The BBC has added its Russian-language radio channel to Nokia’s Internet Radio application on mobile devices, in the latest series of agreements between BBC World Service and Nokia. The Russian channel will be added to three audio channels currently available – BBC World Service in English, BBC World Service’s 24-hour rolling news in English, and BBC Arabic.
The newly-extended BBC content will be available on selected Nokia device models through the company’s Internet Radio application. All four channels will be available for live streaming, offering high-quality, impartial and editorially-independent news and information.
The new Russian channel offers eight hours of live radio every weekday. Transmissions will run from 0100 to 0130 UTC; 0230 to 0600 UTC; and 1300 to 1900 UTC. In addition, weekend programming will run from 1600 to 1730 UTC on Saturdays and Sundays.
(Source: BBC Press Office)
