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The BBC World Service is one of the most widely-recognised international broadcasters, currently broadcasting in 32 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays. It is politically independent, non-profit and commercial-free. It broadcasts radio and television programmes.
The English language service broadcasts 24 hours a day. In May 2007 the BBC reported that the World Service’s average weekly audience had reached 183 million people, beating the previous record of 163 million listeners set the year before. The World Service is funded by grant-in-aid through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office by the British Government — unlike the BBC’s domestic radio and television services, which are primarily funded by a compulsory licence fee levied on every household in the United Kingdom using a television to watch programs as they are being broadcast. Despite this form of funding, the World Service remains editorially independent, although the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is closely consulted in decisions about which languages are broadcast.
For more information see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bbc_world_service
The BBC World Service is one of the most widely-recognised international broadcasters, currently broadcasting in 32 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays. It is politically independent, non-profit and commercial-free. It broadcasts radio and television programmes.
The English language service broadcasts 24 hours a day. In May 2007 the BBC reported that the World Service’s average weekly audience had reached 183 million people, beating the previous record of 163 million listeners set the year before. The World Service is funded by grant-in-aid through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office by the British Government — unlike the BBC’s domestic radio and television services, which are primarily funded by a compulsory licence fee levied on every household in the United Kingdom using a television to watch programs as they are being broadcast. Despite this form of funding, the World Service remains editorially independent, although the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is closely consulted in decisions about which languages are broadcast.
For more information see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bbc_world_service
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ManweSulimo2004 wrote:
BBC FTW!
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salesmanisdead wrote:
God bless the BBC.
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mateusz812 wrote:
awesome :)) I love Analysis from BBC World Service :D Electric Cars and Nuclear Energy :)
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dasNeonlicht wrote:
Please consider joining the BBC World Service group!
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pepero_boy wrote:
Best content ever... in many many languages <3
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Rdorigo wrote:
best documentaries ever!
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bassofdoom wrote:
<3
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kitanotenshi wrote:
The best content ever.
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8thlight wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/I+Love+Non+Music+Podcasts!
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namilolo wrote:
Please join us if you actually read newspapers
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RottenBerry wrote:
My Africa Today podcast came through once in over twenty minutes of French, I think. That is, I think it was French. It certainly wasn't English and it made me laugh a lot.
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podcastify wrote:
Added to Podcast! (http://last.fm/group/Podcast%21)
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LubosD wrote:
Yeah, the Digital Planet is for noobs, but it still sometimes brings some interesting news, I mean from areas where other information sources lag behind.
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jaspio wrote:
Stopped listening to digital planet: that program is more for clueless i need to catch up with this technology thing listeners. The only great aspect of the show was Bill Thompson's commentaries: always fair and with great insight. Sadly, the rest of the show just puts me off.
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xandaman wrote:
Favourite radio station. Brilliant podcasts. Worth the TV license alone.
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