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BBC World Service

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BBC World Service

Summary

BBC World Service is a radio station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.015% of radio_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37,607 views/month, #1 of 6,625).[2]

Key Facts

  • BBC World Service is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • BBC World Service's instance of is recorded as radio station[4].
  • BBC World Service's instance of is recorded as international broadcasting[5].
  • BBC World Service's founder is recorded as British Broadcasting Corporation[6].
  • BBC World Service is owned by British Broadcasting Corporation[7].
  • BBC World Service's headquarters location is recorded as Broadcasting House[8].
  • BBC World Service's Commons category is recorded as BBC World Service[9].
  • BBC World Service comprises BBC Mundo[10].
  • BBC World Service comprises BBC Brasil[11].
  • BBC World Service comprises BBC Bangla[12].
  • BBC World Service comprises BBC Gujarati[13].
  • BBC World Service comprises BBC Igbo[14].
  • BBC World Service comprises BBC Urdu[15].
  • BBC World Service comprises BBC Turkish[16].
  • BBC World Service comprises BBC Ukrainian[17].
  • BBC World Service comprises BBC News Pidgin[18].
  • BBC World Service comprises BBC News Punjabi[19].
  • BBC World Service comprises BBC Persian[20].
  • BBC World Service comprises BBC Pashto[21].
  • BBC World Service comprises BBC Somali Service[22].
  • BBC World Service comprises BBC News Russian[23].
  • December 19, 1932 marks the founding of BBC World Service[24].
  • BBC World Service's official website is recorded as http://www.bbcworldservice.com[25].
  • BBC World Service's topic's main category is recorded as Category:BBC World Service[26].
  • BBC World Service's director / manager is recorded as Liliane Landor[27].

Body

Founding

BBC World Service's founder is recorded as British Broadcasting Corporation[6]. December 19, 1932 marks the founding of it[24].

Leadership

BBC World Service's director / manager is recorded as Liliane Landor[27].

Operations

BBC World Service's headquarters location is recorded as Broadcasting House[8].

Ownership

BBC World Service is owned by British Broadcasting Corporation[7].

Why It Matters

BBC World Service ranks in the top 0.015% of radio_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37,607 views/month, #1 of 6,625).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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