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BBC Arabic Radio goes off air after 85 years
BBC
Arabic Radio goes off air after 85 years
BBC Arabic Radio has gone off air since Friday after 85 years
of broadcasting as part of a plan to cut costs and focus on digital
programming, reports Al Jazeera.
The corporation said it is cutting hundreds of
jobs in its World Service and has been forced to make the cuts because of the
United Kingdom government's imposition of a freeze on the license fee money it
receives.
At least 382 jobs worldwide will be cut as the
corporation focuses on digital content production amid a $35m funding gap.
The BBC announced in September that the Arabic
language radio service was among 10 different foreign language services that
would cease radio broadcasts, including the Chinese, Hindi and Persian services.
Alastair Campbell, who used to be a strategist and
adviser to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, said the UK government has
had to make "very difficult choices" since the weakening of the
economy due to Brexit and other factors.