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Date: 30.04.2015 Last updated: 30.04.2015 at 10.47 Related BBC Links Category: World Service It’s vital A BBC Nepali channel has been launched on BBC Nepali on Viber instant messaging and calling app Viber, to that we do deliver public service and emergency all we can BBC World Service information in Nepalese and English. The to get service, produced by BBC Nepali in potentially collaboration with the BBC’s international development charity BBC Media Action and lifesaving BBC Monitoring, is aimed at those affected by and critical the devastating earthquake in the region or information elsewhere in the world. to all those The BBC Nepali account viber.com/bbcnepali on the affected by ‘Public Chats’ feature within Viber will help maximise the the reach of vital information in the aftermath of the quake that has left thousands dead and many more earthquake, injured or displaced. The channel offers daily updates across all in text and images, with lifeline public service the information on the latest situation in the country, platforms http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2015/bbc-nepali-viber-launch at our 1/3 10/07/2017 BBC - BBC Nepali earthquake lifeline public chat channel launches on Viber - Media Centre including details of relief efforts, rescue services and at our safety information. disposal.” BBC World Service Controller of Languages, Liliane Landor, comments: “BBC World Service has been a Liliane Landor, global leader in the innovative use of chat apps over Controller of the past year. We have a successful ongoing Ebola Languages, WhatsApp service for people in West Africa, and we BBC World are using a lot of the expertise and experience from Service that project to launch this latest initiative on Viber. It’s vital that we do all we can to get potentially lifesaving and critical information to all those affected by the earthquake, across all the platforms at our disposal. Our partnership with Viber will allow us to reach many of these people directly through their mobile phones.”
In response to the aftermath of the earthquake in Nepal, BBC World Service is broadcasting news and additional ‘lifeline’ programming on FM and shortwave in Nepalese (11995, 15510, 9650 and 5895 kHz) and in English (5895 and 9540 kHz). BBC Media Action is working with BBC Nepali and local partner radio stations in Nepal to broadcast the BBC’s special ‘lifeline’ programming.
The BBC Nepali radio programming is available for listening via the website, bbcnepali.com, on BBC 103FM in Kathmandu (which also airs BBC World Service’s global English radio programming) and via more than 260 FM stations across the country. The BBC Nepali Facebook page has 1.7 million likes.
BBC Nepali is part of BBC World Service.
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BBC World Service delivers news contentaround the world in English and 28 other language services, on radio, TV and digital, reaching a weekly audience of191 million. As part of BBC World Service, BBC Learning English teaches English to global audiences. For more information, visit bbc.com/worldservice. The BBC attracts a weekly global audience of 265 million people to its international news services including BBC World Service, BBC World News television channel and bbc.com/news.
To access the BBC Nepali Public Chat on Viber App:
Go to your App Store and download the Viber App on your smart phone Viber will ask you to provide your phone number – that’s all you need to register Once you’re in Viber, click on the ‘Public’ icon – this takes you to Viber Public Chats Hit the magnifying glass and search for the BBC Nepali Public Chat Hit Follow now you’ll see that chat whenever you click on the ‘Public’ icon.
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