BBC Arabic Radio shuts down after 83 years
The BBC World Service has shut down the radio version of its BBC Arabic brand more than eight decades after it first took to the airwaves.
BBC Radio is a network of eight digital radio stations in the United Kingdom and around a half-dozen international radio stations, including BBC World Service, operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
The BBC World Service has shut down the radio version of its BBC Arabic brand more than eight decades after it first took to the airwaves.
In 2009, newspapers prophesied the death of the radio drama. But as of 2020, audio fiction has become the fastest-growing strand in publishing, with tech, media and film companies crowding in.