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World Service,22 Jun 2000,13 mins

Call sign Speedbird London

Waveguide

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Speedbird London is the short wave service that broadcasts from Heathrow airport to British Airways' fleet of aircraft worldwide and for 80 other airlines, too. Even in this satellite age, short wave still has great advantages, as shown the night the Gulf War started.

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