BBC World Service

BBC World Service

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With over 60 bureaus worldwide, and journalists in more places than any other international broadcaster, the BBC World Service staff is too numerous to list here; however, you can find profiles for many of them on the BBC’s own site.

Audiences count on the BBC World Service to provide accurate, impartial news with a global perspective. Each week, over 7 million U.S. public radio listeners tune in to hear BBC World Service programming distributed by APM.*

Source: ACT1 Systems based on Nielsen Audio Nationwide DMA Audience Estimates, Persons 12+, Spring 2021

BBC World Service U.S. Audience

  • 49% female, 51% male.
  • Median age of 59, with 36% between 25 and 54.
  • 73% hold bachelor’s degrees or higher.
  • 57% have an annual household income of $75,000 or more.
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Memorable performances from the 2023 BBC Proms season of great classical world music and jazz concerts; recorded in a unique atmosphere created every summer night in the Royal Albert Hall in London. Air dates: August […]