcast on Radio 4 LW at 0945. The Daily Service was first broadcast in 1928 and the BBC says it is the longest-running programme of its kind anywhere in the world. Facing cuts caused by a freeze in the licence fee, the BBC’s director-general, Tim Davie, has set the goal of putting digital first. Yesterday he said: “We do plan to stop scheduling separate content for Radio 4 long wave … ahead of the closure of the long wave platform itself.” The Rev Dr Christopher Landau took to Twitter to express his fears: “Does this mean an uncertain future for the Daily Service on @BBCRadio4?”. The Daily Service is also available online and on DAB radio.
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