BBC Ends English Shortwave Service in Europe

by jetjet | February 23, 2008 at 10:49 am

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PARIS — The BBC World Service, which started its scratchy shortwave transmissions to listeners cut off by “desert, snow and sea” 75 years ago, ended its last English-language shortwave services in Europe on Monday.

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in Europe, North America, Australia, Paris, World, broadcast, Monday, South America, SERVICE, english, YEARS, started, ends, reducing, scratchy, SHORTWAVE, English-language, listeners, transmissions

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