The World Service is still running on shortwave at the moment:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/schedules/frequencies/index.shtml For transmissions aimed at poor African countries, it's likely to be the only option available for a while for the average person.
It does seem as though the bands are likely to change substantially in the coming decades however, as new technology takes over.
Some years ago, for example, the U.S. Coastguard discontinued their watch on the CW (Morse) distress frequency of 500kHz, and H.M. Coastguard in the U.K. is following suit.
