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Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:19:30 +0000 (GMT)
From: brian hodgson <g3ykb@yahoo.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: LF: OT End of the BBC World Service on Shortwave
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John -=20

I believe it all changed last October. You're right that the World Service=
 was funded by the Foreign Office but I understand that the BBC will now=
 pick up the tab.

Brian (G3YKB)

--- On Mon, 31/1/11, John Rabson <john.rabson@numeo.fr> wrote:

From: John Rabson <john.rabson@numeo.fr>
Subject: Re: LF: OT End of the BBC World Service on Shortwave
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Date: Monday, 31 January, 2011, 15:34

The BBC External Services are paid for by a Grant-in-Aid from the Foreign=
 Office. The money does NOT come from the television licence fee, but from=
 general taxation.

John F5VLF

On 31 Jan 2011, at 14:43CET, mal hamilton wrote:

> Confucius he say IF IT IS NOT PAYING CLOSE IT DOWN
> 1200 staff employed to keep it running !!!!
> =A3140 per licence to BBC and a criminal offence if it is not paid if yo=
u have
> a TV
> G3KEV





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<table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" ><tr><td valign=3D=
"top" style=3D"font: inherit;">John - <br><br>I believe it all changed las=
t October. You're right that the World Service was funded by the Foreign=
 Office but I understand that the BBC will now pick up the tab.<br><br>Bri=
an (G3YKB)<br><br>--- On <b>Mon, 31/1/11, John Rabson <i>&lt;john.rabson@n=
umeo.fr&gt;</i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style=3D"border-left: 2px solid=
 rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: John Ra=
bson &lt;john.rabson@numeo.fr&gt;<br>Subject: Re: LF: OT End of the BBC Wo=
rld Service on Shortwave<br>To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org<br>Date: Mond=
ay, 31 January, 2011, 15:34<br><br><div class=3D"plainMail">The BBC Extern=
al Services are paid for by a Grant-in-Aid from the Foreign Office. The mo=
ney does NOT come from the television licence fee, but from general taxati=
on.<br><br>John F5VLF<br><br>On 31 Jan 2011, at 14:43CET, mal hamilton wro=
te:<br><br>&gt;
 Confucius he say IF IT IS NOT PAYING CLOSE IT DOWN<br>&gt; 1200 staff emp=
loyed to keep it running !!!!<br>&gt; =A3140 per licence to BBC and a crim=
inal offence if it is not paid if you have<br>&gt; a TV<br>&gt; G3KEV<br><=
br><br></div></blockquote></td></tr></table><br>



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