Changes to Satellite Distribution in Europe and the Middle East
During the next year or so World Service programme distribution is changing position on some satellites.
The first change, taking place during August, will affect the audience that listen and watch World Service programmes from the Hotbird satellite. The affected services are Arabic TV, Arabic Radio and two of the World Service English radio streams to Europe and the Middle East.
The New Hotbird frequency starts on the 5 August 2014 and the existing Hotbird frequency will cease on 5 September. Tuning details are shown below.
Satellite Eutelsat Hotbird 13D
Satellite Orbital Position13° East
Transponder Number 130
Space Segment Downlink Centre Frequency 11.117GHz
Space Segment Downlink Polarisation Vertical
Forward Error Correction (FEC) 3/4
Symbol rate 27.5Msymbol/s
BBC Arabic TV SID 14616
BBC Arabic Radio SID14617
BBC English (Europe) SID 14618
BBC English (Middle East) SID 14619
About BBC World Service
BBC World Service is an international news service available on radio, television and online. It provides impartial news reports and analysis in English and27 other languages.
BBC World Service aims to inspire and illuminate the lives of its audience by bringing the world together, making connections and helping listeners to make sense of the world.
Our programmes - which range from news, education and entertainment - have a reputation for being authoritative, impartial and accurate.
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How BBC World Service is Funded
BBC World Service has been funded by the Licence Fee since 1 April, 2014.
This was agreed as part of the UK government's Spending Review in October 2010. Previously, the BBC World Service was funded by a Grant-in-Aid from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
How BBC World Service is Run
BBC World Service is part of BBC World Service Group headed by Peter Horrocks.
The BBC World Service Group includes the BBC World Service, BBC Global News Ltd (which comprises theBBC World News Television Channel andBBC.com/news),BBC Monitoring andBBC Media Action (the BBC's international development charity).
Royal Charter
The BBC - including BBC World Service - is established under a Royal Charter. The current Charter came into force in 2007 and runs until the end of 2016. It explicitly recognises the BBC's editorial independence and sets out its public purposes.
BBC Trust
Like the rest of the BBC, BBC World Service is accountable to the BBC Trust, appointed under the Royal Charter to act as trustees for the public interest and oversee all BBC activities.
Annual Report
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The BBC World Service is available through a range of radio, TV and online outlets. These relationships enable the BBC to offer a selection of its content to a wider audience.Click here to find partners that carry BBC World Service content in English.
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