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Shortwave radio in the news- A World War II Soldier's Hideaway in Belgium - Wall Street Journal May 24, 2013
- Nick Leonovich 'Now with the Lord' : Described as 'A true hero of the faith' - Continentalnews.net May 24, 2013
- HOT SEAT: Interview Tendai Biti on MDC-T policies (Part 1) - SW Radio Africa May 24, 2013
- Grey Point Fort special event station - Southgate Amateur Radio Club May 24, 2013
- Facts and figures of the 97th Indianapolis 500 - Fox News May 23, 2013
- Digital did not kill the radio star in Africa - Mail & Guardian Online May 23, 2013
- Proclaiming Christ Through Catholic Radio - Catholic World Report May 9, 2013
- Police confiscate 10 motorbikes during MDC office raid - SW Radio Africa May 9, 2013
- Africa: Digital Did Not Kill the Radio Star - AllAfrica.com May 3, 2013
- Shortwave Radio Operator – Eternal Word Television Network, Inc. (Vandiver, AL) - DFW Catholic April 25, 2013
- RNW Media Network
- This is a searchable archive of over 15,000 international media stories published from Oct 2003 - March 2012
- Kenya: CCK to take back unused frequencies
- Rwanda: Parliament radio goes on air
- Radiofax audio archive to mark 20 years since closure
- Swaziland to ban anti-Mswati tweets
- Web address controversy deepens after US warning
- New company building a search engine for television
- EU willing to support Portuguese on Euronews
- Kenya to ban analogue TV imports
- Christian TV Network bosses accused of massive fraud
Tag Archives: BBC World Service
MP criticism over BBC World Service’s uncertain budget
(Source: BBC News) Uncertainty about the BBC World Service budget as the corporation prepares to take on full funding of the service is “unacceptable”, MPs have warned. Foreign Office funding for the service will stop in April 2014 when it … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC Cuts, BBC World Service, BBC World Service Budget, BBC World Service Cuts, Shortwave Radio
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BBC World Service program discusses Chinese jamming
In the latest episode of Over To You, host Rajan Datar discusses how the BBC World Service’s shortwave transmissions are being affected by jamming in parts of Asia. It’s a short but informative episode. Even Datar and his guest, Nigel Fry (Head … Continue reading
VOA protests jamming of English service to China
(Source: VOA) The Voice of America is protesting new jamming of its English broadcasts in China. VOA Director David Ensor condemned the new interference and said the U.S. government broadcaster is working with experts to determine the precise origin of … Continue reading
Guardian: BBC World Service asking for voluntary redundancies
(Source: The Guardian) Corporation’s global arm to close 73 editorial posts, but hopes to avoid compulsory layoffs as part of £42m budget cuts The BBC World Service has urged all its network news journalists to consider voluntary redundancy as it aims to … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC World Service, BBC World Service Cuts, BBC WS, BBCWS, The Guardian
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BBC Bush House: auctioning bits of radio history
(Source: London Evening Standard) Thousands of fragments of BBC history, ranging from “on air” lights to a picture of Sir Paul McCartney broadcasting live to fans in Russia, are going under the hammer in a huge auction. The lots are … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, News, Nostalgia
Tagged BBC Bush House, BBC World Service, BBC WS, BBCWS, Nostalgia, Shortwave Radio
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Aung San Suu Kyi visits the BBC World Service with thanks, criticism
Noted Burmese opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, visited the BBC World Service last week. Her visit served, in part, to thank them for their broadcasts, which became a lifeline of information for her during her fifteen-year imprisonment in Burma … Continue reading
BBC World Service: A Lifetime of Shortwave Radio
An Antarctic glaciologist, Burmese monk, communications professor and a Somalian tell their shortwave radio stories in this article posted by the BBC World Service in honor of 80 years of shortwave radio broadcasts. In my opinion, these stories are very much … Continue reading
BBC World Service: Celebrating 80th birthday live on air
(Source: BBC World Service) BBC World Service brings you a special day of programming on 29 February to celebrate 80 years of international radio broadcasting. We’ll begin the day with a live broadcast of the daily news meeting– which usually takes … Continue reading
As BBC World Service moves from Bush House, they open doors
BBC World Service opens doors to celebrate 80th birthday (Source: BBC Press Office) Global audience gets unique behind the scenes access as move from iconic London home begins. Audiences are to be given unprecedented behind the scenes access as part … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC Bush House, BBC Shortwave, BBC World Service, BBCWS, Shortwave Radio
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