Re: [Swprograms] BBC radio magazine

[Richard Cuff <rdcuff@xxxxxxxxx>]

Sure do, John.

You're thinking of either "BBC Worldwide" or "BBC On Air".  Both
versions largely targeted expats, as many of the ads were from banks
with offshore (Channel Islands / Jersey / Isle of Man) locations, as
well as for insurance companies for expats living away from Britain's
NHS.

I was privileged to get a courtesy subscription as a member of the
media (that's my story and I'm sticking to it).

BBC Worldwide and, later, BBC On Air replaced the long running "London
Calling" monthly publication that was primarily frequency and schedule
information, with fewer feature stories (and no advertising, if I
remember correctly).

The transformation from "London Calling" began in November 1993; the
last issue was December, 2004.

The print publications were replaced with weekly promotional e-mails;
those were ended within the past year.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Calling_%28The_Overseas_Journal_of_the_BBC%29

Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA  USA

On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 1:16 AM,  <xploreusa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I can remember, maybe sometime in the mid-80s to early 90s, purchasing several issues of a BBC radio magazine off the newstands here in the USA. It was a glossy publication ~100 pages with feature stories, a rundown of upcoming topical programs, and schedule and frequency lists.
>
> I am almost sure that it was not the long-running Radio Times magazine distributed for the domestic audience back in the UK, but a shortwave-centric version maybe intended only for the American listeners.
>
> Does anyone else recall this publication? What was the title? Publication time span?
>

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