the middle east and countries of the fsu A guide to listening in English GMT +3 to GMT +4⁄ April – October 2013 including Eastern Mediterranean, Gulf States, North and South Sudan, Iraq (GMT +3), UAE (GMT +4), Iran and South Afghanistan (GMT +4∕)

Where you see this sign v you will hear a short News Update at 30 minutes past the hour GMT Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday GMT 0:00 News News News News News News News 0:00 0:06 Business Matters v The Arts Hour v Business Matters v Business Matters v Business Matters v Business Matters v 0:06 0:32 Boston Calling 0:32 1:00 The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v 1:00 1:32 Global Business Heart & Soul The Why Factor Discovery Click Health Check Science in Action 1:32 1:50 From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent 1:50 2:00 News News News News News News News 2:00 2:06 The Fifth Floor v FOOC (Weekend) v The Forum v Outlook v Outlook v Outlook v Outlook v 2:06 2:32 In the Balance 2:32 2:50 More or Less 2:50 3:00 The Newsroom The Newsroom Newsday v Newsday v Newsday v Newsday v Newsday v 3:00 3:20 Sports News v Sports News v 3:20 3:32 World Football Discovery (rpt) Boston Calling Heart & Soul The Documentary Global Business Assignment 3:32 4:00 The Newsroom v The Newsroom v Newsday v Newsday v Newsday v Newsday v Newsday v 4:00 4:32 Health Check (rpt) The Documentary (rpt) 4:32 5:00 Weekend v Weekend v Newsday v Newsday v Newsday v Newsday v Newsday v 5:00 5:32 5:32 6:00 Weekend v Weekend v News News News News News 6:00 6:06 The History Hour v Outlook v Outlook v Outlook v Outlook v 6:06 6:32 6:32 7:00 News Weekend v Newsday v Newsday v Newsday v Newsday v Newsday v 7:00 7:06 FOOC (Weekend) v 7:06 7:32 Global Business Health Check (rpt) Business Daily Business Daily Business Daily Business Daily 7:32 7:50 From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent 7:50 8:00 News News News News News News News 8:00 8:06 Top of the Pops v The Documentary (rpt) (W) HARDtalk v The Documentary v HARDtalk v Assignment v HARDtalk v 8:06 8:32 Boston Calling (W) The Why Factor Discovery Click Health Check Science in Action 8:32 8:50 Witness Over to You More or Less 8:50 9:00 The Newsroom v The Newsroom v v World Update v World Update v World Update v World Update v 9:00 9:32 In the Balance Discovery (rpt) 9:32 10:00 News News The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v 10:00 10:06 Sports Hour v The Forum v 10:06 10:32 World Have Your Say World Have Your Say World Have Your Say World Have Your Say 10:32 10:50 Over to You 10:50 11:00 The Newsroom v The Newsroom v News News News News News 11:00 11:06 Outlook v Outlook v Outlook v Outlook v The Fifth Floor v 11:06 11:32 Boston Calling The Why Factor (rpt) 11:32 11:50 More or Less 11:50 12:00 News News News News News News News 12:00 12:06 The Arts Hour v The History Hour v (D) HARDtalk v The Documentary v HARDtalk v Assignment v HARDtalk v 12:06 12:32 The Why Factor Discovery Click Health Check Science in Action 12:32 12:50 From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent 12:50 13:00 v Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v 13:00 14:00 News News News News News News News 14:00 14:06 Sportsworld The Science Hour v Business Daily v Business Daily v Business Daily v Business Daily v Business Daily