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About BBC World Service
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BBC World Service launched in 19 December 1932, so more than 80 years in broadcasting made the radio the number one radio news source worldwide. The weekly listeners number, in the UK is above 1.3 million, but as the broadcast is available all over the world in 40 languages besides the English, the weekly audience is estimated above 200 million worldwide.
BBC World Service is the home of BBC News, so the station offers in its programme structure, what BBC name means in the world of news - Political bias free, news oriented, impartial and independent reports and analysis about the UK and about the World.
The radio is available only partly on the traditional analogue way, as from 1:00am to 5:20am the BBC Radio 4 broadcasts a selection from the World Service's programmes on 92-95 FM and on 198 LW. But it is available all over the world on the digital solutions, for example as online radio via the internet.
BBC World Service 's slogan: “The World’s Radio Station”
BBC World Service launched in 19 December 1932, so more than 80 years in broadcasting made the radio the number one radio news source worldwide. The weekly listeners number, in the UK is above 1.3 million, but as the broadcast is available all over the world in 40 languages besides the English, the weekly audience is estimated above 200 million worldwide.
BBC World Service is the home of BBC News, so the station offers in its programme structure, what BBC name means in the world of news - Political bias free, news oriented, impartial and independent reports and analysis about the UK and about the World.
The radio is available only partly on the traditional analogue way, as from 1:00am to 5:20am the BBC Radio 4 broadcasts a selection from the World Service's programmes on 92-95 FM and on 198 LW. But it is available all over the world on the digital solutions, for example as online radio via the internet.
BBC World Service 's slogan: “The World’s Radio Station”
Contacts
E-mail: worldservice.letters[kukac]bbc.co.uk
Postal address: BBC World Service, Audience Relations, Zone C, 7th Floor, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, W1A 1AA, United Kingdom
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Postal address: BBC World Service, Audience Relations, Zone C, 7th Floor, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, W1A 1AA, United Kingdom
Phone: Over to You programme: +44 1449 609 000 (Check your phone provider about actual call costs)
SMS: Over to You programme: +44 7786 202 006 (Get informed by your network provider about SMS service costs)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcworldservice
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/bbc-world-service
Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio
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