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The BBC World Service encompasses an English 24-hour global radio network and separate services in 27 other languages. News and information is available in these languages on the BBC website , with many having RSS feeds and specific versions for use on mobile devices, and some also offer email notification of stories.
This subcategory contains both current and former BBC World Service foreign language stations Pages in category "BBC World Service foreign language stations" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
BBC Igbo is the Igbo language service of BBC World Service meant primarily for the Igbo-speaking communities in the south-east, South-south of Nigeria and Igbo people in diaspora. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is part of the 12 new language services added to the BBC services and the other languages are Afaan Oromo , Amharic , Gujarati , Yoruba , Korean ...
Commercially funded BBC Studios and BBC Global News, as well as state-funded BBC World Service operate and distribute these linear television services around the world. These services are not to be confused with the domestic channels operated in the United Kingdom and accessible in the Republic of Ireland.
Category: BBC World Service. 3 languages. ... BBC World Service foreign language stations (24 P) BBC World Service people (1 C, 75 P) BBC World Service programmes (45 P)
This is a historic day for the BBC, as we announce the biggest expansion of the World Service since the 1940s. The BBC World Service is a jewel in the crown – for the BBC and for Britain. [11] [3] Also, the former BBC head of West Africa, Oluwatoyosi Ogunseye stressed the importance of adding local languages to the BBC services. She remarked ...
BBC Hausa was the first African-language service operated by the BBC and is one of the five African languages it broadcasts. The service was launched on 13 March 1957 at 09:30 GMT with a 15-minute programme by the BBC World Service presented by Aminu Abdullahi Malumfashi: a translated version was later read by Abubakar Tunau in the programme West Africa in the News.
BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, [13] [14] broadcasting in 27 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays and simulcast on Radio 4 from 01:00-05:20 BST and Radio Cymru from 00:00-05:30 BST. It is politically independent ...