v 14:06 14:32 Heart & Soul The Documentary Global Business Assignment World Football 14:32 15:00 News News The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v 15:00 15:06 Sportsworld Sportsworld 15:06 15:32 Sport Today Sport Today Sport Today Sport Today 15:32 16:00 News News The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v 16:00 16:06 Sportsworld Sportsworld 16:06 16:32 World Business Report World Business Report World Business Report World Business Report World Business Report 16:32 17:00 The Newsroom v News World Have Your Say v World Have Your Say v World Have Your Say v World Have Your Say v World Have Your Say v 17:00 17:06 Sportsworld 17:06 17:32 Boston Calling 17:32 18:00 News The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v 18:00 18:06 Assignment (rpt) (D) 18:06 18:32 In the Balance (D) Global Business Discovery Click Health Check Science in Action The Why Factor 18:32 18:50 From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent From Our Own Correspondent 18:50 19:00 The Newsroom v News News News News News News 19:00 19:06 The Arts Hour v HARDtalk v The Documentary v HARDtalk v Assignment v HARDtalk v 19:06 19:32 Heart & Soul World Business Report World Business Report World Business Report World Business Report World Business Report 19:32 20:00 Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v Newshour v 20:00 21:00 News News News News News News News 21:00 21:06 The History Hour v The Documentary (rpt) v (W) Outlook v Outlook v Outlook v Outlook v The Fifth Floor v 21:06 21:32 Assignment (rpt) (W) 21:32 22:00 The Newsroom News The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v The Newsroom v 22:00 22:06 FOOC (weekend) v 22:06 22:20 Sports News v 22:20 22:32 In the Balance Health Check (rpt) World Business Report World Business Report World Business Report World Business Report World Business Report 22:32 23:00 News The Newsroom The Newsroom The Newsroom The Newsroom The Newsroom The Newsroom 23:00 23:06 The Forum v 23:06 23:20 Sports News v Sports News v Sports News v Sports News v Sports News v Sports News v 23:20 23:32 Discovery (rpt) Heart & Soul The Documentary Global Business Assignment World Football 23:32 23:50 More or Less 23:50

(W) This slot will be home to occasional documentaries and once a month you will hear World Book Club, which does not include a news summary at 30 minutes past the hour. (D) At times, Debates will be broadcast here. FOOC = From Our Own Correspondent

How to Listen Salhuddin Mosul/Erbil 96.0 FM (Arabic), Shomaly 90.0 and English), Malakal 90 FM (Arabic and English). BBC on the internet FM (Arabic), Sulaimaniya 92.5 FM (Arabic), Suq Partner: Yambio South Sudan 90 FM (English). Programmes can be heard on the internet at: www. Ashuyukh 100.0 FM (Arabic) Sudan: El-Obeid 91.0 FM* (Arabic), Khartoum 91.0 bbcworldservice.com. For full schedule and frequency BBC on FM Kuwait: 100.1 FM (English) and 90.1 FM (Arabic) FM* (Arabic and English), Port Sudan 91.0 FM* information, on ‘How To Listen’. BBC World Service programmes can be heard on the Lebanon: Beirut 93.6 FM; partner Voice of Lebanon, (Arabic), Wad Madani 91.5 FM* (Arabic and English) following frequencies: Beirut 93.3 FM (*these frequencies were off air at the time of For news in Arabic, Russian, Persian, Pashto and Libya: Misratah 91.5 