You can listen to BBC World Service in English on a range of platforms, including online, satellite and cable, digital radio, internet radio, AM, FM and short wave.
The BBC World Service broadcasts to many parts of the world via short wave, AM and FM relays.
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Online
Listen live and listen again to all our radio programmes. Most are available to listen on demand for seven days after broadcast, some are available indefinitely. Find out what’s on BBC World Service today.
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Podcast
Subscribe to and download BBC World Service programmes for free and listen wherever and whenever you want.
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Digital radio (UK/Europe)
In the UK, you can listen on all digital platforms: DAB digital radio, Freeview, satellite, cable and broadband. Europe uses DRM which allows digital broadcasting on AM (long, medium and short wave) can be heard in some areas on DRM receivers.
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Internet radio
Listen to our programmes via internet radios which connect to your home broadband connection, usually via Wi-fi.
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Satellite & cable
BBC World Service is available by satellite and cable in many parts of the world, including Europe, the Middle East and the Gulf, Africa, South Asia, South East Asia, the USA and Australasia.
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Mobile
You can listen to BBC World Service on your mobile phone by typing in www.bbcworldservice.com into your phone's browser. You can also listen if your mobile phone has a FM receiver or if you have an internet-enabled mobile phone.
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