for the first time. 1991 17 January-2 March – Radio 4 News FM, the first rolling BBC radio news service is on air during the first Gulf War. It broadcasts on the station's FM frequencies, with the regular scheduled service continuing on long wave. 25 July – The final episode of soap opera Citizens is broadcast. 13 September – The Daily Service is broadcast on FM for the final time. 16 September – The main BBC Radio 4 service moves from long wave to FM as FM coverage has now been extended to cover almost all of the UK – Radio 4 didn't become available on FM in much of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland until the start of the 1990s. Opt-outs are transferred to long wave. A new 30-minute religious slot at 10am on weekdays is launched, but is broadcast as an opt-out and therefore is only available on long wave. The first fifteen minutes is used to broadcast The Daily Service and this is followed by the launch of a 12-month series featuring readings from The Bible. Woman’s Hour moves from early afternoons to a mid-morning slot. 1992 late March-7 April – For the first time, Radio 4 long wave opts out of the main Radio 4 schedule to provide additional news coverage. It does so to provide live coverage of the latest developments in the general election campaign. Previously, additional news coverage had been broadcast on FM. 25 July – BBC Radio 4 stops the week for the final time, after having done so since 1974. 15 October – The BBC announces plans to launch a continuous news service on BBC Radio 4’s long wave frequency. The date of 5th April 1994 is set as the launch date. The plan would result in Radio 4 broadcasting exclusively on FM. 1993 There is widespread opposition to the BBC's plans to launch a rolling news service on Radio 4’s long wave frequency and the proposals are dropped. A new news and sport service BBC Radio 5 Live launches the following year. 18 December – BBC 2 broadcasts the Arena special "Radio Night", an ambitious simulcast with BBC Radio 4. 1994 21 February – A new weekday afternoon magazine show starts, called Anderson Country. The programme proves divisive amongst the station’s listenership and was replaced after a year by The Afternoon Shift. 24 March – The Financial World Tonight is