{"id":119056,"date":"2023-01-28T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T06:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/?p=119056"},"modified":"2023-01-28T09:00:55","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T06:00:55","slug":"bbc-arabic-radio-goes-off-air-after-85-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/bbc-arabic-radio-goes-off-air-after-85-years\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Arabic radio goes off air after 85 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s imposition of a freeze on the license fee money it receives.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"more-on\">\n<p>At least 382 jobs worldwide will be cut as the corporation focuses on digital content production amid a $35m funding gap.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Source: AlJazeera<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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