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BBC World Service
Weekdays 1-5 A.M., Saturdays 1-5 A.M., & Sundays 2-5 A.M. on HPR-1
The international radio news service of the BBC. Broadcasting worldwide digitally, on shortwave radio, and over the internet, the BBC World Service reaches a weekly audience of 188 million people with international news and talk. As a Crown Corporation of the British Government, it is non-profit, commercial-free, and politically independent. The BBC World Service also broadcasts in 26 other languages, besides English, and is the world's largest broadcaster.