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Transmitted via Lahti radio station from 1938 to 1948, Pori shortwave station from 1948 to 1987 and finally then new Pori's shortwave center in Preiviiki district from 1987 to the end of 2006. Known before early 1970s as shortwave service of Finnish Broadcasting Company. Scandinavian Weekend Radio: 2000 Yes France Radio France Internationale ...
The BBC World Service began on 19 December 1932 as the BBC Empire Service, broadcasting on shortwave [24] and aimed principally at English speakers across the British Empire. In his first Christmas Message (1932), King George V characterised the service as intended for "men and women, so cut off by the snow, the desert, or the sea, that only ...
BBC Woofferton 05:00-06:00 1234567 English 250 ... The above radio stations broadcast in the wavebands of 75, 60, 49, 41, 31, 25, 22, 19, 16 and/or 11 meters ...
Woofferton is used to broadcast shortwave radio programmes on HF 4 MHz – 26 MHz to Europe, Russia, North/Central Africa, Middle East and South America for BBC World Service, Deutsche Welle, Voice of America, and Voice of Vietnam, among other international broadcasters. The site is also used for satellite communications and monitoring.
BBC One: Flagship channel and broadcasts a variety of mainstream programming. 24 hours BBC Two: Secondary channel and broadcasts a range of alternative programming. BBC Three: Broadcasts a variety of youthful programming. 9 hours (19:00 to 04:00) BBC Four: Broadcasts a range of serious programming. BBC News: Rolling news and current affairs. 24 ...
In Europe, shortwave broadcasts from Britain and the Netherlands such as Philips Radio's PCJJ began around 1927. Germany, Italy, the Soviet Union, Britain, and many other countries soon followed, and some classic shortwave broadcasters got their start. The BBC began on shortwave as the "BBC Empire Service" in 1932. [4]
The Ascension Island transmitting station is a shortwave transmitting facility in the English Bay area of Ascension Island. The facility was opened by the BBC in 1966 to broadcast the BBC World Service to Africa and South America. [1] The site is owned and operated by Encompass Digital Media.
5 October – It is announced that broadcasts in a number of European languages will end by March 2006, to finance the launch in 2007 of TV news services in Arabic and Persian. [15] 10 October – The BBC's Latin American service is renamed BBC Mundo. October – The BBC World Service soap opera Westway comes to an end after eight years on air.