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BBC World Service Logo used since 2022 Type Radio broadcasting news, speech, discussions, public broadcaster Country United Kingdom Availability Worldwide Headquarters Broadcasting House, London Broadcast area Worldwide Owner BBC Key people Jonathan Munro Launch date 19 December 1932 ; 92 years ago (1932-12-19) Former names BBC Empire Service BBC Overseas Service External Services of the BBC ...
4 November – Debut of the BBC World Service soap Westway. 31 December – The Finnish service ends after 57 years. [7] 1998. Following the recent commencement of the World Service being heard overnight on BBC Radio 4's FM frequencies, the overnight transmission on BBC Local Radio ends. It is replaced with a simulcast of BBC Radio 5 Live. 1999
28 December – After more than 20 years, BBC radio's national programme for the Asian community, Apna Hi Ghar Samajhiye (Make Yourself at Home), and broadcast on Sunday morning on BBC Radio 4, ends. 1987. The BBC World Service launches BBC 648 from the Orfordness transmitting station. The service provides a tailor-made service for northern ...
World Update was a radio programme that was BBC World Service's morning news strand. Broadcast at 10:06 GMT , it was also carried by public radio stations across the United States. [ 1 ] Between 2003 and 2020, the programme was presented by Dan Damon . [ 2 ]
16 January – BBC World Service Television was renamed as BBC World it was launched as an international free-to-air news channel on 26 January at 19:00 GMT. 27 February – European Business News (EBN) launches. The pan-European service is broadcast from London and features rolling coverage of UK business alongside business news from Europe. 1996
9 February – The 9am and 5pm news bulletins on BBC Radio 3 are replaced by a ten-minute bulletin from the BBC World Service. The bulletins are titled World Service News. 1988. 15 January – After less than a year, the World Service news bulletins broadcast on Radio 3 are axed. June – After 66 years at Broadcasting House, the BBC Radio News ...
1 September – BBC Southern Counties Radio is relaunched. The all-speech format is dropped and the station reverts to a more traditional mix of music and speech. For a brief period in 1997, BBC GMR is renamed GMR Talk. 1998. BBC Radio 5 Live replaces the BBC World Service as BBC Local Radio's overnight downtime filler. 1999. No events.
BBC Radio Wales confirms that Wynne Evans will be taking a break from his show following controversy over a remark he made during the Strictly Come Dancing tour earlier in the month. [27] 29 January – The BBC World Service announces it is cutting 130 jobs as part of £6m of cost-cutting measures during the next financial year. [28]