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BBC retrenching staff
newfarer
#1 Posted : Thursday, January 27, 2011 2:26:49 PM
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My favourite intellectually stimulating fm station , the BBC will be sending home more than a quarter of its staff in the next three years and stop broadcasting in several languages.

The UK government has reduced its funding to the station and BBC say it has taken the measures to save money.

I hope they do not stop broadcasting in english and swahili in East Africa as this has been a main source of reliable information for me.


Local station bores me sometimes so much with too much noise and little content.

I can listen to BBC for hours without getting bored.
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KulaRaha
#2 Posted : Thursday, January 27, 2011 2:39:20 PM
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I hear some Wazuans are blaming Airtel...
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#3 Posted : Thursday, January 27, 2011 2:44:40 PM
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KulaRaha wrote:
I hear some Wazuans are blaming Airtel...


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#4 Posted : Thursday, January 27, 2011 3:06:17 PM
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Kwani wotsup with UK? This follows some SERIOUS military budget cuts that have left the armed forces in total confusion, esp the RAF.
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#5 Posted : Thursday, January 27, 2011 3:07:04 PM
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newfarer wrote:
My favourite intellectually stimulating fm station , the BBC will be sending home more than a quarter of its staff in the next three years and stop broadcasting in several languages.

The UK government has reduced its funding to the station and BBC say it has taken the measures to save money.

I hope they do not stop broadcasting in english and swahili in East Africa as this has been a main source of reliable information for me.


Local station bores me sometimes so much with too much noise and little content.

I can listen to BBC for hours without getting bored.


cosign! but i gather the affected stations are in latin america. not here
Ric dees
#6 Posted : Thursday, January 27, 2011 4:41:43 PM
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@Newfarer
True that, am a sucker for BBC Radio 4, amazing is all i can say. However their world service & online services seems to have bore the brunt of the cuts. They have done away with services to the Portugeese speaking countries in Africa, and also something they call "Englsih for the carribean" BBC is primarily funded by the Tv licences every citizen with a TV in UK pays, hence why they do not advertise.

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#7 Posted : Monday, January 31, 2011 12:57:42 PM
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simonkabz wrote:
Kwani wotsup with UK? This follows some SERIOUS military budget cuts that have left the armed forces in total confusion, esp the RAF.

It is called austerity measures and a conservative government!! Huge budget cuts to DFID and a smaller leaner government in general!!
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#8 Posted : Wednesday, February 02, 2011 12:54:32 PM
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This will affect the implementation of the new constitution!!! Laughing out loudly
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