Last updated: 12 march, 2009 - 14:48 GMT
Listening in Africa
Local stations
BBC World Service has FM relays and partner stations across Africa broadcasting on local frequencies.
click More information East and Southern Africa
click More information West and Central Africa
Satellite
Free-to-air from Intelsat 10-02 at 1° West.
The Worldspace satellite that carried BBC World Service's English language service in Africa ceased operating on 31 January 2010.
BBC World Service continues to be available throughout Africa on the following formats:
- DST TV channels 150, 151 and 152
- online at click bbcworldservice.com
- FM stations
- shortwave
- IntelSat 10-02
Subscribers to Canalsat Horizons can hear BBC World Service in English and BBC Arabic.
Subscribers to MultiChoice DSTV can tune in to BBC World Service in English and selected languages.
Short-wave radio
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Information about short-wave frequencies
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