बीबीसी वर्ल्ड सर्विस
Also known as The World Service, 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, internet streaming, podcasting, satellite, DAB, FM, LW and MW relays. In 2024, the World Service reached an average of 450 million people a week.
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Key facts
- 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 ; 93 years ago ( 1932-12-19 )
- Former names
- BBC Empire Service BBC Overseas Service External Services of the BBC
- Webcast
- Web stream
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