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The End of Waveguide
Why has Waveguide been axed?
Schedules and Programme Guides
Changes to World Service schedules continue to cause concern
Missing Competition Prizes
Write On helps chase up undelivered prizes for programme competition winners
Web Addresses
A solution to the 'problem' of time taken to spell out web addresses on the radio
Listener Power
Changes to the online programme schedules
Short Wave Cutbacks
Shortwave transmissions to the USA, Australia and New Zealand are being cutback
Official Comment on Shortwave Cutbacks
Director of 大象传媒 World Service talks about the ending of shortwave broadcasts
Sports News Repeats
Why are sports news items repeated so often?
The Ending of 'The Edge'
Why the World Service's award winning youth programme 'The Edge' is being axed
Counterpoint Quiz Show
A listener is unhappy with the music quiz programme Counterpoint
New Zealand Shortwave Access
Listeners in New Zealand and Australia write in to say goodbye
The Future of Digital Broadcasting
Advice and information about the World Service's plans for digital broadcasting
'From Where I Stand'
'From Where I Stand' is accused of commercialism
'Letter from America'
Should 'Letter From America' and Alistair Cooke be retired?
A World Service Exam Report
The World Service gets a school report card from one listener
Religious Programmes
A suggestion for proportional representation of religions on the World Service
World Business Report
Alterations to the format of World Business Report are unpopular with some listeners
Listeners in North America
Is anyone still listening in America now there are no shortwave broadcasts?
September 11th Attacks and 大象传媒 Website
How well did the 大象传媒 website cope when the Twin Towers Attacks happened on September 11th?
September 11th Attacks in United States
The 大象传媒 World Service is praised for its coverage of the September 11th attacks
Estuary English
Examples of 'Estuary English' are sent in by a listener in Morocco
Offensive and Incorrect Use of English
Offensive language and the attacks of September 11th on the USA
The World Service and the War Against Terror
Has there been too much news about the 'War Against Terror' in the last month?
Health Matters
An item about abortion on Health Matters causes offence
Comedy on the World Service
Listeners bemoan the lack of comedy programmes on the World Service
Remembrance Day Service
Opinions from listeners on how well the World Service marked Remembrance Day
On Air Magazine
The 'organ of the World Service', On Air Magazine, has been redesigned
Traditional Jazz
Pleas for more traditional jazz on the World Service
The Americanisation of the World Service
Is the World Service becoming too 'Americanised'?
Copyright and the Internet
An explanation of the complex copyright issues affecting World Service on the internet
Tuning into the World Service
The problem of World Service airways being 'hijacked' by other stations