FM, Benghazi 91.5 FM (Arabic publication) Kyrgyz visit: Afghanistan: Kabul 101.6 FM (24 hours a day in and English), Tripoli 91.1 FM (Arabic with Newshour Syria: Syrian Radio in Damascus 94.0 FM (Arabic and bbcarabic.com English). in English at 1306 GMT) English) bbcrussian.com The BBC is available in FM in Dari, Pashto and Uzbek on Mauritania: Nouakchott 106.9 FM (Arabic), UAE: Abu Dhabi 90.3 FM (Arabic and English); bbcpersian.com the following stations (with English 00:00-05:00 local Nouadhibou 102.4 FM (Arabic) Fujairah FM 92.6 FM (Arabic – partner); bbcpashto.com time): Bamian 89 FM; Faizabad 89.0 FM; Farah 89.0 FM; Morocco: partner MFM Agadair 96.5 FM, Casablanca Al Hayat FM 95.6 in Dubai (Arabic – partner) www.bbckyrgyz.com Gardez 87.9 FM; Ghazni 88.3 FM; Herat 89.2 FM; 88.7 FM, Fez 106.9 FM, Marrakech 97.7 FM, Laayoune Jabal os Saraj 92.2 FM; Jalalabad 89 FM; Kabul 89 FM; Television audiences can find information about 107.1 FM and Oujda 101 FM (all in Arabic) BBC in Kyrgyz Kandahar 90 FM; Khost 90.1 FM; Konduz 88.1 FM; BBC World News, the BBC’s international news Palestinian Territories: Gaza 107.4 FM, Hebron Batken 102.2 FM Kunar 87.5 FM Lashkar-Gah 89.2 FM; Maimana 92.1 channel, at bbcworldnews.com 89.8 FM, Jenin 103 FM, Nablus 91.8 FM, Ramallah Bishkek 103.7 FM FM; Mazar-e Sharif 89 FM; Pol-e Khomri 89.0 FM; 98.8 FM (all in Arabic); partner Radio Bethlehem Kerben 106.3 FM Qalat 89.0 FM; Sharan 89.0 FM; Sheberghan 89.0 FM; For information about the BBC’s Arabic and Persian 2000 106.4 FM (Arabic and English); Gaza 90 FM Taloqan 88.3 FM; Tarin Kowt 89.0 FM television channels visit bbcarabic.com and Palestine Youth Radio BBC Arabic TV and radio on satellite Nine new relays completed in: bbcpersian.com Qatar: Doha 107.4 FM (Arabic) Arabic TV: Hotbird 8; 11.72748 GHz; polarization Emam Sahib 88.1 FM; Shindand 89.2 FM; Somalia: Baidoa 90.8 FM*, Beledweyne 88.4 FM*, Vertical; symbol rate 27.5 Mbaud; FEC 3/4. Rustaq 89 FM; Spinboldak 92 FM; Shkhabad 90.2 FM; Borama 89 FM, Bosasso 88.2 FM, Burao 88.8 FM, Arabsat: Badr4 at 26° East, transponder 15; Sar-e-pol 89.1 FM; Chogcharan 89.2 FM; Galkaacyo 96.6 FM, Hargeisa 89 FM, Jowhar 89.7 FM*, 11996 MHz; polarization horizontal; Mod QPSK; Pul-e-alam 105.7 FM; Aibak 89.1 FM. Kismaayo 90.5 FM*, Marka 95.1 FM*, Mogadishu 91.91 symbol rate 27.5 MBaud; FEC 3/4. Bahrain: Manama 103.8 FM (Arabic) and 101.0 FM FM* (all English, Somali and Arabic). Partners: Bosasso Nilesat: Nilesat 102; 12207 MHz; polarization (English) and partner radio Bahrain 99.5 FM (English) (SBC) 89.0 FM, Garoowe 89.2 FM, Quardho 88.7 FM vertical; symbol rate 27500; FEC 3/4. Djibouti: Djibouti City 99.2 FM (Arabic, English, (Arabic, English and Somali); Mogadishu (Radio Arabic and English Radio Services: these share Somali, French) Shabelle). the frequencies with Arabic TV with the exception Iraq: Al Amara 89.0 FM (Arabic), Al Kut 89.0 FM (*these frequencies were off air at the time of of Radio services on Nilesat, which are: (Arabic), Baghdad 89.0 FM (Arabic) and 96.9 FM publication) Nilesat 101; 11843 Mhz; polarization horizontal; (English) off air, Basra 88.0 FM (English) terminated South Sudan: Juba 88.2 FM (English) and 90.0 FM symbol rate 27500; FEC 5/6. and 90.0 FM (Arabic), Kirkuk 92.9 FM (Arabic), (Arabic) (also available in Waw on 90.0 MHz, Arabic