Peter Horrocks, head of the BBC Global News Division, today announced the following closure dates:
1. BBC Portuguese for Africa and BBC Serbian will cease broadcasting on Friday 25 February.
2. BBC Albanian will cease broadcasting on Monday 28 February.
3. BBC Macedonian will deliver its final broadcast on Friday 4 March.
4. BBC Caribbean will cease broadcasting on Friday 25 March.
5. BBC Mundo radio will cease broadcasting on Friday 25 February.
6. BBC Russian radio and BBC Chinese radio will end on Friday 25 March.
7. BBC Vietnamese radio will cease broadcasting on Saturday 26 March.
8. BBC Azeri radio will end broadcasting on the weekend of 26/27 March.
9. It is proposed that SW distribution will cease for the following services on the weekend of 26/27 March: Indonesian, Kyrgyz, Nepali, Swahili, Great Lakes and Hindi.
10. The cessation of English on 648 MW and SW and the cessation of MW to Russia and the FSU are also proposed for the weekend of 26/27 March.
1. BBC Portuguese for Africa and BBC Serbian will cease broadcasting on Friday 25 February.
2. BBC Albanian will cease broadcasting on Monday 28 February.
3. BBC Macedonian will deliver its final broadcast on Friday 4 March.
4. BBC Caribbean will cease broadcasting on Friday 25 March.
5. BBC Mundo radio will cease broadcasting on Friday 25 February.
6. BBC Russian radio and BBC Chinese radio will end on Friday 25 March.
7. BBC Vietnamese radio will cease broadcasting on Saturday 26 March.
8. BBC Azeri radio will end broadcasting on the weekend of 26/27 March.
9. It is proposed that SW distribution will cease for the following services on the weekend of 26/27 March: Indonesian, Kyrgyz, Nepali, Swahili, Great Lakes and Hindi.
10. The cessation of English on 648 MW and SW and the cessation of MW to Russia and the FSU are also proposed for the weekend of 26/27 March.
