BBC's emergency Gaza radio broadcasts show why World Service mustn't rely on digital technology

By Simon Potter, Professor of Modern History, University of Bristol

The BBC has just announced that it will start an emergency radio service for listeners in Gaza. Daily news bulletins will be produced in London and Cairo by BBC News Arabic, the corporation’s Arabic-language television service.

The radio service will broadcast on medium wave, initially with a single afternoon programme from November 3, and an additional morning programme from November 10. The BBC’s stated aim is to provide “vital…

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