[HCDX] BBC suspends World Service FM shows on Sri Lanka national radio

["Zacharias Liangas " <greekdx@xxxxxxxxx>]

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http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/02/09/europe/EU-Britain-BBC-Sri-
Lanka.php
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7879743.stm
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http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/bbc-stops-fm-
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BBC suspends World Service FM shows on Sri Lanka national radio
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/feb/09/bbc-suspends-fm-shows-sri-
lanka

The BBC World Service is to suspend its FM programming to the Sri Lankan 
national radio service SLBC tomorrow due to what it claims is "deliberate 
interference" by the broadcaster.

World Service programmes and news reports in English, Sinhala and Tamil 
had been blocked, the BBC alleged, citing 25 instances of interference 
between November last year and last month.

The BBC said its programmes were being editorially compromised by the 
interference, adding that it had already raised concerns with the SLBC 
chairman, Hudson Samarasinghe.

However, the BBC said it had decided to suspend the World Service FM 
broadcasts to Sri Lanka after several further incidents of interference in the 
past 10 days.

The World Service will suspend its FM programming to SLBC from Tuesday, 
10 February. The BBC will continue to broadcast to the region in all three 
languages via short wave radio and the internet. News bulletins in English 
are also available via commercial broadcaster MBC.

Sri Lanka's government has warned foreign media and aid agencies that 
they would be expelled from the country if their reporting was deemed 
sympathetic to the Tamil Tiger guerillas. Sri Lankan defence secretary 
Gotabhaya Rajapaksa accused foreign TV networks, including the BBC, of 
being biased towards the rebels.

The BBC World Service director, Nigel Chapman, said today that he was 
"dismayed" by the latest turn of events. "We have no choice but to suspend 
broadcasts until such time as SLBC can guarantee our programming is 
transmitted without interference," Chapman added.

"In order to cover news events in the most comprehensive and balanced 
way for our audiences, the BBC adheres to specific editorial values that 
include impartiality, editorial independence and seeking a relevant range of 
views on any topic," he said.

"The BBC has had a very cordial and effective partnership with the SLBC 
since 1998 - part of a strong relationship with listeners in that country that 
goes back to the 1940s. We are keen to keep this relationship going 
provided that SLBC adheres to the agreements we have with it.

"But at the heart of these agreements is the guarantee that our programmes 
in English, Sinhala, and Tamil are broadcast uninterrupted. If this can not be 
guaranteed we can not continue our relationship. We are prepared to have 
further discussions to resolve this issue and will investigate any specific 
detailed complaint SLBC may have about BBC output. So far, no specific 
complaint has been raised."

The Sri Lankan government has ignored the international community's call 
for a ceasefire, despite reports of a growing civilian death toll, saying it would 
accept nothing less than total surrender by the Tamil Tigers.

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