Apparently listener numbers have been falling for some years.
Also, much of the TX transmitters are beyond the point that they can be maintained.
It has been a long time since I last listened to Radio 4 longwave.
Simple QRP projects, 10m, 8m, 6m, 4m, FT8, 160m, WSPR, LF/MF, sub-9kHz, nanowaves and other random stuff, some not related to amateur radio.
More and more people are being encouraged onto broadcasting via DAB or internet radio. In time the MW and LW broadcast bands will be empti...