'News: "BBC World Service" Broadcasts Overnight On More BBC Local Radio Stations In UK' by Grant Goddard
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News story about the 'BBC World Service' being broadcast overnight on more BBC local radio stations in the UK, written by Grant Goddard in September 1992 for Broadcast magazine.
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'BBC World Service' programmes are now broadcast nightly on the
Corporation's seven local radio stations in the Midlands, providing five million
listeners with FM-quality reception of the international broadcaster's English
service for the first time.
The new arrangement started this Monday [7 September] and facilitates live
satellite-delivered World Service output, replacing the former overnight relay of
'BBC Radio Two' programmes.
"It re-affirms BBC local radio's commitment to news and speech-based
programming," said Owen Bentley, BBC Head of Radio in the Midlands. "It will
open up many new avenues of interest for our listeners."
This new development consolidates similar arrangements already struck with
the BBC's London station, 'GLR', and 'Radio Scotland', both of which have
resulted in favourable listener reaction.
The World Service is now re-broadcast by more than 600 terrestrial and cable
stations worldwide, including one hundred European operations that take the
English language service in whole or part.
This week, a newly opened FM station in Macedonia will start 24-hour
transmissions of the BBC World Service in English, though some programming
in local languages is expected to be introduced at a later date.
[First published in 'Broadcast' magazine as 'Local Relay For World Service', 11 September 1992]
Grant Goddard is a media analyst / radio specialist / radio consultant with thirty years of
experience in the broadcasting industry, having held senior management and consultancy
roles within the commercial media sector in the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia. Details at
http://www.grantgoddard.co.uk](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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'News: "BBC World Service" Broadcasts Overnight On More BBC Local Radio Stations In UK' by Grant Goddard
- 1. NEWS: 'BBC WORLD SERVICE' BROADCASTS OVERNIGHT ON MORE BBC LOCAL RADIO STATIONS IN UK by GRANT GODDARD www.grantgoddard.co.uk September 1992
- 2. News: 'BBC World Service' Broadcast Overnight On More BBC Local Radio Stations In UK page 2 ©1992 Grant Goddard 'BBC World Service' programmes are now broadcast nightly on the Corporation's seven local radio stations in the Midlands, providing five million listeners with FM-quality reception of the international broadcaster's English service for the first time. The new arrangement started this Monday [7 September] and facilitates live satellite-delivered World Service output, replacing the former overnight relay of 'BBC Radio Two' programmes. "It re-affirms BBC local radio's commitment to news and speech-based programming," said Owen Bentley, BBC Head of Radio in the Midlands. "It will open up many new avenues of interest for our listeners." This new development consolidates similar arrangements already struck with the BBC's London station, 'GLR', and 'Radio Scotland', both of which have resulted in favourable listener reaction. The World Service is now re-broadcast by more than 600 terrestrial and cable stations worldwide, including one hundred European operations that take the English language service in whole or part. This week, a newly opened FM station in Macedonia will start 24-hour transmissions of the BBC World Service in English, though some programming in local languages is expected to be introduced at a later date. [First published in 'Broadcast' magazine as 'Local Relay For World Service', 11 September 1992] Grant Goddard is a media analyst / radio specialist / radio consultant with thirty years of experience in the broadcasting industry, having held senior management and consultancy roles within the commercial media sector in the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia. Details at http://www.grantgoddard.co.uk