BBC Nepali (Nepali: बीबीसी नेपाली) is one of the 27 language services provided under the BBC World Service's foreign language output. It broadcasts in the Nepali language on FM and over the internet.
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| Type | Radio network and website |
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| Country | |
| Availability | International |
| Endowment | Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK |
| Owner | BBC |
Launch date | 7 June 1969 |
Official website | BBC Nepali |
| Language | Nepali |
History
editBBC Nepali was launched on 7 June 1969 as a weekly program on the BBC World Service. In the early years the programs were hosted by Nepali students studying in the United Kingdom. In 1970 BBC’s Nepali output became available five days a week, and later was made available on every day of the week. Initially, the programs were directed at British Gorkha soldiers working in Hong Kong. Later it became widely popular in the Nepali community as impartial and trustworthy news broadcasting. Today the broadcasts are received by Nepali speakers worldwide.
Programming
editBBC Nepali concentrates on news, analysis, and discussion. It covers 15 minutes of Radio Time. A daily fifteen-minute program is transmitted at 08:45 PM (UTC +15:00). Basically, the fifteen minutes program is concentrated just on news & other certain programmes like BBC common issues program is a very effective program.
See also
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- BBC
- BBC World Service
- BBC News
- Category:BBC newsreaders and journalists
- Category:BBC television news shows
- List of current BBC newsreaders and reporters
- List of former BBC newsreaders and journalists
- List of companies based in London
- List of television programmes broadcast by the BBC
- Stations of the BBC
- The Green Book
- British television
- Early television stations
- Gaelic broadcasting in Scotland
- Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom
- Quango, an abbreviation for quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation
References
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