{"id":13077,"date":"2015-04-29T09:18:06","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T13:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=13077"},"modified":"2015-04-29T09:18:06","modified_gmt":"2015-04-29T13:18:06","slug":"bbc-shortwave-frequencies-and-schedule-for-nepal-earthquake-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/bbc-shortwave-frequencies-and-schedule-for-nepal-earthquake-relief\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC shortwave frequencies and schedule for Nepal earthquake relief"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Nepal-Earthquake-Map\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"BBC-Nepal\"<\/a>(Source: BBC Media Centre press release<\/a>)<\/p>\n

BBC World Service broadcasts Lifeline programmes in Nepal<\/strong><\/p>\n

In response to the aftermath of the earthquake in Nepal, the BBC World Service is now broadcasting additional programming on shortwave in both Nepalese and in English.
\nBBC Media Action – the BBC’s international development charity – is working with the Nepali Service on BBC World Service (radio and online) and local partner radio stations to broadcast \u2018Lifeline\u2019 programming.<\/p>\n

Liliane Landor, Controller of World Service Languages, says: \u201cInformation is vital and we are doing all we can to make sure that our audiences in the affected areas receive their local and regional news as well as \u2018Lifeline\u2019 programming designed to give practical information to help deal with the aftermath of the earthquake.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Nepali language programme is available on shortwave as follows:<\/p>\n

Nepali dawn transmission (01:30-01:45 GMT)
\n11995 kHz (25 metre band)
\n15510 kHz (19 metre band)<\/p>\n

Nepali evening transmission (15:00-16:00 GMT)
\n9650 kHz (31 metre band)
\n5895 kHz (49 metre band)<\/p>\n

The availability of World Service English on short wave to Northern India and Nepal has been extended with the service now starting one hour earlier than normal at 23.00 GMT.<\/p>\n

Additional frequencies for World Service in English (to S Asia) from 23:00 GMT to 24:00GMT
\n5895 kHz (49 metre band)
\n9540 kHz (31 metre band)<\/p>\n

From 00:00GMT the broadcasts continue as normal on 12,095kHz, 9,410kHz and 5970kHz<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: BBC Media Centre press release) BBC World Service broadcasts Lifeline programmes in Nepal In response to the aftermath of the earthquake in Nepal, the BBC World Service is now broadcasting additional programming on shortwave in both Nepalese and in English. BBC Media Action – the BBC’s international development charity – is working with the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[56,960,3,43,1167],"tags":[104,3799,327,3798],"class_list":["post-13077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-broadcasters","category-international-broadcasting","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","category-whats-on-shortwave","tag-bbc","tag-bbc-nepal","tag-bbc-world-service","tag-nepal"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-3oV","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13072,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/air-and-bbc-design-programming-for-post-earthquake-nepal\/","url_meta":{"origin":13077,"position":0},"title":"AIR and BBC design programming for post-earthquake Nepal","author":"Thomas","date":"April 28, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: RMbiz) MUMBAI: In the wake of recent earthquake that affected Nepal and India, All India Radio (AIR) and British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) have designed special programming for affected areas of Indo-Nepal border and Nepal respectively. AIR is also transmitting services through their External Services Division (ESD). AIR stations in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Broadcasters"","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"SX-99-Dial","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/SX-99-Dial-1024x192.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/SX-99-Dial-1024x192.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/SX-99-Dial-1024x192.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13354,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/community-stations-provide-lifeline-of-info-in-post-quake-nepal\/","url_meta":{"origin":13077,"position":1},"title":"Community stations provide lifeline of info in post-quake Nepal","author":"Thomas","date":"May 28, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: BBC Monitoring) Community radio stations in earthquake-hit Nepal have become a crucial provider of information \u2013 in fact, the only source in places where newspapers do not reach and internet service does not exist. Many of the stations are operating from tents after their permanent buildings were destroyed in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "AM"","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Nepal-Earthquake-Map","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Nepal-Earthquake-Map.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Nepal-Earthquake-Map.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Nepal-Earthquake-Map.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13491,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/thanks-for-the-shout-out-click\/","url_meta":{"origin":13077,"position":2},"title":"Thanks for the shout out, Click!","author":"Thomas","date":"June 9, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Some of you may recall this recent post about listening to the BBC World Service program,\u00a0Click, via shortwave radio. SWLing Post contributor, Richard Langley, discovered that Click hosts Gareth Mitchell and Bill Thompson mentioned his shortwave research at the\u00a0conclusion\u00a0of the show's most recent episode. The podcast of\u00a0this episode, which focuses\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Broadcasters"","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"BBC_Click","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/BBC_Click.jpeg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":9743,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/thailand-coup-bbc-world-service-increases-shortwave-broadcasts\/","url_meta":{"origin":13077,"position":3},"title":"Thailand Coup: BBC World Service increases shortwave broadcasts","author":"Thomas","date":"May 26, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Richard Cuff, for forwarding this press release from the BBC World Service Group Communications: \u00a0BBC World Service increases broadcasts to Thailand 26 May 2014. As authorities in Thailand take key national and international channels off air in the country, BBC World Service has increased\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Broadcasters"","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Original Image by Zuanzuanfuwa via WikiMedia Commons","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1000px-Thailand_orthographic_projection.svg_.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1000px-Thailand_orthographic_projection.svg_.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/1000px-Thailand_orthographic_projection.svg_.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14002,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/bbc-world-service-as-a-lifeline-and-making-radio-as-a-symbol-of-resistance\/","url_meta":{"origin":13077,"position":4},"title":"BBC World Service as a lifeline and making radio as “a symbol of resistance”","author":"Thomas","date":"July 11, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks toSWLing Post contributor, \u00a0Richard Cuff, for sharing this article from the NewStatesman: In the week when Apple\u2019s Beats 1 radio station was launched \u2013 \u201cWorldwide. Always on . . . It broadcasts 24\/7 to over 100 countries from our studios in Los Angeles, New York and London\u201d \u2013\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Burundi","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Burundi.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Burundi.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Burundi.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":17382,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/bbc-to-launch-korean-news-service-via-shortwave-in-fall-2016\/","url_meta":{"origin":13077,"position":5},"title":"BBC to launch Korean news service via shortwave in fall 2016","author":"Thomas","date":"February 15, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: KBS World Radio via Andrea Borgnino) The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) will launch a shortwave radio service to North Korea this fall. A BBC insider said the British government has given final approval to the public broadcaster's plan to broadcast news to North Korea and has even earmarked a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Broadcasters"","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"(Image source: BBC)","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BBC-Headquarters.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BBC-Headquarters.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BBC-Headquarters.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13077"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13077\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}