BBC Radio 4 on Twitter: "🎛 The big BBC calendar says that on this day in 1934 the awesome Droitwich long-wave radio transmitter was switched on, so here are some amazing pictures
![BBC Droitwich transmitter is down, revealing the Radio 4 signal on longwave from Burghead/Westerglen - YouTube BBC Droitwich transmitter is down, revealing the Radio 4 signal on longwave from Burghead/Westerglen - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qlMo8nO9i9E/maxresdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCIAKENAF8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-CYAC0AWKAgwIABABGF4gXiheMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBqER4E0ZJrQm-MX4eI1virq41iDw)
BBC Droitwich transmitter is down, revealing the Radio 4 signal on longwave from Burghead/Westerglen - YouTube
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