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BBC World Service Drops Shortwave to North America & the Pacific July 1 Move Abandons More Than 1.2 Million Listeners The Fight Goes On The BBC World Service is a unique institution, the local radio service of the global village, broadcast on shortwave so it's accessible anywhere. But that service has decided that some neighborhoods don't need to be served any more. As of July 1, 2001, North ...

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