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World Service,15 Feb 2001,13 mins

Satellite radio – from Soho, London

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A visit to WorldSpace satellite radio's central London operations centre for 19 of the network's stations aimed at listeners in tropical and subtropical Africa, the Middle East and Asia who have WorldSpace radio sets. BBC World Service is among the 30-40 stations broadcast in clear digital quality. This programme also listens to BFBS 1278 Shorncliffe, broadcasting the the British Army's Gurkha regiment.

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