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BBC World Service

The BBC World Service is a British public service broadcaster owned and operated by the BBC. It is the world's largest external broadcaster in terms of reception area, language selection and audience reach. It broadcasts radio news, speech and discussions in more than 40 languages to many parts of the world on analogue and digital shortwave platforms…

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Owner
BBC
Headquarters
Broadcasting House, London
Availability
Worldwide
Broadcast area
Worldwide
Country
United Kingdom
Former names
BBC Empire Service · BBC Overseas Service · External Services of the BBC

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Overview

History

Operation

Funding

Radio programming in English

Previous radio programming in English

Availability

Presentation

Magazine publishing

Assessments

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BBC World Service

Nodes288
Edges287
Triples317
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006944
Components1

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BBC World Service

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related to Asia · 64
BBC World Service → Afghanistan, AM, Arabic, Asia, Asian, BBC, BBC Eastern Relay Station, BBC's World Service, Bengali, China Global Television Network, China's, Chinese, Cyprus, DZRJ, English, Far Eastern Relay Station, February, FM, For, Hindi
related to Europe · 43
BBC World Service → Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, Budějovice, Central European, Czech Republic, DAB, Denmark, Digital Radio Mondiale, DRM, England, English-language, Europe, Flanders, FM, Following, Hague, Iceland, Karlovy Vary, Labem
related to Americas · 38
BBC World Service → AM, American Public Media, Antigua, APM, Atlantic Relay Station, Australasia, BBC, Canada, Caribbean Relay Company, CBC Radio One's CBC, Deutsche Welle, FM, HD Radio, However, In, Its Canadian, July, More, New Brunswick, New York City
related to BBC Persian Service · 37
BBC World Service → Archaemenid, BBC Persian Service, BBC World Service's Persian-language, British, British Ambassador, British-selected, By, Cambridge, Commonwealth Office, December, FCO, Fellow, For, Foreign, Furthermore, In, Iran, Iranian, Iranian Prime Minister, Iranian Revolution
related to Pacific · 27
BBC World Service → ABC, ABC NewsRadio, Asia, Austar, Australia, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, BBC Radio, DAB, Digital Air, Eurovision, FM, Foxtel, In Sydney, It, Many, MHz, Music, Network, New Day, Optus Aurora
related to Operation · 24
BBC World Service → At, BBC News, BBC News Channel, BBC Online, BBC World News, Broadcasting House, Burmese Service, Bush House, December, European, However, It, July, London, Maida Vale Studios, March, Overseas, Oxford Street, Service, The
related to UK · 18
BBC World Service → According, BBC Radio, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Sounds, British, DAB, England, Europe, Freeview, In, It, March, RAJAR, Sky, The BBC World Service, UK, Virgin Media, Welsh
related to Early years · 15
BBC World Service → BBC, British Empire, Christmas Message, Daventry, December, Empire Service, Empire Short Wave Service, English, First, In, King George, Sir John Reith, The BBC World Service, The Director-General, This
related to "This is London" · 8
BBC World Service → BBC News, British, In, London, London Calling, The, The Clash, This
related to Time · 8
BBC World Service → Big Ben, English, GMT, Greenwich Mean Time, London, Midnight Greenwich Mean Time, The, The BBC World Service

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Important terminology

service bbc world radio news also broadcasts broadcast shortwave services british station english broadcasting government available fm international uk programmes

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
BBC World ServiceAvailabilityWorldwide1.00infobox
BBC World ServiceBroadcast areaWorldwide1.00infobox
BBC World ServiceCountryUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
BBC World ServiceFormer namesBBC Empire Service1.00infobox
BBC World ServiceFormer namesBBC Overseas Service1.00infobox
BBC World ServiceFormer namesExternal Services of the BBC1.00infobox
BBC World ServiceHeadquartersBroadcasting House, London1.00infobox
BBC World ServiceKey peopleJonathan Munro1.00infobox
BBC World ServiceLaunch date19 December 1932; 93 years ago (1932-12-19)1.00infobox
BBC World ServiceOfficial websitewww.bbcworldservice.com1.00infobox
BBC World ServiceOwnerBBC1.00infobox
BBC World ServiceTypeRadio broadcasting: news, speech, discussions, public broadcaster1.00infobox
BBC World ServiceWebcastWeb stream1.00infobox
BBC World Serviceis aBritish public service broadcaster owned and operated by the BBC0.90text

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