and I would imagine that Bauer will soon start closing down its remaining AM frequencies as GHR appears on FM and DAB in more and more parts of the UK.
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Originally Posted by nodrogd
Its unlikely to be long before 1, 2 & 3 below are closed. The others are likely to remain for a while longer.
1) BBC Radio Cumbria AM - Local DAB now available to the entire region having been delayed due to COVID.
2) BBC Radio Jersey/Guernsey AM - Likewise.
3) BBC Radio Somerset Taunton AM - DAB coverage now extended but FM remains poor.
4) BBC Radio Derby AM - used part time for the BBC Asian Network services, so may stay until the other AM sites at Langley Mill, Sedgely, Freemans Common & Gunthorpe are closed.
5) BBC Radio Norfolk West Lynn AM - Remains as FM & DAB reception continues to be poor in this area.
6) BBC Radio Gloucestershire Berkeley Heath AM - Likewise.
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It is slightly surprising that BBC Radios Jersey and guernsey still broadcast on MW.
Shutting down BBC Radio Cumbria on AM is less easy due to the rural nature of many parts of the county which won't have satisfactory FM coverage.
I was slightly surprised that some of the AM transmitters which carried BBC Asian Network during the evening were closed down. It might have been more logical for those AM transmitters to have been switched to broadcasting BBC Asian Network full time, like is the case in Leicestershire.