BBC World Service Frequency

[Leonidas]

I understand that it may still be possible to receive the BBC world service on LW . Could anybody pls advise at what frequnecy??

 

[markdj]

From 0100 to 0532 on 198 LW, otherwise you might get it on SW http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmeguide/schedule/date/100006:1/am/2655984/date/today

or listen online.

 

[mixmaster]

You of course get BBC Radio 4 on 198 LW the rest of the time. At night I manage to catch is as far as western med on our SSb.

 

[Ken_Irby]

Not on long wave but

you can still receive the africa service on 12095 and sometimes 17640 on sw in the eastern med, forsome reason the sunday afternoon premiership, YES premiership football gets a power boost.
Chas on Kentrina's login so not necessarily her point of view

 

[Ken_Irby]

SSB Radio 4? NO

You of course get BBC Radio 4 on 198 LW the rest of the time. At night I manage to catch is as far as western med on our SSb.

it is just on plain amplitude modulation (am) radio at the igher end of the wavelength (or lower end of the frequency) spectrum.tune your receiver in to ssb (or dsb for that matter) and you will just get a very distorted reception.
Chas on Kenrina's login so not necessarily her point of view

 

[Koeketiene]

I understand that it may still be possible to receive the BBC world service on LW . Could anybody pls advise at what frequnecy??

IIRC: 648

 

[Bilgediver]

it is just on plain amplitude modulation (am) radio at the igher end of the wavelength (or lower end of the frequency) spectrum.tune your receiver in to ssb (or dsb for that matter) and you will just get a very distorted reception.
Chas on Kenrina's login so not necessarily her point of view

Yep all the overseas services from China to VOA and Auntie are on AM and not ssb. You can resolve the signal with carefull tuning on SSB USB or LSB but if your receiver does AM on short wave then thats the way to go for minimum distortion.

 

[Leonidas]

Many thanks to all contributors. I'll try the 12095 sw as suggested. That's the best my old galenite radio can manage !