英文电台透析12:英国BBC World Service

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How to listen
Streaming media:
mms://a1022.l3944043021.c39440.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/1022/39440/v0001/reflector:43021
mms://a279.l3944048278.c39440.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/279/39440/v0001/reflector:48278
http://livewmstream-ws.bbc.co.uk.edgestreams.net/reflector:47971
Paste these URLs into your music player like Windows Media Player. I pasted a URL into TuneIn Radio on smart phones and tablets. The latest version of the APP fails to locate URLs or set them as favorites, so you have to log on http://tunein.com/favorites/ with an account. Nonetheless, many mainland people found it hard to open their official website. It’s easy if you know how to climb over the GFW.
TuneIn Radio’s buffering time is long (up to 30s), guaranteeing the streaming, but the connection sucks sometimes, so I suggest another way: BBC’s official APP. If you belong to the Android camp, you’d better use the BBC iPlayer, which supply most if not all the BBC channels. (Not available lately)
BBC World Service’s schedule:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio/programmes/schedules#on-now
What I learned
The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting news, speech and discussions. Since many radios like ABC’s in Australia and some NPR’s in the States relay BBC World Service’s programs, I consider it mainstream and of strategic importance. Perhaps it is the number 1 radio in the world.
This world class radio happened to be my first experience in listening to foreign media. And it was my first time to open my eyes to see the real world. I discovered the channel in Nokia’s radio on E72, and I copied the URL and started to collect more, like the BBC Home Service (BBC Radio 4)
A male newsreader has very neutral accent, sounding like a Chinese. Perhaps our ‘listening materials’ follow the style of BBC World Service’s news bulletin.
A talk show on India’s abusive family revealed the misery of women in the country.