On the hour, every hour....
91.5FM presents the BBC World News, 'LIVE' from London.
The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting in 27 languages to many parts of the world including 91.5 FM in Phuket. In June 2009 the BBC World service audience reached 188 million people. For several decades, the World Service's largest audiences have been in Asia, the Middle East, Near East and South Asia.
Thailand News in English along with other global news gathering is available at 91.5 FM on the hour every hour 24 hours a day.
Along with hourly News the mainstays of the current BBC World Service schedule include The World Today and Newshour broadcast LIVE on Phuket Radio every morning from 6am to 8am, a feature that has proven to be very popular within Phuket.
Staying ahead of the rest by listening to 91.5FM BBC News updates and weather. huket FM Radio listeners are provided with the latest World News and local weather in a non political and independent format.
International News headlines and events live from the BBC studios in London 24/7.
The largest audiences are in English, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and other major languages of South Asia, where BBC broadcasters are household names.
You can read Peter Horocks BBC Global News Directors latest speech here where he discusses becoming more global.
91.5 FM and Phuket FM Radio online have as part of it’s strategy a plan to continue to provide quality content to their on-air and online listeners. Content that is entertaining, enjoyable and aimed at the wide demographic of listeners.
There are some Thailand News based print and online media sources, Phuket Gazette and it’s bigger partner The Nation based in Bangkok, The Bangkok Post and The Phuket Post that provide print and news via their website and online Phuket News is also available at Phuketwan
The BBC World Service is a long term partnership with Phuket FM Radio and as such 91.5 FM work closely with the support team developing other BBC content that will in 2011/12 further improve and enhance the Phuket listeners experience.
The BBC currently supplies BBC Top of The Pops (link to totp page) a weekly rundown of the UK top 40 charts and broadcast on a Sunday at 4pm, then there is BBC Sportsworld (link to page) where 91.5 FM intend broadcasting more LIVE sports events.
BBC News, Top of the Pops and other planned content is available for Phuket Thailand companies to sponsor, please feel free to contact us to discuss some of these opportunities.
BBC World Service News gathering teams provides for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news and feature stories. BBC News provides trusted World as well as local and regional perspectives including entertainment, business, sport, current affairs, science, technology and health news.
Broadcast on 91.5FM every hour throughout the day, Phuket FM Radio guarantees to keep you up-to-date with everything that is happening around the world while you are here in Phuket. |
