BBC Nepali
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| Type | Radio network and website |
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| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Availability | International |
| Owner | BBC |
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Key people
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Rabindra Mishra Suman Kharel |
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Launch date
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7 june 1969 |
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Official website
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BBC Nepali |
BBC Nepali (Nepali: बीबीसी नेपाली) is one of the 27 language services provided under the BBC World Service's foreign language output. It broadcasts in the Nepali language on GM, mediumwave, and over the internet.
History
BBC Nepali was launched on June 7, 1969, as a weekly program on the BBC World Service. In the early years the programs were hosted by Nepali students studying in the United Kingdom. Puran Agrawal was the first host of the show. At the end of 1970 programming became available five days a week, and later was made available on every day of the week.
Initial programming was directed at British Gorkha soldiers working in Hong Kong. Later the shows became widely popular in the Nepali community as trustworthy news broadcasting. Today the broadcasts are received by Nepali speakers worldwide.
Programming
BBC Nepali concentrates on news, analysis, and discussion. It covers 45 minutes of Radio Time. A daily fifteen-minute program is transmitted at 07:15 AM (UTC +1:30) and half-hour program is transmitted at 8:45 PM (UTC +5:45). Basically, the half- hour program is concentrated just on news & other certain programmes like BBC common issues program is a very effective program.
Key Journalists
- Chief : Rabindra Mishra
Based in London UK
- Program Producer : Bhagirath Yogi
Based in Kathmandu,Nepal
- Senior Program Producer : Jitendra Raut
- Correspondents/Producer : Sharad KC, Surendra Phuyal, Sanjaya Dhakal, Rama Parajuli, Phanindra Dahal, Mahesh Acharya
- Stringers in Kathmandu : Gani Ansari, Haridevi Rokaya, Niranjan Rajbanshi, Binita Dahal (also Digital Producer)
- Correspondents outside Kathmandu Valley : Uma Kanta Khanal, Bikram Niraula, Sita Mademba, Sita Niraula, Ishwor Joshi, Narayan Karki, Bashundhara Gautam, Madhav Nepal, Brujkumar Yadav, Netra K.C., Umid Bagchan [1]
Management
- Business Development Officer : Ojaswi Dhungel
- Technical/Studio Manager : Shyam Nepali
- Office Manager : Riva Bhattarai
References
- ↑ [BBC nepali service online.com]
See also
External links
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