Oldies 1510 WMEX/101.1 W266DQ Quincy/Boston MA ceased operations today.
The shutdown follows a sale of the station to Tyler Nye’s Local Media Boston and short-lived shift from Oldies to Classic Hits. Since returning to Oldies, it has relied on programming from the syndicated “True Oldies Channel“.

The station posted the following message on its website:

“Today, September 30, 2026, marks the final day of broadcasting for WMEX.
As we sign off, we want to say something that can never be said enough: thank you.

Thank you to every listener who tuned in over the years—whether you listened every day, joined us on your drive to work, turned us up at home, discovered us online, or simply stopped on the dial and stayed awhile. You gave WMEX a reason to be on the air.

Radio has always been about more than transmitters, studios, music, and microphones. It is about the connection created between a station and the people listening on the other side. It is about being part of a community, sharing moments together, and creating memories through the music and voices coming out of the speakers.

To everyone who has been part of WMEX over the years—our listeners, personalities, staff, advertisers, partners, friends, and supporters—thank you for being part of our story.

There have been countless songs played, conversations shared, requests made, contests won, laughs had, and memories created. While the broadcast may end, those memories remain.

It has been our privilege to have a place on your radio dial and, more importantly, to have been welcomed into your homes, cars, workplaces, and lives.

So, as WMEX signs off for the final time, we do so with tremendous gratitude for everyone who came along for the ride.

Thank you for listening.
Thank you for supporting local radio.
Thank you for the memories.

From all of us at WMEX, it has truly been an honor.

For the final time, this is WMEX—signing off.”
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/373832/wmex-signs-off/

Radio Insight (2026-09-30)

MEDI 1 171 kHz
This station was broadcasting regularly until (pres) the end of the first week in September. I received a message from Jorge Jaroslavski pointing to the station without transmitting signal since at least the second week of September.
As I could monitor today, Medi 1 is off right now! Faulty Txer?

Jorge Garzón to MWCircle iog (2026-09-29)

According to monitoring stations, COPE Zamora 1269 kHz has switched off today 29th Sep 2026 after 12:00 EA/CETS. DEP!

Jorge Garzón to iberiaDX iog (2026-09-29)

BBC Local Radio Medium Wave transmitters to close by end of November.

BBC Local Radio Medium Wave transmission services in Cumbria, Derby, Gloucestershire, Norfolk and Somerset will close by the end of November 2026. This is the final phase of a switch off process which was announced in 2011 with phased closures in 2018 and 2020.

Webpage goes on to list the other ways of listening to those stations
https://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/work-warning/news/mwclosures

Mike Barraclough to MWCircle iog (2026-09-28)

Lyca Radio Manchester 1377 khz medium wave has stopped broadcasting from Tuesday 1st September 2026.

According to the station  you can listen to Lyca Radio on 963khz and 1377khz and today 1377khz is still off air and field next to junction 23 M60 is now completely clean no Transmitters. The main four Transmitters was removed in January 2026
https://lycaradio.com/lyca-radio-greater-manchester/

Tariq Hanif (2026-09-22)

Cape Pulpit 729 currently off air due to financial challenges.
I got today a reply from this station and this info:

Thank you for your email and for taking the time to listen to our station.
Unfortunately, we are currently off air due to financial challenges. We would greatly appreciate it if you and your team could join us in our ONE MISSION Campaign as we work towards returning to 729 AM.
[….]
Thank you again for your encouragement and support.

Jarmo Patala,  Hyvinkää, Finland (2026-09-17)

Medi 1 from Morocco on 171 has been off the air for approximately 2 days, 

Conor Burns (2026-09-12)

License Cancellations

The FCC has issued a revocation order cancelling the license of Southwest Montana Media’s 100.9 KBOQ Lima MT. An order to pay or show cause was sent to the station in April for failure to pay $6,754.80 in delinquent regulatory fees and associated interest, administrative costs, and penalties owed for KBOQ and the cancelled 580 KANA Anaconda and 100.7 K264CZ Butte MT for 2019 and 2021 through 2023. The company never responded to the inquiry.

Red Bear Broadcasting turned in the license of their 1310 KMBS West Monroe LA.

After taking the former “Classic Country 1370” KSOP South Salt Lake UT silent in June 2025, KSOP Inc. turned in the license.

The FCC also cancelled the licenses of multiple stations that had been silent for well over one year. Those cancelled were Roy Henderson’s 92.3 WBNZ Frankfort and 99.3 WLLS Beulah MI, Shields-Adkins Broadcasting’s 93.5 KBKG Corning AR, The Waters Group’s 540 WGOP Pocomoke City MD, Flying Ant LLC’s 1360 KUIK Hillsboro OR, and CTI Media Productions’ 900 KCLW Hamilton TX.
https://radioinsight.com/headlines/372318/fcc-report-9-6-nine-licenses-cancelled-this-week/

Radio Insight (2026-09-06)

1179kHz Melbourne
As of checking both yesterday and today, it appears that the 1179kHz AM transmitter, formerly used by 3RPH, has finally been completely switched off. Prior to that, the transmitter has been running a continuous 24/7 humming blank carrier, since 3RPH programming ceased back on July 1, 2026.
I had previously phoned 3RPH and informed them, but they didn’t seem to understand what I was trying to explain and kept on talking about checking DAB if I wanted to listen to their programming.
I can only hope that their power bill wasn’t too high after all that time.

Robert Copeman to ICDX-AM iog (2026-09-04)

CBC received approval to convert 990 CBY Corner Brook NL to FM. The new station will be at 106.7, 10kWs. A FM repeater will be added in Lark Harbour.

Ici Radio-Canada received approval to convert 860 CBKF-2 Saskatoon SK to 91.7 FM, 44.225kWs. FM repeaters in Prince Albert and Zenon Park will get power increases as well to fill in coverage with the closure of 860.

Andy Reid (2026-08-30)