Everything I've seen suggests end of this month, which makes absolute sense since it's end of financial year. Certainly that's the end of LW Radio 4 from what I can tell. Since that was linked to turning off the transmitter I'd have to guess all transmission would stop at that point but can't find a single clear explanation.
The reference to the end of the month is recent. I cannot immediately see when. The initial May 2023 announcement said that no date was known. Until recently that was all we were told.
Clearly it is frustrating for you that the BBC has been so unhelpful in providing specific information to you.
All along, I I have tried to make it clear that I, personally, do not regard the Radio 4 shipping forecast as a big deal. However, almanacs should meet the needs of all. Regardless of my personal opinions, that is what I am trying to do. fRight from their first announcement, the BBC has been unhelpful. The SF is a de facto part of the GMDSS, albeit far less valuable to most of us than 30, 40, 50 years ago.
I respect your views. That is why I was so frustrated that we cannot even post useful amendments online to the 2024 almanacs never mind not being able at this stage to know what to put in the 2025 editions.Call me a luddite if you like, but I liked the Shipping Forecast broadcast on LW.
Not for nostalgic reasons but simply for its ease of use.
Operate a switch on my radio in the morning, retire to my bunk with a cup of tea and listen to someone with a pleasant voice telling me what the maritime weather is doing and what it's likely to do.
What could be simpler? What more do I need?
How much easier than faffing about with the mobile phone I hope I have remembered to charge overnight, logging on, declining cookies, trying to find my specs so I can see the tiny screen, trying to pick out what I need out of a mass of arrows and numbers, scrolling backwards and forwards losing my place, and so on.
Long live BBC long-wave, says I!
Quite! Which times of the 4 current will be used? Will the Inshore forecast be retained? Will there still be coastal reports? The Met Office says they do not know. Why does the BBC not reply?
The current FM times will apply as per the second link. Two in the week and three at weekends.
First, which 2 broadcasts on weekdays, which 3 at weekends? Where does it give times? I assume times for whichever slots are used, will be as MPs but I have missed where it actually says that? What about Inshore Waters?
There are only two and three on FM. Those will be the broadcasts going forwards. Filter out the LW and you have the new schedule.
There does seem to be some uncertainty amongst which the Beeb seems to point us to various sources including the Coastguard which covers inshore waters.
Confused by this given I showed you above.
What will be the times of the 2 week day forecasts? What will be the times of the 3 weekend forecasts. Will there still be Inshore forecasts? These have not been mentioned.
Literally sent you the schedule. Starting to think you’re the wrong man for the job if you can’t be arsed to read it.
lustyd, the schedules you keep quoting are those currently in use - 4 broadcasts a day on LW. I keep asking which 2 will be retained on FM/MW/Sounds. I can find no answer.
Yes, and I also linked the page saying those will continue to be in use once R4 moves to a single schedule. The additional LW programming will cease at the end of this month and the FM schedule will be the only schedule. The LW transmissions will cease later in 2024, for which a date has not yet been announced, but until then the single schedule will transmit on both.
The only ones I can see are for March but it is April that are needed.
