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| Type | Radio network and website |
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| Country | |
| Availability | International |
| Endowment | Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK |
| Owner | BBC |
Launch date | 1941 |
Official website | www |
| Language | Urdu |
BBC Urdu (Template:Lang-ur) is a digital television station covering Pakistan in Urdu language.[1] It was the Urdu language station of the BBC World Service, accompanied by its website, which served as a news portal and provided online access to radio broadcasts. The radio service was broadcast from Broadcasting House in London and Pakistan as well as from a BBC South & East Asia bureau in New Delhi. It also has a children’s channel CBeebies. The target audience were Pakistanis & Indian viewers.[2]
On December 30, 2022, after almost two decades of operation, BBC Pakistan stopped its Urdu Radio as part of its global cost-cutting efforts.[3][4]
Programs
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References
- ^ "After nearly two decades, BBC Urdu ends its radio news bulletins in Pakistan". Arab News PK. 31 December 2022.
- ^ "بی بی سی اردو کے شائقین ایک کروڑ سے زیادہ". 11 February 2015.
- ^ "بی بی سی اردو ریڈیو کی آخری نشریات". BBC News اردو (in Urdu). 31 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "BBC ends Urdu Radio service in Pakistan after nearly 2 decades". Daily Pakistan Global. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "BBC Urdu announces end of Sairbeen's radio broadcast". DAWN.COM. 21 December 2019.
- ^ "BBC ends Sairbeen broadcast on Aaj TV alleging interference". DAWN.COM. 16 January 2021.
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