That was good news in itself, in that it meant that our navigation the previous night had been all that could have been wished for and that we were almost exactly on course: even more important, however, was the fact that if this flag was the first of a series we could dispense with the navigator on the dog-sledge and that Jackstraw and I could have some sleep-if sleep were possible in that miserably cold and lurching tractor body. Jackstraw gave us the signal to stop-a rapid flickering of the red and green lights on the tractor dashboard-and in two or three minutes appeared out of the darkness, grinning, to tell us that Balto had picked up a standing trail flag. Within fifteen minutes of starting off, Balto, ranging free as always, appeared out of the darkness to the south-west and ran alongside the dog-sledge, barking to attract Jackstraw's attention. This article was updated on 5 March 2022, to correct the local times of the BBC broadcast.Luck was with us almost right away. Press Association contributed to this report After 76 years, the BBC World Service ended its shortwave broadcast to Europe in 2008. Shortwave was used extensively in Europe to broadcast propaganda during the second world war, and usage peaked during the cold war.īut as radio technology developed, along with the mass adoption of online news, shortwave fell out of favour around the world. Shortwave radio uses frequencies that can travel long distances and are accessible on portable radios, making it the go-to method to reach listeners in conflict zones throughout history. Its Russian-language website has reached a record 10.7 million visitors over the past week, more than tripling its weekly 2022 average. In the last week of February, viewership of BBC’s Ukrainian language website more than doubled from a year earlier to 3.9 million visitors. The BBC has reported huge increases in its audiences in Ukraine and Russia since the invasion began. Zakharova also claimed Russia had been the victim of “unprecedented information terrorism” that was “creating hysteria around Ukrainian events”. The Kremlin has complained about the BBC’s coverage of the invasion, with Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova claiming without evidence that the BBC “plays a determined role in undermining the Russian stability and security”. Russia has clamped down on public dissent at home, while Kremlin-backed media organisations such as RT have been pulled internationally. Ukraine’s defence minister, Oleksii Reznikov, wrote on Twitter that the Kremlin was preparing to cut off communications and spread “massive fake messages that the country’s leadership has given up”. The BBC’s move to bring back shortwave came days after Russia launched two missiles on Kyiv’s TV tower, killing five people and knocking out some access to news and broadcasts. The BBC’s shortwave radio broadcast can be found on 15735 kHz from 4pm to 6pm and on 5875 kHz from 10pm to midnight, Ukraine time.
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