Today’s medium wave closure
23 Jan 2023 Gloucester 1197 kHz in addition to yesterday’s list 

24 Jan 2023
1170 kHz GHR Teeside
1197 kHz Absolute Radio Bournemouth
1197 kHz Absolute Radio Oxford
1215 kHz Absolute Radio Westerglen
1215 kHz Absolute Radio Postwick
1233 kHz Absolute Radio Northampton
1233 kHz Absolute Radio Msningtree
1242 kHz Absolute Radio Teeside
1278 kHz GHR Bradford

There are only 8 transmitters still on air carrying a retune loop for Absolute Radio now. These are:
1197 kHz Nottingham (Trowell)
1215 kHz Moorside Edge
1215 kHz Lusnagarvey
1215 kHz Newcastle (Wrrkerton)
1215 kHz Fareham
1215 kHz Brookman’s Park
1242 kHz Sideway
1260 kHz Lydd

James Robinson (2023-01-24) 

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I listened at about 1210 and I couldn’t hear 1170 Stockton either, but it was there at 0800 – but it was also still dark then.

Andrew Brade to mwcircle iog (2023-01-24)

For the record my local Absolute station on 1233kHz based in Manningtree shut off yesterday. I can still hear the tape with varying strength on 1215kHz, 1233kHz and 1260khz.

Dan Goldfarb (2023-01-24)

The following Absolute Radio transmitters closed on 23 Jan

Gloucester 1197
Brighton 1197
Washford 1215
Droitwich 1215
Boston 1242

The rest remain on air for now.

James Robinson (2023-01-24)

One of the 1215 Absolute Radio transmitters on 1215 went off yesterday morning. I believe that it was Washford as that is the closest to me and signal strength dropped dramatically and I could suddenly hear the echo from several transmitters,

The splatter on 1210 and 1220 reduced dramatically and I can now “see” WPHT on 1210 and a carrier on 1220 which I had no chance of before. Unfortunately, conditions are poor so no audio on those frequencies yet and there is still some splatter from the remaining stations.

Simon Beavan to mwcircle iog (2023-01-24)

Huddersfield’s GHR 1530 went off the air some time between 0800 and 1300 yesterday, Monday 23rd. The other GHR stations that have been broadcasting a loop – 1170 Stockton and 1278 Bradford – remain on air with the loop at 0800 this morning, as do all the Absolute Radio outlets that I can hear.

73 Andrew Brade to mwcircle iog (2023-01-24)